Just in time for the Urbana Free Library’s Summer Reading Program, the Archives has created a list of twenty fiction titles with themes of family history and genealogy. All of these books are available at the Urbana Free Library and include books for both adults and kids. Of course if you’re interested in non-fiction books, the Champaign County Historical Archives has a wide array of genealogical titles too. Happy Summer Reading!
List of Adult Fiction Titles
1. The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
2. Legacy : a novel by Danielle Steel
3. A Comedy of Heirs : a novel by Rett MacPherson
4. Death on the Family Tree : a Family Tree Mystery by Patricia Sprinkle
5. The Famous DAR Murder Mystery by Graham Landrum.
6. Shimura Trouble : a Rei Shimura Mystery by Sujata Massey
7. Lone Star Cinderella by Debra Clopton
8. Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch by Nancy Atherton
9. Person or Persons Unknown by Anthea Fraser
10. The Lost Quilter : an Elm Creek Quilts Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini
List of Children's Fiction Titles
1. Seven Brave Women by Betsy Hearne ; illustrated by Bethanne Andersen
2. My Family History by Jane O'Connor
3. Search for the Shadowman by Joan Lowery Nixon
4. Family Tree by Katherine Ayres
5. Homeplace by Anne Shelby ; illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin
6. When I was Young by James Dunbar ; illustrated by Martin Remphry
7. Avram's Gift by Margie Blumberg ; illustrations by Laurie McGaw
8. The Granddaughter Necklace by Sharon Dennis Wyeth ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
9. The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
10. The Pirate's Coin by Marianne Malone ; illustrations by Greg Call