Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction
This list has been created for Mr. Mann’s classes, who can earn extra credit for reading a historical title. The list is organized by historical period. The list is certainly not an all-inclusive list, and a few of the titles may not be available at AMS. Please suggest other titles you think should be added to the list.
Please see the end of the list for suggestions for finding nonfiction history titles.
Check http://www.arbookfind.com for AR information.
Medieval
Blood Red Horse by K. M. Grant (sequels: Green Jasper, Blaze of Silver)
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (Sequels: Crispin at the Edge of the World, Crispin: The End of Time)
Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
The Book of the Lion by Michael Cadnum
Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page by Richard Platt
Colonial period
Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi
Time of the Witches by Anna Myers
The Sacrifice by Kathleen Duble
Standing in the Light by Mary Pope Osborne
Encounter by Jane Yolen
Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
Quest by Kathleen Duble
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons by Ann Rinaldi
The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, A Pilgrim Boy by Ann Rinaldi
Stowaway by Karen Hesse
Revolutionary War
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Fighting Ground by Avi
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
Johnny Tremain by Ester Forbes
The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi
The Keeping Room by Anna Myers
Or Give Me Death by Ann Rinaldi
The Secret of Sarah Revere by Ann Rinaldi
Finishing Becca by Ann Rinaldi
Cast Two Shadows by Ann Rinaldi
Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi
The Family Greene by Ann Rinaldi
Spy! By Anna Myers
Early US to Civil War
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
Streams to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O’Dell
Sacajawea by Joseph Bruchac
Boston Jane by Jennifer L. Holm and sequels
Mine Eyes Have Seen by Ann Rinaldi
The Second Bend in the River by Ann Rinaldi
The Ever After Bird by Ann Rinaldi
My Brother Abe by Harry Mazer
Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen and sequels (Call Me Francis Tucket, Tucket’s Ride, Tucket’s Gold, Tucket’s Home)
Black Storm Comin’ by Diane Lee Wilson
Civil War
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
The River Between Us by Richard Peck
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
Bull Run by Paul Fleischman
Day of Tears by Julius Lester
Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen
Sarny: A Life Remembered by Gary Paulsen
Riot by Walter Dean Myers
Assassin by Anna Myers
The Sugar Camp Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells
Red Cap by G. Clifton Wisler
The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers
Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
In My Father’s House by Ann Rinaldi
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule by Harriette Robinette
Come August, Come Freedom by Gigi Amateau
Come Juneteenth by Ann Rinaldi
Numbering All the Bones by Ann Rinaldi
Stealing Freedom by Elisa Carbone
True North by Kathryn Lasky
Amelia’s War by Ann Rinaldi
My Vicksburg by Ann Rinaldi
Girl in blue by Ann Rinaldi
An Acquaintance with Darkness by Ann Rinaldi
The Last Silk Dress by Ann Rinaldi
March Toward the Thunder by Joseph Bruchac
Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen
Mr. Lincoln’s Drummer by G. Clifton Wisler
Thunder on the Tennessee by G. Clifton Wisler
The Drummer Boy of Vicksburg by G. Clifton Wisler
Post-Civil War to 1900
The Coffin Quilt by Ann Rinaldi
Graveyard Girl by Anna Myers
Stolen by the Sea by Anna Myers
Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale
The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen
Fire Horse by Diane Lee Wilson
Crow by Barbara Wright
Early 20th century
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson (Sequel: Hattie Ever After)
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt
Amanda Miranda by Richard Peck
Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch
Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Ringside: 1925 by Jen Bryant
Monkey Town by Ronald Kidd
Harlem Summer by Walter Dean Myers
Tulsa Burning by Anna Myers
Hope Chest by Karen Schwabach
WWI
Fire in the Hills by Anna Myers
After the Dancing Days by Margaret Rostkowski
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne
1930’s Great Depression
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (Sequels)
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor (Sequels and prequel: The Land; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Road to Memphis)
The Trial by Jen Bryant
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
WWII—1940s
The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow
