TEEN HISTORICAL FICTION ** Note: AR Level does not reflect age appropriateness **
Title Author Location AR Level/Pts. Across the Nightingale Floor (Ancient Japan) Lian Hearn Teen Fic Hea 5.9/14 or Adult Fic Hearn, L. American Ace (WWII, Tuskegee Airmen) Marilyn Nelson Teen Fic Nelson, M. 5.4/1 And I Darken (1435, Transylvania) (will be Series of 3) Kiersten White Teen Series Darken 5.7/18 (also RN) Anna of Byzantium (Middle Ages) Tracy Barrett Teen Fic Bar 6.4/8 The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to M. T. Anderson Teen Fic Anderson, M. #1: 8.0/13 the Nation: The Pox Party and sequel Kingdom of the Waves (American Revolution, science experiments) Audacity (early 20th century, women’s rights, New York) Melanie Crowder Teen Fic Crowder, M. 6.6/5 Between Shades of Gray (1925-1953, Soviet Union) Ruta Sepetys Teen Fic Sepetys, R. 3.6/9 Billy Creekmore (1905, West Virginia) Tracey Porter Teen Fic Porter 5.4/9
The Book Thief (World War II, Germany) Markus Zusak Teen Fic Zusak (also RN, SP) 5.1/18
A Boy No More (World War 1939-1946, California) Harry Mazer Teen Fic Maz or jFic Maz 3.5/4 Brazen (1500s, Henry VIII) Katherine Longshore Teen Fic Longshore, K. ------The Bridge of San Luis Rey (18th century, Peru) Thornton Wilder Teen Fic Wil 7.1/5 or Adult Fic Wilder, T. Chains (1775-1783, American Revolution) Laurie Halse Anderson jFic Anderson 5.2/11 Code Name Verity (1943, Britain, pilots) Elizabeth Wein Teen Fic Wein, E. 6.5/15 Dodger (19th century, Victorian London) Terry Pratchett Teen Fic Pratchett, T. 7.0/18 Dreaming Anastasia (Russian Revolution) (Series of 3) Joy Preble Teen Fic Pre 4.6/11
Eleven Eleven (World War I) Paul Dowswell Teen Fic Dow ------Fever, 1793 (1793, Philadelphia, Yellow Fever) Laurie Halse Anderson Teen Fic And 4.4/7 Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre Ann Rinaldi Teen Fic Rin 5.7/10 (1770) Flygirl (World War II) Sherri Smith Teen Fic Smith 4.3/11 The Forbidden Orchid (1800s, China) Sharon Biggs Waller Teen Fic Waller, S. 5.6/16 Four-Four-Two (WWII, Japanese regiment) Dean Hughes Teen Fic Hughes, D. ------Gilt (1539, King Henry VIII) Katherine Longshore Teen Fic Longshore, K. 4.6/12 The Good Earth (Pre-revolutionary China) Pearl S. Buck Teen Fic Buc 6.8/19 Graffiti Knight (post World War II, Germany) Karen Bass Teen Fic Bass, K. 4.1/11 The Grand Tour (1817, England) Patricia Wrede Teen Fic Wre 6.2/18 The Grapes of Wrath (1930s, Oklahoma, California) John Steinbeck Teen Fic Ste 4.9/25 or Adult Fic Steinbeck Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin (15th century, France) Robin LaFevers Teen Series His Fair #1: 5.9/20 (Series of 3) The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Deborah Hopkinson Teen Fic Hopkinson, D. 4.6/7 Death, and a Boy Called Eel (19th century, England) Grendel (Middle Ages) John Gardner Teen Fic Gar 5.9/6 or Adult Fic Gardner, J. Hattie Big Sky (World War I) Kirby Larson jFic Larson, K. 4.4/10
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TEEN HISTORICAL FICTION
** Note: AR Level does not reflect age appropriateness **
Title Author Location AR Level/Pts. The Hired Girl (1911, Pennsylvania) Laura Amy Schlitz Teen Fic Schlitz, L. (also RN) 5.7/18 The Last Execution (1853, Denmark) Jesper Wung-Sung Teen Fic Wung-Sung, J. Like Water on Stone (1915, Armenia genocide) Dana Walrath Teen Fic Walrath, D. 4.2/3 Listen to the Moon (WWI, Lusitania) Michael Morpurgo Teen Fic Morpurgo, M. 5.9/13 (also SP) A Mad, Wicked Folly (1909, London) Sharon Biggs Walter Teen Fic Waller, S. (also SP) 5.3/16 Maids of Secrets (1559, Elizabeth I) (Series of 3) Jennifer McGowan Teen Series Maids of 6.1/17 Honor My Lady Jane (1500s, England) Cynthia Hand, Brodi Teen Fic Hand, C. 5.3/18 Ashton, Jodi Meadows Nine, Ten: a September 11 Story Nora Raleigh Baskin Teen Fic Baskin, N. 4.8/5 A Northern Light (1906, Adirondack NY) Jennifer Donnelly Teen Fic Don 4.5/13 or Adult Fic Donnelly Numbering All the Bones (Civil War, slavery) Ann Rinaldi Teen Fic Rinaldi 4.2/5 Of Mice and Men (California, migrant cowboys) John Steinbeck Teen Fic Ste (also RN) 4.5/4 or Adult Fic Steinbeck, J. Once (World War II, Poland, orphans) (Series of 4) Morris Gleitzman Teen Series Once #1: 4.1/4 Outrun the Moon (1906, Chinese-Americans) Stacey Lee Teen Fic Lee, S. (also RN) 5.3/14 The Passion of Dolssa (13th century, France) Julie Berry Teen Fic Berry, J. 4.7/14 The Red Badge of Courage (Civil War) Stephen Crane Teen or Adult Fic Crane 8.0/8 (also RN) The Red Necklace: A Story of the French Sally Gardner Teen Fic Gar 5.8/14 Revolution Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims (17th century, Rush Limbaugh Teen Series Rush #1: 5.4/7 US) (Series of 3) Scarlet Letter (Colonial Boston) Nathaniel Hawthorne Teen Fic Haw (also RN) 11.7/14 or Adult Fic Hawthorne Secret of Sarah Revere (American Revolution) Ann Rinaldi Teen Fic Rinaldi 3.7/7 September 17 (World War II, u-boats) Amanda West Lewis Teen Fic Lewis, A. ------Shame the Stars (1915, racial conflict) Guadalupe García McCall Teen Fic McCall, G. 5.4/9 Skyscraping (1990s, HIV/AIDS) Cordelia Jensen Teen Fic Jensen, C. 4.6/4 Sovay (1794, England) Celia Rees Teen Fic Rees, C. 5.7/17 or Teen Fic Ree Song for Summer (1939, Austria) Eva Ibbotson Teen Fic Ibb 7.1/17 Sword of the Rightful King: a Novel of King Arthur Jane Yolen Teen Fic Yolen, J. (RN only) 5.1/10 Three Day Summer (1960s, Woodstock) Sarvenaz Tash Teen Fic Tash, S. ------Time Enough for Drums (1776, Battle of Trenton) Ann Rinaldi Teen Fic Rin 4.4/9 To Catch a Pirate (Pirates) Jade Parker Teen Fic Par 4.7/6 Willow (19th century, slavery) Tonya C. Hegamin Teen Fic Hegamin, T. 5.3/13 X: a Novel Ilyasah Shabazz Teen Fic Shabazz, I. 4.0/11 To find more materials, search the online catalog using the following keywords: Historical fiction, author Ann Rinaldi, specific historic event such as Civil War or Russian immigration
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