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The WSHS Education Team has curated several reading lists for youth that relate to history topics you’ll find in our museum galleries. You might enjoy checking out a few related books before or after to enrich your museum visits! Or find great reads just for fun. Exploring history through these stories with family and friends is a great way to grow your knowledge while building connections with the special people in your life.

You’ll find links in the lists for books in the Seattle and Tacoma public library catalogs, and also a suggested age range for each book. Happy reading!

  • NATIVE HERITAGE

    These books, created by or in collaboration with Indigenous authors and illustrators, explore Native heritage in the Pacific Northwest.

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    Family Reads Booklist 1

  • SHAPING A NEW WORLD
    These books explore the natural and geological history of the
    Pacific Northwest.

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    Family Reads Booklist 5

  • WASHINGTON: MY HOME
    These books explore immigrant and refugee journeys, and the
    question: What makes a place home?

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    Family Reads Booklist

  • HARD TIMES AND THE HOME FRONT 

    These books explore some of the places, experiences, and people of the Great Depression and the home front during World War II.

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    Family Reads Booklist 3

  • REMEMBRANCE: THE LEGACY OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066 IN WASHINGTON STATE

    These books explore the forced relocation and incarceration of
    persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II.

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    Family Reads Booklist 4