Great Historical Fiction for YA/Teens
Discover the best historical fiction books for teens and YA readers! Explore captivating stories set in the past, perfect for young adults who love adventure, drama, and history.
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Macaroni Boy
by Katherine Ayres
During the Great Depression, a boy who faces bullying stumbles upon a mystery and comes of age in this novel that integrates fact and opinion …
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Maya Running
by Anjali Banerjee
Born in India, Maya Mukherje, is growing up in 1970s Canada. When her cousin comes from India for a visit, bringing a statue of the …
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Sign of the Qin
by Laura Geringer
In long-ago China, Prince Zong, the mortal young Starlord chosen to save humankind from destruction, joins the twin outlaws, White Streak and Black Whirlwind, to …
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A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray
The first book in the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy, the exhilarating and haunting saga from the author of The Diviners …
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Hidden Roots
by Joseph Bruchac
Although he is uncertain why his father is so angry and what secret his mother is keeping from him, eleven-year-old Sonny knows that he is …
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Storm Warriors
by Elisa Carbone
Driven from his home by the Ku Klux Klan and still reeling from the death of his mother, Nathan moves with his father and grandfather …
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Al Capone Does My Shirts
by Gennifer Choldenko
The Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a …
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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 …
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Aleutian Sparrow
by Karen Hesse
In June 1942, seven months after attacking Pearl Harbor, the Japanese navy invaded Alaska's Aleutian Islands. For nine thousand years the Aleut people had lived …
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The Kite Rider
by Geraldine McCaughrean
Up and up the wind drew him. Haoyou looked about him and saw the whole world beneath him. And it was his. The Great Miao, …
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Devil on My Heels
by Joyce McDonald
In 1959, fifteen-year-old Dove, the daughter of a prosperous orange grower in Benevolence, Florida, feels increasingly uneasy after learning of acts of racism against the …
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Tree Girl
by Ben Mikaelsen
They call Gabriela Tree Girl. Gabi climbs trees to be within reach of the eagles and watch the sun rise into an empty sky. She …
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Private Peaceful
by Michael Morpurgo
When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years …
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Bound
by Donna Jo Napoli
From the award-winning author of "Beast" and "Breath" comes this thrilling and haunting retelling of the Cinderella story that returns the much-loved fairy tale to …
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The Teacher's Funeral
by Richard Peck
An award-winning author creates a whole world of one-of-a-kind characters in his newest novel. In 1904 Indiana, 15-year-old Russell Culver is raring to leave his …
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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
by Gary D. Schmidt
In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, …
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Blue Fingers
by Cheryl Aylward Whitesel
The power and prowess of ninja never seem to lose their appeal to young readers, especially boys. Blue Fingers, a suspenseful, action-packed coming-of-age story set …
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The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
by Chris Wooding
In a world similar to Victorian London, Thaniel, a seventeen-year-old hunter of deadly, demonic creatures called the wych-kin, takes in an lost, possessed girl, and …