History & Historical Fiction Books


IndioIndio
Best Price: $6.09
An excellent book for seventh and eighth graders that I used when I was teaching junior high. ...
S.O.S. TitanicS.O.S. Titanic
Best Price: $4.47
I loved this book for many different reasons. What I most liked about is it wasn't all...
Go Saddle the SeaGo Saddle the Sea
Best Price: $0.89
Felix Brooke, the orphaned son of an English soldier and an aristocratic Spanish mother, has...
The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent FamiliesRegarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and theSecurity of the RealmThe Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent FamiliesRegarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and theSecurity of the Realm
Best Price: $4.47
This is the third book with these characters. It all started with Sorcery and Cecilia; Or The...
Young Oxford History of Women in the United States: 11-Volume SetYoung Oxford History of Women in the United States: 11-Volume Set
Written by distinguished American historians, each of these 11 diverse volumes describes women...


The Dark Didn't Catch Me (Library of Indiana Classics)The Dark Didn't Catch Me (Library of Indiana Classics)
Best Price: $25.00
The Dark Didn't Catch Me tells the story of the Robinson family during the Great Depression...
Black Butler, Vol. 4Black Butler, Vol. 4
Best Price: $6.37
I know not many people like my Black Butler Vol 3 review, but I did find the stooge characters...
Victoria (Gladiatrix Trilogy)Victoria (Gladiatrix Trilogy)
Best Price: $3.99
Neither Iceni, nor truly Roman, 16-year-old Victoria flees an arranged marriage, settling with...
Adem's CrossAdem's Cross
Best Price: $7.06
This book was really informative but it was also very boring. I like the fact that some one out...
Back to BataanBack to Bataan
Best Price: $72.24
Hiding out in Riverside Park after lashing out at the boy who stole his girlfriend, Jack joins...


Private Peaceful (Cascades)Private Peaceful (Cascades)
Best Price: $11.42
A poignant story of the First World War from Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo Private...
Under the Hawthorn Tree: Children of the Famine (VCB/Puffin)Under the Hawthorn Tree: Children of the Famine (VCB/Puffin)
Best Price: $285.71
This book brought the horrors of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland to life. 12 year old Eily...
The RaidThe Raid
Best Price: $0.95
A boy of the Old West must find the courage to stand up for himself when his brother is...
Amanda/MirandaAmanda/Miranda
Best Price: $2.38
This book was about 300 pages too long, but I can't think of any portion or subplot to cut...
Room In the HeartRoom In the Heart
Best Price: $5.00
This book was very boring and hard to read untill the last few chapters i would NOT recomend...

Fire from the RockFire from the Rock
Best Price: $3.00
Great fiction comes from powerful realities." Thus states Sharon Draper as she describes...
Wake Unto MeWake Unto Me
Best Price: $4.54
First I must say this. I can't express how happy I am, to finally see a refeshingly oiginal...
Between Shades of GrayBetween Shades of Gray
Best Price: $13.90
Unabridged, 6 CDs, 7 hours Read by TBA A powerful and haunting debut novel about a...
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round TableKing Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Book by Roger Lacelyn Green Book review by Eli...
The KinThe Kin
Best Price: $8.96
I read a lot of books but, this was the first book I had pulled out of the "Teen"...

Splash Party (American Gold: Swimmers)Splash Party (American Gold: Swimmers)
I have read all of these swimmers books and I think that they are great books!! One of the...
IndioIndio
It was an okay book although I felt let down in the end how she goes off to marry the Spainard. ...
My Bonny Light Horseman (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Bloody Jack Adventures (Prebound))My Bonny Light Horseman (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Bloody Jack Adventures (Prebound))
Best Price: $14.19
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In this sixth installment of the Bloody Jack Adventures...
Spider's VoiceSpider's Voice
Even if I'd been given to speech, I'd have been struck dumb by this exquisite...
Other Side of TruthOther Side of Truth
Sade is slipping her English book into her schoolbag when her Mama screams. Two sharp cracks...

