Historical fiction about the pilgrims for kids & teens
Discover the best historical fiction books about the Pilgrims for kids & teens! Engaging stories that bring early American history to life for young readers.
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The Mayflower Secret
by Dave Jackson
Teenage Elizabeth Tilley, one of the colonists landing at New Plymouth on the Mayflower, sees her parents die from illness and wonders if God is …
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A Journey to the New World
by Kathryn Lasky
Twelve-year-old Mem presents a diary account of the trip she and her family made on the Mayflower in 1620 and their first year in the …
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The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, a Pilgrim Boy, Plimoth Plantation, 1620
by Ann Rinaldi
As an orphan, young Jonathan looks forward to starting life anew and so journeys across the sea on the Mayflower to look for his great …
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Almost Home
by Wendy Lawton
Almost Home is the story of the Pilgrims' journey to America, and of God's providence and provision in their journey. Several of the characters mentioned …
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Sarah's New World
by Colleen L. Reece
Time Period: 1620 Oct.-Nov. Imagine leaving the land you know and the friends you hold dear-and you'll begin to understand the whirlwind of emotion that …
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Rebekah in Danger
by Colleen L. Reece
Freezing weather, lack of food, and sickness make the first winter at Plymouth Colony a difficult and dangerous time. What would that winter be like …
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Merrie
by Vivian Schurfranz
When Merrie Courtland stows away on the Mayflower, she finds herself torn between her attraction to both the sailor Luke Bosworth and Zachariah Gaines, a …