Best Teen Historical Fiction Part 1
Discover the best teen historical fiction books in Part 1 of our curated list. Immerse yourself in captivating stories from the past, perfect for young readers who love adventure, drama, and history.
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The Voyage of the Continental
by Katherine Kirkpatrick
In 1866, young orphan Emeline McCullough leaves her mill job in Lowell, Massachusetts, to head for Seattle, Washington, aboard the steamship Continental, writing in her …
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At the Sign of the Sugared Plum
by Mary Hooper
As the Plague takes hold of seventeenth-century London and people flee the city, Hannah and her sister Sarah try to maintain Sarah's candy shop even …
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Petals in the Ashes
by Mary Hooper
This gripping account of London's Great Fire of 1666 is a worthy companion to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. Only one year after …
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Caroline
by Willo Davis Roberts
When Caroline's brothers head West to find gold in California, she disguises herself as a boy and follows, but along the way she meets Dan …
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Honor's Pledge
by Kristen Heitzmann
Family debt and a wartime pledge force Monte Farrel to set aside his love for Abbie Morgan in 1870s Colorado. Rocky Mountain Legacy book 1.
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Honor's Price
by Kristen Heitzmann
Arson, sabotage, and Monte's own drive for revenge threaten the life he and his new bride Abbie have established on the plains of Colorado.
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Honor's Quest
by Kristen Heitzmann
When tragedy strikes Abigail's ranch, she must find the courage to face the truth about the God she serves. Rocky Mountain Legacy book 3.
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Honor's Disguise
by Kristen Heitzmann
Worn from loss and sorrow, Abigail wonders if she will ever love again. And is Cole hiding dark secrets? Rocky Mountain Legacy book 4.
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Honor's Reward
by Kristen Heitzmann
Newly married, Abbie hopes she can forget the horrors from her past but will Cole risk his life to keep her safe? Rocky Mountain Legacy …
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Sweet Boundless
by Kristen Heitzmann
Their vows seemed a tenuous bond at best, but it was all she had.... Awakening to a new landscape, Carina DiGratia Shepard is as transformed …
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The Tender Vine
by Kristen Heitzmann
Carina returns home to unhappy parents because of her choice in a husband, which makes her husband uncomfortable and her former beau is determined to …
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Timeless Love
by Judith O'Brien
Fifteen-year-old Samantha is transported back in time to 1553 and the court of the ailing King Edward VI. Suspecting that Edward has allergies, she is …
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Listening for Lions
by Gloria Whelan
The National Book Award-winning author of "Homeless Bird" sets this richly historical coming-of-age novel in British East Africa in 1919, and tells a breathtaking story …
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A Time of Angels
by Karen Hesse
As World War I rages in Europe, an influenza epidemic devastates Boston, forcing fourteen-year-old Hannah to leave home. Dangerously ill, she finds herself in Vermont, …
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Room in the Heart
by Sonia Levitin
Told from several points of view, this novel is based on the true story of how thousands of Denmark's Jews were saved from the Nazis, …
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Escape from Egypt
by Sonia Levitin
When Moses comes to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, Jesse, a Hebrew slave, finds his life changed by his growing faith in God …
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Escape from Botany Bay
by Gerald Hausman
This novel tells the true story of Mary Bryant, a spirited girl in 18th century England, who is sentenced to a prison ship bound for …
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Paradise
by Joan Elizabeth Goodman
In 1542, eager to escape the French Huguenot household of her harsh father, sixteen-year-old Marguerite de la Rocque sails with her equally stern uncle, the …
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Grange House
by Sarah Blake
When Maisie Thomas turns 17 in 1898, her visit to Grange House--a hotel on an island off the coast of Maine--marks a turning point in …
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Saratoga Secret
by Betsy Sterman
In 1777, as General Burgoyne and his British troops invade the Upper Hudson River Valley, sixteen-year-old Amity must carry a secret message to the Continental …
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Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson
An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where "the plot rages like the epidemic …
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North by Night
by Katherine Ayres
It's 1851 and Lucy Spencer's family is keeping a secret. Their Ohio home is a station on the Underground Railroad, the network of people and …
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Warriors of Alavna
by N.M. Browne
While walking through a yellow mist, two fifteen-year-old classmates are transported to a world that resembles Roman Britain during the first century A.D., where they …
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A Northern Light
by Jennifer Donnelly
Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy," this Printz Honor Book effortlessly weaves romance, history, and …