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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Teeth of the Gale The Teeth of the Gale Joan Aiken At the request of the nun with whom he is in love, eighteen-year-old Felix embarks on a perilous rescue mission across the strife-torn countryside of Spain in the late 1820s. Sequel to "Go Saddle the… OL14851412W
The Boy From Seville The Boy From Seville Dorit Orgad Manuel Nunez’s life changes forever on the day his parents trust him enough to reveal a secret; they are Jews. Brought up as a Christian during the Spanish Inquisition of the 17th century, Manuel is … OL15180230W
A thunderous whisper A thunderous whisper Christina Diaz Gonzalez Ani, a twelve-year-old Basque girl, and Mathias, a fourteen-year-old German Jew, become friends and then spies in the weeks leading up to the bombing of Guernica in April 1937. OL16451094W
The last song The last song Eva Wiseman When the tolerant culture of Spain is shattered by the Inquisition, Isabel feels safe because of her Catholic upbringing and father's position as a respected doctor, until he is arrested for the fami… OL17874669W
Secrets in the house of Delgado Secrets in the house of Delgado Gloria D. Miklowitz In Spain in 1492, fourteen-year-old Maria, a Catholic orphan, becomes a servant to a wealthy family of Conversos, converted Jews, at a time when the Jews are being expelled from the country and when … OL1873948W
Tell the Moon to Come Out Tell the Moon to Come Out Joan Lingard It's 1939, and Spain is a country shattered by brutal conflict. The civil war has ended - but the hatred that caused it hasn't.Nick's father left Scotland to fight on the losing Republican side three… OL2405146W
The secret shofar of Barcelona The secret shofar of Barcelona Jacqueline Dembar Greene,Douglas Chayka In the late 1500s, while the conductor of the Royal Orchestra of Barcelona prepares for a concert to celebrate Spain's colonies in the New World, his son secretly practices playing the Shofar to help… OL2649699W
Isabel Isabel Carolyn Meyer Isabel: Jewel of Castilla is a fictional diary of Isabella the first who reigned Castile (now Spain) in the 15th century. Isabel is the daughter of Juan II of Castilla and Isabel I of Portugal. Her f… OL56882W