For Freedom: The Story of a French SpyFor Freedom: The Story of a French Spy
A teenager transforms from a schoolgirl to a spy in this true story of heroism in wartime. ...
We Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the HolocaustWe Are Witnesses: Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust
We are the bleeding clouds, and from the seas of blood have we come...We are witnesses...we were...
Panther in the Sky Panther in the SkyPanther in the Sky Panther in the Sky
"Thom shows how, in honest, capable hands, fictionalized biography can add verisimilitude...
Final JourneyFinal Journey
Alice, a German Jewish girl, has been protected by her family from knowing the fate of the Jews...
Silent StrangerSilent Stranger
At first, Jessica is frightened by the sight of a stranger hiding in the barn. But then young...

The Dark Light (Sunburst Books)The Dark Light (Sunburst Books)
Best Price: $2.98
i found out about this book from a singer who read it(ville valo from h.i.m)and he was inspired...
The Devil's PaintboxThe Devil's Paintbox
Best Price: $2.78
Fifteen-year-old Aiden Lynch and his 13-year-old sister, Maddy, are down at the creek, looking...
The Other Half of LifeThe Other Half of Life
Best Price: $4.02
This book was just incredible. I was so impressed with the amount of research that went into...
Sphinx's Queen (Princesses of Myth)Sphinx's Queen (Princesses of Myth)
Best Price: $5.39
Esther Friesner's fanbase is growing. Readers who love girl-centric teen fantasy/adventure...
Rebels of the Heavenly KingdomRebels of the Heavenly Kingdom
Best Price: $2.48
Carried away by bandits, Wang Lee is rescued by the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace and he...

Nothing but the Truth: A Documentary NovelNothing but the Truth: A Documentary Novel
Best Price: $0.89
Let's say you're a well-known children's author who wants to write a book...
Clara Barton: Healing the Wounds (History of the Civil War Series)Clara Barton: Healing the Wounds (History of the Civil War Series)
Best Price: $42.22
A biography of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the...
The Courtesan's DaughterThe Courtesan's Daughter
Best Price: $4.99
The Courtesan's Daughter appeared in galley form some time ago and finished copies were not...
The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, Book 3)The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, Book 3)
Best Price: $4.75
*****CAUTION: SPOILERS********** Let me preface this by saying that this has been a...
The Hunchback AssignmentsThe Hunchback Assignments
Best Price: $0.01
The Hunchback Assignments is a creative twist on the Quasimodo hunchback story that had me...

Red PalmsRed Palms
Best Price: $5.62
The Great Depression of the 1930s has forced Benita and her family to abandon their comfortable...
Daughter of VeniceDaughter of Venice
Best Price: $10.76
In 1592, Donata is a noble girl living in a palazzo on the Grand Canal. Girls of her class...
IvanhoeIvanhoe
Best Price: $0.25
More than a century after the Norman Conquest, England remains a colony of foreign warlords. The...
The Wolving TimeThe Wolving Time
Best Price: $0.79
This book is about Laszlo Emberek, a boy who is in two worlds: one in the world as a human,...
Song Of The SparrowSong Of The Sparrow
Best Price: $3.00
This book was recommended to me by a student, and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. ...

MontmorencyMontmorency
Best Price: $23.97
When a petty thief falls through a glass roof trying to escape the police what should have been...
Wish Me Luck (Laurel-Leaf Books)Wish Me Luck (Laurel-Leaf Books)
Best Price: $2.49
Reviewer: Middleschool student Wish Me Luck by James Heneghan. Jamie lives in Liverpool during...
Time CapsuleTime Capsule
Best Price: $5.57
This is a superb book I happened to pick up at the library because of its striking cover design....
The Legend of Lady IlenaThe Legend of Lady Ilena
Best Price: $2.94
In truth, I picked up The Legend of Lady Ilena because I thought that the cover was interesting....
Soldier's Heart : Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota VolunteersSoldier's Heart : Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers
Best Price: $2.40
The book Soldier's Heart, written by Gary Paulsen is a tragic and heartfelt book. It...

