A story that could really have happened in the past. The setting of historical fiction stories is usually real and drawn from history. Historical fiction sometimes contains actual historical persons, but the main characters tend to be fictional.
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Armstrong, Alan. W. Raleigh’s Page. 328 pages. (J FIC Abb)
Avi. Crispin: The Cross of Lead. 262 pages. Level W. (Newbery Avi)
Cushman, Karen. Catherine, Called Birdy. 169 pages. Level X (J FIC Cus)
Cushman, Karen. The Midwife’s Apprentice. 122 pages. Level X. (Newbery Cus)
De Angeli, Marguerite. The Door in the Wall. 120 pages. Level U. (Newbery DeA)
Russell, Christopher. Dogboy. 259 pages. (J FIC Dog)
Spradlin, Michael, P. The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail. 248 pages. (J FIC Spr)
Colonial Period
Carbone, Elisa Lynn. Blood on the River: James Town 1607. 237 pages. Level W. (J Fic Car)
Duey, Kathleen. Silence and Lily: 1773. 172 pages. (J Fic Due)
Hermes, Patricia. Our Strange New Land: Elizabeth’s Diary. My America series. 109 pages. (J FIC My A)
Hesse, Karen. Stowaway. 319 pages. Level W. (J FIC Hes)
Lasky, Kathryn. A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple. My America series. 173 pages. (J FIC Dea)
McDonald, Megan. Shadows in the Glasshouse. American Girl History Mystery series. 133 pages. (J FIC Ame)
Rose, Caroline Starr. Blue Birds. 393 pages. (J FIC Ros)
Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond. 249 pages. Level W (Newbery Spe)
American Revolution
Abbott, E.F. Sybil Ludington, Revolutionary War Rider. 184 pages. (J FIC Abb)
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Chains. 316 pages. Level Z. (J FIC And)
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. Jefferson’s Sons. 360 pages. (J FIC Bra)
Collier, James Lincoln. My Brother Sam is Dead. 216 pages. Level Y. (J FIC Col)
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain. 256 pages. Level Z (Newbery For)
Gregory, Kristiana. The Winter of the Red Snow. Dear America series. 173 pages (J Fic Dea)
Mann, Jennifer Ann. Scar: A Revolutionary War Tale. 144 pages. (J FIC Man)
Pryor, Bonnie. Thomas in Danger. 170 pages. Level R (J FIC Pry)
Frontier and Pioneer Life
Avi. The Barn. 106 pages. Level T. (J FIC Avi)
Dalgliesh, Alice. The Courage of Sarah Noble. 52 pages. Level O. (J FIC Dal)
Dallas, Sandra. Hardscrabble. 240 pages. (J FIC Dal)
Duey, Kathleen. Katie and the Mustang. 135 pages. (series) (J FIC Due)
Giblin, James. The Boy Who Saved Cleveland. 64 pages. Level Q. (J FIC Gib)
Hermes, Patricia. Westward to Home: Joshua’s Diary. My America series. 108 pages. (J Fic My A)
Lassieur, Allison. Journey to a Promised Land: A Story of the Exodusters. 148 pages. (J FIC Iam)
MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall. 56 pages. Level R (Newbery MacL)
Mazer, Harry. My Brother Abe: Sally Lincoln’s Story. 202 pages. (J FIC Maz)
McMullan, Kate. As Far As I Can See: Meg’s Prairie Diary. My America series. 106 pages. (J Fic My A)
Murphy, Jim. My Face to the Wind: the Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher. Dear America series. 182
pages. Level W. (J Fic Dea)
Pearsall, Shelley. Crooked River. 249 pages. (J FIC Pea)
Speare, Elizabeth George. The Sign of the Beaver. 135 pages. Level T. (J FIC Spe)
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods. Little House series. 230 pages. Level Q. (J FIC Wil)
Civil War Era
Abbott, E. F. John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy. 185 pages. (J FIC Abb)
Avi. Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor and the Merrimac: A Civil War Novel. 203 pages. (J FIC Avi)
Calkhoven, Laurie. Will at the Battle of Gettysburg. 230 pages. (J FIC Cal)
