Genre

Historical Fiction books

Stories set in the past.

98 books

The Book Thief

Ages 14–18

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Ages 13–18

Walk Two Moons

Ages 10–14

The evolution of Calpurnia Tate

The evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Jacqueline Kelly

Ages 9–12

A Little Princess

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Ages 8–12

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Ages 14–18

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Elizabeth George Speare

Ages 10–14

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Ages 12–16

Wolf Hollow

Ages 9–9

The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary

Candace Fleming

Ages 10–14

Lincoln: A Photobiography

Lincoln: A Photobiography

Russell Freedman

Ages 9–12

Across Five Aprils

Across Five Aprils

Ages 11–15

Al Capone Does My Shirts

Al Capone Does My Shirts

Gennifer Choldenko

Ages 9–12

Chains

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 10–14

Uprising

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Ages 12–16

A Northern Light

A Northern Light

Jennifer Donnelly

Ages 14–18

The Bronze Bow

Elizabeth George Speare

Ages 12–16

Between Shades of Gray

Between Shades of Gray

Ages 12–17

A Long Walk to Water

A Long Walk to Water

Ages 10–14

The Nightingale

The Nightingale

Ages 16–18

Esperanza Rising

Esperanza Rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Ages 9–12

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery

Ages 9–14

Farewell to Manzanar

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston

Ages 12–16

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

Ages 14–18

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