Historical

Brown, Jackie. Little Cricket (Late 20th Century)
Bury, Shana. A Thousand Never Evers (Civil Rights)
Dowell, Frances. Shooting the Moon (Vietnam)
Goldblatt, Mark. Twerp (Late 20th Century)
Kadohata, Cynthia. Cracker! (Vietnam)
Kerley, Barbara. Greetings From Planet Earth (Late 20th Century)
Lai, Thanhha. Inside Out and Back Again (Late 20th Century)
Historical
Fiction
for
Grades 4 - 6
Scattergood, Augusta. Glory Be (Civil Rights)
Sherlock, Patti. Letters from Wolfie (Vietnam)
Vawter, Vince. Paperboy (Late 20th Century)
Wallace, Rich. War and Watermelon (Vietnam)
Wiles, Deborah. Revolution (Civil Rights)
Williams-Garcia, Rita. One Crazy Summer (Civil Rights)
Historical Fiction Series and Authors
Historical Fiction Series:
American Girls
American Girl Mysteries
American Diaries
Dear America
I Survived
Liberty Letters
My America
My Name is America
Royal Diaries
Sisters in Time
Historial Fiction Authors:
Curtis
Lasky
Meyer
Peck
Rinaldi
Salisbury
Yep
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Ancient History
Pinkney, Andrea. Bird in a Box (Early 20th Century)
Rosenthal, Betsy. Looking For Me (Depression)
Banks, Lynne Reid. Tiger Tiger (Rome)
Denenberg, Barry. Atticus of Rome (Rome)
Gear, Kathleen. Children of the Dawnland (Paleo Indians)
Hofmeyr, Dianne. Eye of the Moon (Egypt)
Skurzynski, Gloria. Good-bye Billy Radish (WWI)
Tooke, Wes. King of the Mound (Early 20th Century)
Wulf, Linda. The Night of the Burning (Early 20th Century)
Ylvisakev, Anne. The Luck of the Buttons (Early 20th Century)
Lawrence, Caroline. Thieves of Ostia: A Roman Mystery (Rome)
Lloyd, Alison. Year of the Tiger (China)
Kang, Hili. Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan (China)
McCaughrean, Geraldine. Casting the Gods Adrift (Egypt)
Napoli, Donna Jo. Lights on the Nile (Egypt)
Park, Linda Sue. Archer's Quest (Korea)
Middle Ages (5th-14th Century)
World War II
Cheaney, J.B. My Friend the Enemy
Cheng, Andrea. Marika
Davies, Jacqueline. Where the Ground Meets the Sky
Ferrari, Michael. Born to Fly
Giff, Patricia. Gingersnap
Avi. Crispin The Cross of Lead (England)
Harnett, Sonya. The Midnight Zoo
Barnhouse, Rebecca. The Book of the Maid Servant (Rome)
Hesse, Karen. Aleutian Sparrow
Cody, Matthew. Will in Scarlett (England)
Hughes, Dean. Soldier Boys
Crowley, Bridget. Feast of Fools (England)
Meyer, Susan. Black Radishes
Cushman, Karen. Matilda Bone (England)
Paulsen, Gary. The Quilt
Davis, Tony. Future Knight (England)
Rodman, Mary Ann. Jimmy’s Stars
De Angelii, Marguerite. The Door in the Wall (England)
Swindells, Robert. Blackout
Gray, Elizabeth Janet. Adam of the Road (England)
Tarantino, Mardiyah. Alice at the Homefront
Lasky, Kathryn. Hawksmaid: the untold story of Robin Hood & Maid Marian
Thor, Annika. A Faraway Island
Morris, Gerald. The Adventures of Sir Balin the Ill-Fated (England)
Civil Rights, Vietnam War, & Late 20th Century
Springer, Nancy. Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (England)
Axelrod, Amy. Your Friend in Fashion (Late 20th Century)
Vanderwal, Andrew H. The Battle for Duncragglin (Scotland)
Blakemore, Megan. The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill (Late 20th Century)
Holm, Jennifer. Our Only May Amelia
Mazer, Harry. My Brother Abe
Moeri, Louise. The Devil in Ol’ Rosie
Pryor, Bonnie. The Iron Dragon
Ritter, John. The Desperado Who Stole Baseball
Rose, Caroline. May B.