The Revolution of SabineThe Revolution of Sabine
Best Price: $0.01
It's 1776 in Paris, France, and while it isn't America, there is still discussion of the...
Cassandra's SisterCassandra's Sister
Best Price: $4.71
***Spoiler alert*** I stumbled across this book in the children's section of the library,...
Darkness Under the WaterDarkness Under the Water
Best Price: $8.75
I enjoyed this first novel, and did not get a sense of stereotyping. At the time of this story,...
Tamar Audio: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal (Candlewick Audio)Tamar Audio: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal (Candlewick Audio)
Best Price: $13.99
This is a good tale... the author(s) not only spin a great legend, they weave a web of deception...
Bells of Lowell, Vols. 1-3: Daughter of the Loom / A Fragile Design / These Tangled ThreadsBells of Lowell, Vols. 1-3: Daughter of the Loom / A Fragile Design / These Tangled Threads
Best Price: $6.00
I must admit I have not read a lot of Christian literature, not as much as I would like, so...

1776: Son of Liberty: A Novel of the American Revolution (Young Founders)1776: Son of Liberty: A Novel of the American Revolution (Young Founders)
Best Price: $19.58
As the mother of two adolescents (11 and 14), I found this book to be highly appropriate and...
Heinrich Himmler: Murderous Architect of the Holocaust (Holocaust Heroes and Nazi Criminals)Heinrich Himmler: Murderous Architect of the Holocaust (Holocaust Heroes and Nazi Criminals)
This is a great Heinrich Himmler biography, especially if you are interested in Nazi Germany and...
A Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern HaitiA Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
Every Life Makes a Story Djo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a...
Love's Unfolding Dream (Love Comes Softly Series #6)Love's Unfolding Dream (Love Comes Softly Series #6)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern HaitiTaste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
Every Life Makes a Story Djo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a...

The Revolution of SabineThe Revolution of Sabine
Best Price: $0.01
It's 1776 in Paris, France, and while it isn't America, there is still discussion of the...
Cassandra's SisterCassandra's Sister
Best Price: $4.71
***Spoiler alert*** I stumbled across this book in the children's section of the library,...
Darkness Under the WaterDarkness Under the Water
Best Price: $8.75
I enjoyed this first novel, and did not get a sense of stereotyping. At the time of this story,...
Tamar Audio: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal (Candlewick Audio)Tamar Audio: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal (Candlewick Audio)
Best Price: $13.99
This is a good tale... the author(s) not only spin a great legend, they weave a web of deception...
Bells of Lowell, Vols. 1-3: Daughter of the Loom / A Fragile Design / These Tangled ThreadsBells of Lowell, Vols. 1-3: Daughter of the Loom / A Fragile Design / These Tangled Threads
Best Price: $6.00
I must admit I have not read a lot of Christian literature, not as much as I would like, so...

1776: Son of Liberty: A Novel of the American Revolution (Young Founders)1776: Son of Liberty: A Novel of the American Revolution (Young Founders)
Best Price: $19.58
As the mother of two adolescents (11 and 14), I found this book to be highly appropriate and...
Heinrich Himmler: Murderous Architect of the Holocaust (Holocaust Heroes and Nazi Criminals)Heinrich Himmler: Murderous Architect of the Holocaust (Holocaust Heroes and Nazi Criminals)
This is a great Heinrich Himmler biography, especially if you are interested in Nazi Germany and...
A Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern HaitiA Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
Every Life Makes a Story Djo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a...
Love's Unfolding Dream (Love Comes Softly Series #6)Love's Unfolding Dream (Love Comes Softly Series #6)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern HaitiTaste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
Every Life Makes a Story Djo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a...

Herstory: Women Who Changed the WorldHerstory: Women Who Changed the World
Best Price: $27.53
Here's one of the few great books that focus on women and their accomplishments only instead...
The Dark One (Roswell High No. 9)The Dark One (Roswell High No. 9)
Best Price: $18.99
I really enjoy Roswell High. I've seen every television episode and read every book up to...
Greenhorn on the FrontierGreenhorn on the Frontier
Best Price: $124.04
Driven by land hunger and a love of freedom, Harry Warrilow and his sister Sukey struggled...
Moon at ApogeeMoon at Apogee
Best Price: $26.78
Trail of Fate (The Youngest Templar, Book 2)Trail of Fate (The Youngest Templar, Book 2)
Best Price: $12.50
Washed up on a foreign shore, Tristan is lucky to be alive. As before, it seems to be a miracle?...

