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historical fiction

Books about historical fiction for readers of all ages.

Cover of Uncle George Washington and Harriot's guitar

Uncle George Washington and Harriot's guitar

Miriam Anne Bourne

Ages 7–11familymusic

Cover of Invisible fault lines

Invisible fault lines

Kristen-Paige Madonia

Ages 12–18family secretstime travel

Cover of Bleak House

Bleak House

Gill Tavner

Ages 9–13orphanssocial justice

Cover of Danger on the Tracks (The Bains Series by Bill Freeman)

Danger on the Tracks (The Bains Series by Bill Freeman)

Bill Freeman

Ages 9–14railroad historyfrontier life

Cover of Tangled Webs

Tangled Webs

Lee Bross

Ages 13–18lovemystery

Cover of Highway robbery

Highway robbery

Kate Thompson

Ages 9–13adventureoutlaws and morality

Cover of The gate in the wall

The gate in the wall

Ellen Howard

Ages 9–14orphansresilience

Cover of Nightingale's Song

Nightingale's Song

Kate Pennington, Kate Pennington

Ages 10–15adventuremystery

Cover of Crossing the Tracks

Crossing the Tracks

Barbara Stuber

Ages 9–13familysocial class

Cover of Millie

Millie

Troon Harrison

Ages 9–13historical fictionresilience

Cover of A Templar's apprentice

A Templar's apprentice

Kat Black, Kat Black

Ages 9–14self-discoveryapprenticeship

Cover of The pale assassin (Pimpernelles #1)

The pale assassin (Pimpernelles #1)

Elliott, Patricia

Ages 10–14siblingsadventure

Cover of Storm warriors

Storm warriors

Elisa Lynn Carbone

Ages 10–14couragerace relations

Cover of The Staffordshire Terror

The Staffordshire Terror

Patricia Beatty

Ages 10–15family conflictmoral courage

Cover of Joe Rat

Joe Rat

Mark Barratt

Ages 10–15survivalpoverty

Cover of Rose's story

Rose's story

Erika Tamar

Ages 9–13family relationshipsfriendship

Cover of The Wake of the Lorelei Lee (Bloody Jack #8)

The Wake of the Lorelei Lee (Bloody Jack #8)

Louis A. Meyer

Ages 12–16adventureindependence

Cover of Freya on the wall

Freya on the wall

T. Degens

Ages 10–16berlin wallfamily separation

Cover of Mountain light

Mountain light

Laurence Yep

Ages 10–14immigrationfamily

Cover of Kissimmee Pete, cracker cow hunter

Kissimmee Pete, cracker cow hunter

Jan Day

Ages 7–12adventurehistorical fiction

Cover of Teaching U.S. history through children's literature

Teaching U.S. history through children's literature

Wanda J. Miller

Ages 6–14american historyhistorical fiction

Cover of Celeste's Harlem Renaissance

Celeste's Harlem Renaissance

Eleanora E. Tate

Ages 10–14coming of agefamily relationships

Cover of Crooked river

Crooked river

Shelley Pearsall

Ages 10–14historical fictionpioneer life

Cover of America as story

America as story

Rosemary K. Coffey

Ages 14–18american historyhistorical fiction