Captain’s Command by Anna Myers
Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins by Walter Dean Myers
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Green
Someone Named Eva by Joan Wolf
Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams
Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein (sequel: Rose Under Fire)
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campell Bartoletti
On Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck
Is It Night or Day? by Fern Schumer Chapman
Mare’s War by Tanita Davis
My Family for the War by Anne C. Voorhoeve
Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
Code Talkers by Joseph Bruchac
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury
House of the Red Fish by Graham Salisbury
Ashes by Kathryn Lasky
Under a War-Torn Sky by L. M. Elliott
Hitler’s Secret by William Osborne
Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes
Tropical Secrets by Margarita Engle
Greater than Angels by Carol Matas
In My Enemy’s House by Carol Matas
Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas
The Garden by Carol Matas
After the War by Carol Matas
A Boy at War by Harry Mazer and sequels: (A Boy No More, and Heroes Don’t Run)
B for Buster by Iain Lawrence
Jump into the Sky by Shelley Pearsall
50’s
Paperboy by Vince Vawter
On Beale Street by Ronald Kidd
The Year of the Bomb by Ronald Kidd
New Boy by Julian Houston
The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman
60’s
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
My Name Is Not Easy by Debby D Edwardson
The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Shooting the Moon by Frances O’Roark Dowell
One Crazy Summer by Rita Garcia Williams and sequel (P.S. Be Eleven)
All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg
Countdown by Deborah Wiles and sequel Revolution
The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty, USMC, Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1988 by Ellen Emerson White and companion book (Where Have All the Flowers Gone?)
Nonfiction
There are also many excellent nonfiction books for these periods. Here is a general guide to looking for them on the shelf:
American History is 970. Browse through the whole section. Here are some specific subject areas:
Revolutionary War: 973.3
Civil War: 973.7
Also check 940’s for books on World War I and II.
Check the OPAC or ask for help in finding good nonfiction for these historical periods.
This list has been created for Mr. Mann’s classes, who can earn extra credit for reading a historical title. The list is organized by historical period. The list is certainly not an all-inclusive list, and a few of the titles may not be available at AMS. Please suggest other titles you think should be added to the list.
Please see the end of the list for suggestions for finding nonfiction history titles.
Check http://www.arbookfind.com for AR information.
Medieval
Blood Red Horse by K. M. Grant (sequels: Green Jasper, Blaze of Silver)
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (Sequels: Crispin at the Edge of the World, Crispin: The End of Time)
Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
The Book of the Lion by Michael Cadnum
Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page by Richard Platt
Colonial period
Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi
Time of the Witches by Anna Myers
The Sacrifice by Kathleen Duble
Standing in the Light by Mary Pope Osborne
Encounter by Jane Yolen
Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone
Quest by Kathleen Duble
Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons by Ann Rinaldi
The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, A Pilgrim Boy by Ann Rinaldi
Stowaway by Karen Hesse
Revolutionary War
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Fighting Ground by Avi
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
Johnny Tremain by Ester Forbes
The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi
The Keeping Room by Anna Myers
Or Give Me Death by Ann Rinaldi
The Secret of Sarah Revere by Ann Rinaldi
Finishing Becca by Ann Rinaldi
Cast Two Shadows by Ann Rinaldi
Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi
The Family Greene by Ann Rinaldi
Spy! By Anna Myers
Early US to Civil War
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
Streams to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O’Dell
Sacajawea by Joseph Bruchac
Boston Jane by Jennifer L. Holm and sequels
Mine Eyes Have Seen by Ann Rinaldi
The Second Bend in the River by Ann Rinaldi
The Ever After Bird by Ann Rinaldi
My Brother Abe by Harry Mazer
Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen and sequels (Call Me Francis Tucket, Tucket’s Ride, Tucket’s Gold, Tucket’s Home)
Black Storm Comin’ by Diane Lee Wilson
Civil War
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
The River Between Us by Richard Peck