I Had Seen CastlesI Had Seen Castles
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Now an old man, John is haunted by memories of enlisting...
Purple DazePurple Daze
Best Price: $3.52
by Kelly Lynn Thomas Sherry Shahan's Purple Daze takes place in 1965, but if you change...
Pagan's Scribe: Book Four of the Pagan ChroniclesPagan's Scribe: Book Four of the Pagan Chronicles
Best Price: $1.78
I was a great lover of the first three Pagan books, and so I was overjoyed when I got my hands...
Thursday's ChildThursday's Child
Best Price: $2.70
James Augustin Barnabas Flute, otherwise known as "Tin," was born on a Thursday....
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox PartyThe Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party
Best Price: $0.01
This book was profoundly disturbing to me on so many levels. At various points in the book, I...

Orlando (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Harvest Book)Orlando (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Harvest Book)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Orlando doubles as first an Elizabethan nobleman and then...
Moon and the SunMoon and the Sun
Although I wish to congratulate Vonda McIntyre for trying to tackle a complex and interesting...
In a Dark WoodIn a Dark Wood
No one has ever bested Geoffrey, the Sheriff of Nottingham--until the day a new villain appears...
A Land Remembered, Vol. 1A Land Remembered, Vol. 1
Best Price: $18.40
Florida's favorite historical novel, now available in a student edition. Broken into two...
Water 02: Reunion (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)Water 02: Reunion (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Yankee Doodle BoychikYankee Doodle Boychik
Best Price: $26.35
Jackknown on the street as Jake and Boychik to his ma, was born on the Fourth ofJuly on...
Bridge to FreedomBridge to Freedom
Best Price: $20.20
As World War II winds down, a fifteen-year-old deserter from the German army reluctantly joins...
All We Know of HeavenAll We Know of Heaven
In Depression-era rural North Carolina, 15-year-old Bethany Newell falls in love with Joel...
Kipling's Choice (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards))Kipling's Choice (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards))
Best Price: $0.01
I thought this book was different than any other book that i have ever read. It kept going from...
The Vanishing PointThe Vanishing Point
Best Price: $0.22
Paint first with your eyes. These are words Lavinia Fontana hears again and again as she...

The Seer and the SwordThe Seer and the Sword
Best Price: $5.23
It's hard to muster up any particularly strong feelings for "The Seer and the...
To the Edge of the WorldTo the Edge of the World
Best Price: $44.95
ORPHANED BY THE plague and penniless, Mateo must find his way in the world. By chance he is...
Drum DanceDrum Dance
Best Price: $14.31
Family reunions are never what you hope for them to be. "Drum Dance" tells the story...
Time SwitchTime Switch
Best Price: $4.99
I got Time Switch mostly because of the cover. It's so pretty! And of course the story...
Forget-Me-Not: Silver Rose PbForget-Me-Not: Silver Rose Pb
Best Price: $12.96
Set in the War of the Roses, this novel follows the adventures of Alys who runs away from her...

Wolf By The Ears (Point (Scholastic Inc.))Wolf By The Ears (Point (Scholastic Inc.))
Best Price: $3.99
The name of my book was Wolf by the Ears by Ann Rinaldi and I gave it four stars. It was about...
One-Dog ManOne-Dog Man
Best Price: $12.00
As a child in the Sixties, I read everything I could find--I pillaged the library and I went...
Abacar the Wizard: Book One: A Tale of Magic, War, Elves, Goblins, Orcs, Monsters, Fantasy, and AdventureAbacar the Wizard: Book One: A Tale of Magic, War, Elves, Goblins, Orcs, Monsters, Fantasy, and Adventure
Best Price: $5.13
This book has it all, including a good plot, fascinating characters, and tons of action. My...
The Necklace: A Sequel to The FenceThe Necklace: A Sequel to The Fence
Best Price: $0.78
Chip Ackerman, eighteen years old, ultra sexy, a former heartbreaker, must leave the girl he...
Jacob, Palatine Boy of the RevolutionJacob, Palatine Boy of the Revolution
Jacob, a fourth-generation Palatine, is a tender-hearted, dreamer who shuns discord. As a...
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