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Jun 28, 2023 · There is some fabulous historical fiction out there for 8-12 year olds, some of it old, some of it new. British novelist Catherine Johnson, author of a number of historical novels for kids and young adults, recommends some of the best—from short stories to epics and from straight historical novels to those with a strong dose of fantasy and magic.
Top 10 Historical Fiction Books for 9-12 Year Olds. 7.0. #22 in Series. 01. Revolutionary War on Wednesday. Written by Mary Pope Osborne & illustrated by Sal Murdocca. 7.0. 02. Refugee.
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- Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich. This is the book I hand kids and parents who tell me they love Little House on the Prairie. Set in the 1840s, it’s about an Ojibway family living near Lake Superior.
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. When Esperanza and her family are forced to flee their privileged lives on a ranch in Mexico to a farm camp in California during the Great Depression, Esperanza must adapt to a new life of hard work and rise to meet the challenges of her new home.
- Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm. Jobs are scarce in the 1930s, so when Turtle’s mama gets a job as a housekeeper for a lady who doesn’t like children, she’s sent to live with family she’s never met in Key West, Florida.
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. When sisters Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are sent to stay with their mother, Cecile, in Oakland, California, for the summer, they’re excited for Disneyland and reconnecting with their mother.
- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (ages 8 – 12)
- Park writes a wonderfully touching multilayered story about a young half-Asian girl’s life during western expansion, frontier times. After Hana’s mother dies, her father moves the two of them to a small midwestern town.
- The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (ages 8 – 12)
- Gladiator School Book 1 Blood Oath by Dan Scott (ages 8 – 12)
- Pre-History
- 12th-15th Centuries
- 16th-18th Centuries
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
The Windeby Puzzle: History and Storyby Lois Lowry Find it: Bookshop | Amazon Lowry introduces her book with facts about the discovery of a 2,000-year-old bog body in Northern Germany which inspired her book. She gives historical, scientific and archaeological background to set the context for her two intersecting narratives. In the first narrative...
A Single Shardby Linda Sue Park Find it: Bookshop | Amazon In 12th century Korea, Tree-Ear, an orphan, lives under the bridge with the disabled Crane-man. The two survive from day to day but Tree-Ear is fascinated by the local revered potter, Min. Circumstances collide and Tree-Ear becomes Min's apprentice. Tree-Ear must learn patience, an apprecia...
All the World's a Stage: A Novel in Five Acts by Gretchen Woelfle. Find it: Amazon This is a historical novel where the great Shakespeare himself plays a role. Twelve-year-old Kit gets caught pickpocketing in the audience during a performance and instead of sending him off to prison, the Lord Chamberlain's Men decide he will work for them instead. ...
Show Me A Sign(series) by Ann Clare LeZotte Find it: Bookshop | Amazon In 1805, Mary Lambert lives in a community where everyone speaks sign language and a quarter of the population is deaf. One day, a young man arrives in the village hoping to research the reason for the high rate of deafness. Mary narrates the story and her observations of the in...
Daring Darlene, Queen of the Screen by Anne Nesbet Find it: Amazon | Bookshop In 1914, 12-year-old Darlene is a silent film star whose daring adventures have captivated screen audiences. A publicity stunt meant to revive her popularity has her inadvertently getting mixed up with the orphaned heiress, Victoria Berryman, who is the object of a kidnap...
Oct 24, 2017 · Try one of these awesome historical fiction books for tweens, recommended by my 8-12 year old avid readers.
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Have you ever wished you could visit another time? Do you enjoy learning about historical events or famous people from the past? Then step back in time with these 30 historical fiction books for readers 8+!
