Historical Fiction

Avi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Newbery Honor)
In 1832, Charlotte 's sea voyage turns into a nightmare when the crew mutinies. Should she side with the captain or the crew?

Bruchac, Joseph. The Winter People
An Abenaki boy must rescue his family after they are kidnapped by English rangers in 1759.

Carbone, Elisa. Blood on the River
See the fight for survival at James Town firsthand through the eyes of Captain John Smith’s servant in 1607.

Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts (Newbery Honor)
Would you like to live on an island with dangerous prisoners? Join Moose as he experiences life on Alcatraz Island in 1935.

Collier, James Lincoln. War Comes to Willy Freeman
Willy disguises herself as a boy to try and save her family during the American Revolution.

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud Not Buddy (Newbery Award Winner)
When Bud's mother dies, he sets off on a quest to find his father in Depression era Michigan.

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton (Newbery Honor)
After a fellow villager makes off with some money, Elijah crosses the border to help hunt him down and learns the difference between being freeborn and a slave.

Cushman, Karen. Catherine, Called Birdy (Newbery Honor)
Birdy keeps a journal of her life in medieval England , including trying to escape an arranged marriage.

DeFelice, Cynthia. The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker
After the death of his family from tuberculosis, Lucas becomes a doctor's apprentice in Vermont in 1849 and helps look for a cure for the disease.

Duble, Kathleen Benner . The Sacrifice
Two sisters are accused of witchcraft in Andover , Massachusetts , in 1692 and await trial in a miserable prison while their mother desperately searches for some way to obtain their freedom.

Fleischman, Sid. The Entertainer and the Dybbuk
An American ventriloquist is possessed by the spirit of a Jewish child seeking revenge in post World War II Europe.

Fleischman, Sid. The Whipping Boy (Newbery Award Winner)
An unpleasant prince and his whipping boy trade places and get involved with dangerous outlaws in medieval times.

Griffin, Peni R. 11,000 Years Lost
Esther is magically transported to the past and learns about life in the Ice Age when she gets adopted by a tribe of mammoth hunters.

Larson, Kirby. Hattie Big Sky (Newbery Honor)
Orphaned Hattie moves to Montana on her own to try and prove her uncle’s claim.

Lawson, Robert. Mr. Revere and I
Hear about the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere from the viewpoint of his horse.

Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze (Newbery Award Winner)
In the 1920's, a Chinese youth from the country comes to Chungking with his mother where the bustling city offers adventure, and his apprenticeship to a coppersmith brings good fortune.

Lord, Bette Bao. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
A Chinese girl learns to fit into her new home in Brooklyn when she falls in love with baseball in 1947.

Love, D. Anne. The Puppeteer’s Apprentice
Servant girl Mouse runs away and manages to apprentice herself to a traveling puppeteer in medieval England .

Park, Linda Sue. The Kite Fighters
Two brothers compete in a kite flying competition in the year 1473 in Korea .

Paterson, Katherine. Bread and Roses, Too
Rosa and Jake experience the mill strike in Lawrence , Massachusetts in 1912 from two very different points of view.

Peck, Richard. A Long Way From Chicago (Newbery Honor)
Joey and MaryAlice are sent to stay with their eccentric Grandma Dowdel during the Depression era summers, and find she is no ordinary old lady!

Pope, Elizabeth Marie. The Sherwood Ring
Ghosts bring the American Revolution alive when Peggy moves to the old family estate.

Russell, Christopher. Dogboy
In medieval Britain , Brind goes to war with his master and 40 mastiffs. But when the British are defeated, Brind must find his own way home with the help of one dog and a French girl.

Schmidt, Gary . The Wednesday Wars (Newbery Honor)
In the late 1960’s on Long Island, Holling Hoodhood learns about life, love and happiness during uncertain times.

Speare, Elizabeth George. The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Newbery Award Winner)
Kit moves to colonial Connecticut and is accused of being a witch when she befriends an old Quaker woman.

Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Newbery Award Winner)
Cassie and her family struggle against prejudice in the rural American South in the 1930's.

Tingle, Rebecca. Far Traveler
Wyn disguises herself as a boy to escape an unwanted marriage her uncle is arranging in medieval England and becomes part of a rebellion.

Weston, Elise. The Coastwatcher
Hugh thinks Germans may be hiding in the old Spook House near his beach house during World War II.

Yolen, Jane. The Devil’s Arithmetic
A girl is magically transported to the 1940's to experience a Nazi concentration camp.