Sommerdorf, Norma. Red River Girl
Speare, Elizabeth. The Sign of the Beaver
Timberlake, Amy. One Came Home
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Cabin on Trouble Creek
World War I, Depression, & Early 20th Century
Weatherill, Cat. Wild Magic (England)
Weil, Sylvie. My Guardian Angel (France)
Renaissance and 14th-17th Century
Avi. Murder at Midnight and Midnight Magic (Italy)
Bolognese, Don. The Warhorse (Italy)
Cushman, Karen. Alchemy and Meggy Swann (England)
Durango, Julia. The Walls of Cartagena (Columbia)
Gilson, Jamie. Stink Alley (Holland)
Hermes, Patricia. Salem Witch (America)
Hurst, Carol. A Killing in Plymouth (America)
Kirkpatrick, Katherine. Escape Across the Wide Sea (France)
Brown, Don. The Train Jumper (Depression)
Leeds, Constance. Unfortunate Son (France)
Carlton, Mick. Riding on Duke’s Train (Early 20th Century)
Strickland, Brad. Mutiny! (England)
Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Mighty Miss Malone (Depression)
Walsh, Pat. The Crowfield Curse (England)
Fusco, Kimberly. The Wonder of Charlie Anne (Depression)
Revolutionary War and 18th Century
Giff, Patricia. R My Name is Rachel (Depression)
Carlson, Drew. Attack of the Turtle (Rev. War)
Golden, Laura. Every Day After (Depression)
Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain (Rev. War)
Hart, Alison. Darling, Mercy Dog of World War 1 (WWI)
Garfield, Leon. Smith: the Story of a Pickpocket (England)
Hartnett, Sonya. The Silver Donkey (WWI)
Goodman, Joan. Hope’s Crossing (Rev. War)
Hayles, Marsha. Breathing Room (Early 20th Century)
Higgins, Joanna. Waiting for the Queen (Pennsylvania)
McDonough, Yona. The Doll Shop Downstairs (WWI)
Ketchum, Liza. Where the Great Hawk Flies (Rev. War)
Morpurgo, Michael. War Horse (WWI)
Paulsen, Gary. Woods Runner (Rev. War)
Parry, Rosanne. Written in Stone (Early 20th Century)
Richardson, Nan. The Pearl (Russia)
Peck, Richard. A Long Way From Chicago (Depression)
Schmidt, Gary. Anson’s Way (England/Ireland)
Schwabach, Karen. A Pickpocket’s Tale (England)
Russell, Krista. The Other Side of Free (Slavery)
Thompson, Kate. Highway Robbery (England)
Schwabach, Karen. The Storm Before Atlanta (Civil War)
Wisler, G. Clifton. King's Mountain (South Carolina)
Siegelson, Kim. Trembling Earth (Civil War)
Woodruff, Elvira. Ravenmaster’s Secret (England)
Stiles, Martha. Sailing to Freedom (Slavery)
Avi. Iron Thunder (Civil War)
Wait, Lea. Uncertain Glory (Civil War)
American Civil War and Slavery
Westrick, Anne. Brotherhood (Civil War)
Blackwood, Gary. Second Sight (Civil War)
Whelan, Gloria. The Listeners (Slavery)
Bradley, Kimberly. Jefferson’s Sons (Slavery)
Woods, Brenda. My Name is Sally Little Song (Slavery)
Crisp, Marty. Private Captain: A Story of Gettysburg (Civil War)
Auch, Mary Jane. The Road Home
Frontier Life and 19th Century
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton (Slavery)
Dahlberg, Maurine. The Story of Jonas (Slavery)
Avi. Hard Gold
Denslow, Sharon. All Their Names Were Courage (Civil War)
Ayres, Katherine. Silver Dollar Girl
Ernst, Kathleen. The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg (Civil War)
Blos, Joan. Letters from the Corrugated Castle
Hahn, Mary Downing. Promises to the Dead (Slavery)
Cannon, A.E. Charlotte’s Rose
Keehn, Sally. Anna Sunday (Civil War)
Cushman, Karen. Rodzina
Kluger, Jeffrey. Freedom Stone (Slavery)
Dallas, Sandra. The Quilt Walk
Lester, Julius. Day of Tears (Slavery)
Durbin, William. Song of Sampo Lake
McGowan, Tom. Jesse Bowman: A Union boy’s war story (Civil War)
Durrant, Lynda. Imperfections
McMullan, Margaret. How I Found the Strong (Civil War)
Enderle, Dottie. Crosswire
Myers, Laurie. Escape by Night (Civil War)
Frazier, Neta. The Stout Hearted Seven: Orphaned on the Oregon Trail
Nolen, Jerdine. Eliza’s Freedom Road (Slavery)
Gregory, Kristina. My Darlin’ Clementine
Reeder, Carolyn. Before the Creeks Ran Red (Civil War)
Harrell, Beatrice. Longwalker’s Journey
Robinet, Harriette. Twelve Travelers, Twenty Horses (Slavery)
Holland, Isabelle. The Promised Land
Ruby, Lois. The Secret of Laurel Oaks (Slavery)