Parental Compass

Genre

Historical Fiction books

Stories set in the past.

98 books

Caution
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Ages 12–16

The Help
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The Help

Kathryn Stockett

Ages 15–18

Lincoln: A Photobiography
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Lincoln: A Photobiography

Russell Freedman

Ages 9–12

The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler
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The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler

James Cross Giblin

Ages 12–16

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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Isabel Wilkerson

Ages 16–18

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Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Ages 10–14

The Red Scarf Girl
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The Red Scarf Girl

Ji-li Jiang

Ages 10–14

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An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

Jim Murphy

Ages 10–14

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D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944

Rick Atkinson

Ages 12–18

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The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles

Paul B. Janeczko

Ages 12–18

Crispin: The Cross of Lead
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Crispin: The Cross of Lead

Avi

Ages 11–15

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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Ages 16–18

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Avi

Ages 11–15

Fever 1793
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Fever 1793

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 10–14

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Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

Steve Sheinkin

Ages 12–18

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Hamilton: The Revolution

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter

Ages 14–18

The Inquisitor's Tale
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The Inquisitor's Tale

Adam Gidwitz

Ages 10–14

Esperanza Rising
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Esperanza Rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Ages 9–12

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

Ages 12–16

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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

Laura Amy Schlitz

Ages 9–12

The Little House on the Prairie
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The Little House on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Ages 8–12

The Book Thief
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The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

Ages 14–18

Catherine, Called Birdy
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Catherine, Called Birdy

Karen Cushman

Ages 12–15

The Slave Dancer
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The Slave Dancer

Paula Fox

Ages 12–16

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