Gutman, Dan. Abner and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure. 166 pages. Level T. (J FIC Gut)
Hahn, Mary Downing. Promises to the Dead. 202 pages. Level Y. (J FIC Hah)
Hart, Alison. Gabriel’s Horses. 161 pages. Level V. (J FIC Har)
Hesse, Karen. A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin. Dear America series. 169 pages. Level T. (J FIC Dea)
Hughes, Pat. Seeing the Elephant: A Story of the Civil War. 36 pages. (J FIC Hug)
Keith, Harold. Rifles for Watie. 332 pages. (NEWBERY Kei)
Miller, Bobbi. The Girls of Gettysburg. 151 pages. (J FIC Mil)
Murphy, Jim. Journal of James Edmond Pease, a Civil War Union Soldier. My Name is America series. 173 pages. Level V. (J Fic Dea)
Myers, Laurie. Escape by Night. 120 pages. Level T. (J FIC Mye)
Nolen, Jerdine. Calico Girl. 164 pages. (J FIC Nol)
Parry, Rosanne. Last of the Name. 335 pages (J FIC Par)
Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. 45 pages. Level V. (JIL Pol)
Rinaldi, Ann. Amelia’s War. 265 pages. (J FIC Rin)
Rinaldi, Ann. Come Juneteenth. 246 pages. (J FIC Rin)
Schwabach, Karen. The Storm Before Atlanta. 307 pages. (J FIC Sch)
Wait, Lea. Uncertain Glory. 203 pages. (J FIC Wai)
Wells, Rosemary. Red Moon at Sharpsburg. 236 pages. (J FIC Wel)
Wiechman, Kathy Cannon. Like a River: A Civil War Novel. 336 pages. (J FIC Wie)
Ylvisaker, Anne. The Curse of the Buttons. 227 pages. Level U. (J FIC Ylv)
U.S.A. and Other Countries – 19th Century
Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Journey of Little Charlie. 234 pages. (J FIC cur)
Hopkinson, Deborah. The Great Trouble. 249 pages. Level X. (J FIC Hop)
McClure, Wendy. Wanderville. 211 pages. (J FIC McC)
Preus, Margi. West of the Moon. 213 pages. (J FIC Pre)
Pryor, Bonnie. The Iron Dragon: The Courageous Story of Lee Chin. 160 pages. (J FIC Pry)
Rose, Caroline Starr. May B. 231 pages. (J FIC Ros)
Early 20th Century – Miscellaneous women’s rights, factories, family life, influenza epidemic, etc.
Abbott, E.F. Nettie & Nellie Crook, Orphan Train Sisters. 161 pages. (J FIC Abb)
Avi. The Secret School. 153 pages. Level T. (J FIC Avi)
Hesse, Karen. Brooklyn Bridge: A Novel. 229 pages. Level U. (J FIC Hes)
Hopkinson, Deborah. Into the Firestorm: A Novel of San Francisco, 1906. 200 pages. Level T. (J FIC Hop)
Hurst, Carol Otis. You Come to Yokum. 137 pages. (J FIC Hur)
Jocelyn, Marthe. Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril and Romance. 281 pages. (J FIC Joc)
Kelly, Jacqueline. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. 340 pages. Level Y. (J FIC Kel)
Larson, Kirby. Hattie Big Sky. 289 pages. Level W. (J FIC Lar)
Levine, Gail Carson. Dave at Night. 281 pages. (J FIC Lev)
Moss, Jenny. Winnie’s War. 178 pages. Level V. (J FIC Mos)
Paterson, Katherine. Bread and Roses, Too. 275 pages. Level W. (J FIC Pat)
Porter, Tracey. Billy Creekmore. 305 pages. (J FIC Por)
Taylor, Sydney. All-of-a-Kind Family. 188 pages. Level Q. (J FIC Tay)
Winthrop, Elizabeth. Counting on Grace. 215 pages. Level W. (J FIC) Win
World War I 1914-1918
Boyne, John. Stay Where You Are and Then Leave. 245 pages. (J FIC Boy)
Dumon Tak. Soldier Bear. 145 pages. (J FIC Dum)
Hartnett, Sonya. The Silver Donkey. 266 pages. Level V. (J FIC Har)
Hart, Alison. Darling, Mercy Dog of World War I. 163 pages. (J FIC Har)
Jones, Elizabeth McDavid. The Night Flyers. History Mysteries Series. 148 pages. Level W (J FIC Ame)
McDonough, Yona Zeldis. The Doll Shop Downstairs. 118 pages. (FIC McD)
Great Depression
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy. 245 pages. Level U (J NEWBERY Cur)
Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Mighty Miss Malone. 307 pages. (J FIC Cur)
De Young, C. Coco. A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt. 105 pages. Level R. (J FIC DeY)
Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. 227 pages. Level X. (J NEWBERY Hes)
Peck, Richard. A Long Way From Chicago: A Novel in Stories. 148 pages. Level V. ( J FIC Pec)
Tubb, Kristin, O’Donnell. Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different. 214 pages. (J FIC Tub)
Vanderpool, Clare. Moon Over Manifest. 351 pages. Level U (J NEWBERY Van)
World War II 1939-1945
Ackerman, Karen. The Night Crossing. 53 pages. Level O. (J FIC Ack)
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. The Boy Who Dared. 202 pages. Level Y. (J FIC Bar)
Boyne, John. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. 215 pages. (J FIC Boy)
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. The War I Finally Won. 385 pages. (J FIC Bru)
Carelli, Anne O’Brien. Skylark and Wallcreeper. 398 pages. (J FIC Car)
Chapman, Fern Schumer. Is It Night or Day? 205 pages. Level X/Y. (J FIC Cha)
Dauvillier, Loic. Hidden. 76 pages. (J COMIC Dau)
Dennenberg, Barry. Journal of Ben Uchida. My Name is America series. 156 pages. (J FIC Den)
Erwin, Vicki Berger. Different Days. 270 pages. (J FIC Erw)
Glatstein, Jacob. Emil and Karl. 194 pages. Level Y. (J FIC Gla)
Gleitzman, Morris. Then. 198 pages. (J FIC Gle)
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Island War. 203 pages. (J FIC Gif)
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Lily’s Crossing. 180 pages. Level S. (J FIC Gif)
Gratz, Alan. Grenade. 270 pages. (J FIC Gra)
Hull, Nancy L. On Rough Seas. 261 pages. (J FIC Hull)
Hopkinson, Deborah. How I Became a Spy: A Mystery of WWII London. 264 pages. (J FIC Hop)
Klages, Ellen. The Green Glass Sea. 321 pages. (J FIC Kla)
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. 137 pages. Level U. (J NEWBERY Low)
Mazer, Harry. A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor. 104 pages. (J FIC Maz)
McAllister, Cameron. The Tin Snail. 274 pages. Level W. (J FIC McA)
McDonough, Yona Zeldis. The Bicycle Spy. 197 pages. (J FIC McD)
McDonough, Yona Zeldis. Courageous: A Novel of Dunkirk. 177 pages (J FIC McD)
McDonogh, Yona Zeldis. The Doll with the Yellow Star. 90 pages. (J FIC McD)
McSwigen, Marie. Snow Treasure. 196 pages. Level R. (J FIC McS)
Meyer, Susan. Black Radishes. 228 pages. (J FIC Mey)
Napoli, Donna Jo. Fire in the Hills. 215 pages. (J FIC Nap)
Osborne, Mary Pope. My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck. Dear America series (J Fic Dea] 185 pages. (J FIC Osb)
Preus, Margi. Shadow on the Mountain. 286 pages. (J FIC Pre)
Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk. Making Bombs for Hitler. 230 pages. (J FIC Skr)
Voorhoeve, Anne C. My family for the War. 402 pages. (J FIC Voo)
Wolf, Joan, M. Someone Named Eva. 200 pages. (J FIC Wol)
Yep, Laurence. Hiroshima. 56 pages. Level S. (J FIC Yep)
Civil Rights / Vietnam War Era
Burg, Shana. A Thousand Never Evers. 301 pages. Level W. (J FIC Bur)
Coleman, Evelyn. Freedom Train. 140 pages. (J FIC Col)
Dowell, Frances, O Roark. Shooting the Moon. 163 pages. Level T. (J FIC Dow)
Draper, Sharon M. Stella by Starlight. 320 pages. (J FIC Dra)
Jackson, Linda Williams. A Sky Full of Stars. 307 pages. (J Fic Jac)
Kerley, Barbara. Greetings from Planet Earth. 246 pages. (J FIC Ker)
Kidd, Ronald. Night on Fire. 264 pages. (J FIC Kid)
Levine, Kristin. The Lions of Little Rock. 298 pages. Level X (J FIC Lev)
Lynch, Chris. I Pledge Allegiance. 183 pages. Level Y (J FIC Lyn)
McKissack, Patricia C. A Friendship For Today. 172 pages. (J FIC McK)
Rodman, Mary Ann. Yankee Girl. 219 pages. Level Y (J FIC Rod)
Shabazz, Ilyasah. Betty Before X. 248 pages. (J FIC Sha)
Watts, Jeri Hannel. Kizzy Ann Stamps. 183 pages. Level T. (J FIC Wat)
Weaver, Lila Quintero. My Year in the Middle. 268 pages. (J FIC Wea)
Williams-Garcia, Rita. One Crazy Summer. 218 pages. Level W. (J FIC Wil)