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
Bull Run by Paul Fleischman
Day of Tears by Julius Lester
Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen
Sarny: A Life Remembered by Gary Paulsen
Riot by Walter Dean Myers
Assassin by Anna Myers
The Sugar Camp Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini
Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells
Red Cap by G. Clifton Wisler
The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers
Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
In My Father’s House by Ann Rinaldi
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule by Harriette Robinette
Come August, Come Freedom by Gigi Amateau
Come Juneteenth by Ann Rinaldi
Numbering All the Bones by Ann Rinaldi
Stealing Freedom by Elisa Carbone
True North by Kathryn Lasky
Amelia’s War by Ann Rinaldi
My Vicksburg by Ann Rinaldi
Girl in blue by Ann Rinaldi
An Acquaintance with Darkness by Ann Rinaldi
The Last Silk Dress by Ann Rinaldi
March Toward the Thunder by Joseph Bruchac
Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen
Mr. Lincoln’s Drummer by G. Clifton Wisler
Thunder on the Tennessee by G. Clifton Wisler
The Drummer Boy of Vicksburg by G. Clifton Wisler
Post-Civil War to 1900
The Coffin Quilt by Ann Rinaldi
Graveyard Girl by Anna Myers
Stolen by the Sea by Anna Myers
Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale
The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen
Fire Horse by Diane Lee Wilson
Crow by Barbara Wright
Early 20th century
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson (Sequel: Hattie Ever After)
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt
Amanda Miranda by Richard Peck
Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch
Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Ringside: 1925 by Jen Bryant
Monkey Town by Ronald Kidd
Harlem Summer by Walter Dean Myers
Tulsa Burning by Anna Myers
Hope Chest by Karen Schwabach
WWI
Fire in the Hills by Anna Myers
After the Dancing Days by Margaret Rostkowski
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne
1930’s Great Depression
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (Sequels)
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor (Sequels and prequel: The Land; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Road to Memphis)
The Trial by Jen Bryant
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
WWII—1940s
The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow
Captain’s Command by Anna Myers
Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins by Walter Dean Myers
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Green
Someone Named Eva by Joan Wolf
Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams
Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein (sequel: Rose Under Fire)
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campell Bartoletti
On Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck
Is It Night or Day? by Fern Schumer Chapman
Mare’s War by Tanita Davis
My Family for the War by Anne C. Voorhoeve
Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
Code Talkers by Joseph Bruchac
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury
House of the Red Fish by Graham Salisbury
Ashes by Kathryn Lasky
Under a War-Torn Sky by L. M. Elliott
Hitler’s Secret by William Osborne
Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes
Tropical Secrets by Margarita Engle
Greater than Angels by Carol Matas
In My Enemy’s House by Carol Matas
Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas
The Garden by Carol Matas
After the War by Carol Matas
A Boy at War by Harry Mazer and sequels: (A Boy No More, and Heroes Don’t Run)
B for Buster by Iain Lawrence
Jump into the Sky by Shelley Pearsall
50’s
Paperboy by Vince Vawter
On Beale Street by Ronald Kidd
The Year of the Bomb by Ronald Kidd
New Boy by Julian Houston
The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman
60’s
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
My Name Is Not Easy by Debby D Edwardson
The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Shooting the Moon by Frances O’Roark Dowell
One Crazy Summer by Rita Garcia Williams and sequel (P.S. Be Eleven)
All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg
Countdown by Deborah Wiles and sequel Revolution
The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty, USMC, Khe Sanh, Vietnam, 1988 by Ellen Emerson White and companion book (Where Have All the Flowers Gone?)
Nonfiction
There are also many excellent nonfiction books for these periods. Here is a general guide to looking for them on the shelf:
American History is 970. Browse through the whole section. Here are some specific subject areas:
Revolutionary War: 973.3
Civil War: 973.7
Also check 940’s for books on World War I and II.
Check the OPAC or ask for help in finding good nonfiction for these historical periods.