Historical fiction for kids and teens about the Civil War
Discover the best historical fiction books for kids and teens about the Civil War. Engaging stories that bring history to life for young readers. Perfect for learning and adventure!
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The Last Silk Dress
by Ann Rinaldi
High-spirited, beautiful Susan Chilmark, fourteen, vows to do something meaningful to support the Confederacy during the Civil War. Despite the wishes of her mother, Susan …
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My Brother's Keeper
by Mary Pope Osborne
Promising her brother that she would keep a record of events, Ginny writes about the happenings at Gettysburg, the great battle she saw fought there, …
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Amelia's War
by Ann Rinaldi
A riveting middle-grade Civil War drama by acclaimed author, Ann Rinaldi. Based on a true incident. As the Civil War rages, Amelia's Maryland town is …
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Girl in Blue
by Ann Rinaldi
Determined to live her own life free of the controls of any man, Sara Louisa Wheelock disguises herself as a man and sets off from …
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When Will this Cruel War be Over?
by Barry Denenberg
The diary of a fictional fourteen-year-old girl living in Virginia, in which she describes the hardships endured by her family and friends during one year …
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The Journal of Rufus Rowe
by Sid Hite
In 1862, sixteen-year-old Rufus Rowe runs away from home and settles in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he documents in his journal the battle he watches unfold …
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All Their Names Were Courage
by Sharon Phillips Denslow
In 1862, as William Burd fights in the Civil War, he exchanges letters with his sister, Sallie, who is also writing to Confederate and Union …
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The Journal of James Edmond Pease, a Civil War Union Soldier
by Jim Murphy
James Edmond, a sixteen-year-old orphan, keeps a journal of his experiences and those of "G" Company which he joined as a volunteer in the Union …
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A Voice from the Border
by Pamela Smith Hill
Where was life taking her? Fifteen-year-old Margaet Reeves O'Neill isn't likely to forget the day the war came home to Springfield, Missouri. That was the …
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A Light in the Storm
by Karen Hesse
Captures the emotions of a young Union girl who struggles to make sense of her shattered world as she lives in a state of harsh …
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In My Father's House
by Ann Rinaldi
For two sisters growing up surrounded by the Civil War, there is conflict both outside and inside their house.
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Numbering All the Bones
by Ann Rinaldi
It is 1864. The Civil War is coming to an end, and Southern slaves are slowly gaining their freedom. But for 13-year-old Eulinda, a house …
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Annie, Between the States
by L. M. Elliott
With a stirring blend of historical fiction, based on the lives of true-life Confederate spies, this rich Civil War novel about an extraordinary young heroine …
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American Adventures: Joseph
by Bonnie Pryor
When Joseph Byers tumbles down a steep riverbank and is almost drowned, he discovers a cave that becomes a refuge for him and his friends, …
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Three Against the Tide
by D. Anne Love
The Civil War truly hits home when Susanna's father is called to help the Confederate Army. Twelve-year-old Susanna is placed in charge of the family's …
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Amelina Carrett Thibodeau Louisiana 1870
by Kathleen Duey
Amelina is left alone on her family's farm and the Yankee soldiers are so close, she can sometimes hear the gunfire.
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The War Within
by Carol Matas
Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1862 Hannah Green can't believe what happens to her family after the war breaks out. First, her sister Joanna falls in love …
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Evvy's Civil War
by Miriam Brenaman
In Virginia in 1860, on the verge of the Civil War, fourteen-year-old Evvy chafes at the restrictions that her society places on both women and …
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Mountain Valor
by Gloria Houston
With her father and brothers gone to serve in the Civil War and her mother sick, teenage Valor ignores what is proper behavior for a …
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The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan
by Jennifer Armstrong
Mairhe, who lives in an Irish slum in Washington, D.C., in the 1860s, struggles to come to grips with the impact of the Civil War …
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Turn Homeward, Hannalee
by Patricia Beatty
During the closing days of the Civil War, plucky 12-year-old Hannalee Reed, sent north to work in a Yankee mill, struggles to return to the …
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Maddie Retta Lauren
by Kathleen Duey
While trying to hide her horse, Maddie meets up with two Yankee soldiers who make her change her mind about who is right and who …
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Defiant Dreams
by Cheri Michaels
Sixteen-year-old Serena McLairn, a beautiful Southern belle, tries not to let the Civil War ruin her life, but she soon finds herself behind Union lines, …