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YA historical fiction Lists by Fans All Time Best Trending New By Book DNA List by Fans

YA historical fiction

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  • Taryn R. Hutchison The best historical novels for teens set in Eastern Europe during WWII or the Cold War era Book cover of The Book Thief Book cover of I Must Betray You Book cover of The Story That Cannot Be Told Book cover of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Book cover of A Night Divided
  • Nancy McDonald The best middle grade historical novels with exceptional child heroes Book cover of Lifeboat 12 Book cover of Once Book cover of Camp X Book cover of The Shakespeare Stealer Book cover of A Night Divided
  • Katherine Marsh The best historical fiction to read together as a family with middle schoolers Book cover of Amber and Clay Book cover of The Night Diary Book cover of The Parker Inheritance Book cover of Code Name Verity Book cover of The War That Saved My Life
  • Ginger Park The best historical children’s books that engage and enlighten Book cover of Prairie Lotus Book cover of Weedflower Book cover of Stella by Starlight Book cover of The Night Diary Book cover of Number the Stars
  • Bibi Belford The best walk-a-mile in my shoes books Book cover of The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 Book cover of The War That Saved My Life Book cover of Prairie Lotus Book cover of Beyond the Bright Sea Book cover of Finding Langston
  • Lyn Miller-Lachmann The best novels for tweens and teens on Russian/Soviet aggression in Eastern Europe Book cover of Winterkill Book cover of The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine Book cover of The Silent Unseen: A Novel of World War II Book cover of Between Shades of Gray Book cover of This Rebel Heart
  • Nancy McConnell The best books for kids who love a medieval quest Book cover of The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog Book cover of The Crowfield Curse Book cover of The Cross of Lead Book cover of The Shakespeare Stealer Book cover of The Midwife's Apprentice
  • Betsy R. Rosenthal The best Jewish historical fiction for young readers about family, friendship, and a journey of self-discovery Book cover of Secrets in the House of Delgado Book cover of Number the Stars Book cover of Nothing Here but Stones Book cover of Letters from Rifka Book cover of Black Radishes
  • Shirley Vernick The best historical fiction books for young readers Book cover of The Book Thief Book cover of Tuck Everlasting Book cover of When You Reach Me Book cover of Refugee Book cover of Show Me a Sign
  • Sylvia McNicoll The best friendly, feel good historical fiction Book cover of Until Niagara Falls Book cover of The Glory Wind Book cover of Bright Shining Moment Book cover of Uncertain Soldier Book cover of Last Airlift: A Vietnamese Orphanas Rescue from Waraa
  • Alda P. Dobbs The best children’s books about kids in war Book cover of Marwan's Journey Book cover of Number the Stars Book cover of Refugee Book cover of Brother's Keeper Book cover of The Night Diary
  • Kathy Clark The best books about youth during the Holocaust Book cover of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Book cover of I Am David Book cover of After the War Book cover of The Book Thief Book cover of The Diary of Laura's Twin
  • Elizabeth Raum The best middle-grade novels about little known aspects of American history Book cover of Woods Runner Book cover of Beyond the Bright Sea Book cover of One Crazy Summer Book cover of Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth Book cover of We Dream of Space
  • J. Kasper Kramer The best middle grade books for starting a revolution Book cover of Words on Fire Book cover of Refugee Book cover of Making Bombs for Hitler Book cover of The Surrender Tree/El Árbol de la Rendición: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom/Poemas de la Lucha de Cuba Por Su Libertad Book cover of Number the Stars
  • Tom Rogers The best books for kids about 9/11 Book cover of I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 Book cover of Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story Book cover of Just a Drop of Water Book cover of The Memory of Things Book cover of Talking Texts: A Teachers' Guide to Book Clubs across the Curriculum
  • Wendy J. Dunn The best classic Rosemary Sutcliff novels to inspire your history loving teenager Book cover of The Lantern Bearers Book cover of The Eagle of the Ninth Book cover of The Mark of the Horse Lord Book cover of Warrior Scarlet Book cover of The Shining Company
  • Kathleen Wilford The best children’s historical novels of the American prairie Book cover of Moon Over Manifest Book cover of The Prairie Thief Book cover of May B. Book cover of Prairie Lotus Book cover of Little House on the Prairie
  • Susan Krawitz The best middle grade novels that make history leap off the page Book cover of Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna Book cover of One Crazy Summer Book cover of A Slip of a Girl Book cover of The War I Finally Won Book cover of We Dream of Space
  • Lisa Rowe Fraustino The best historical fiction for tweens and teens Book cover of The Witch of Blackbird Pond Book cover of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Book cover of A Single Shard Book cover of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Book cover of Jesse
  • Glen Huser The best historical fiction for young readers featuring journeys Book cover of I Am David Book cover of The Gospel Truth Book cover of The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 Book cover of Days of Terror Book cover of Journey to the River Sea
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