Historical Fiction

Abe Lincoln crosses a creek : a tall, thin tale (introducing his forgotten frontier friend) /

Hopkinson, Deborah,


Wilson's Children, July 2009. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Booklist starred, September 2008. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2008. Horn Book, September 2008. Kirkus Review, August 2008. In Knob Creek, Kentucky, in 1816, seven-year-old Abe Lincoln falls into a creek and is rescued by his best friend, Austin Gollaher.
Date Published:2008

Wilson's Children, July 2009. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2009. Booklist starred, September 2008. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2008. Horn Book, September 2008. Kirkus Review, August 2008. In Knob Creek, Kentucky, in 1816, seven-year-old Abe Lincoln falls into a creek and is rescued by his best friend, Austin Gollaher.

Date Published:2008

Alice on the island : a Pearl Harbor survival story /

Poe, Mayumi Shimose,


"On December 7, 1941, thirteen-year old Alice's life changes completely as she experiences an act of war, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and her father's imprisonment in a Japanese internment camp, leaving Alice and the rest of her family struggling to adjust to life without him"--OCLC.
Date Published:2019

Ann fights for freedom : an Underground Railroad survival story /

Smith, Nikki Shannon, 1971-,


"In 1854 in Eastern Maryland twelve-year-old Ann is a slave, grateful that her family is still all together; but when their master, in need of money, decides to sell Ann andher younger brother, their parents decide to take the dangerous step of running away north to freedom--a journey filled with danger, especially since they are not sure how to find the first station on the Underground Railroad"--OCLC.
Date Published:2019

"In 1854 in Eastern Maryland twelve-year-old Ann is a slave, grateful that her family is still all together; but when their master, in need of money, decides to sell Ann andher younger brother, their parents decide to take the dangerous step of running away north to freedom--a journey filled with danger, especially since they are not sure how to find the first station on the Underground Railroad"--OCLC.

Date Published:2019

The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863

Tarshis, Lauren,


Includes "a trip back in time, questions and answers about the civil war, and more''. Witnessing the harrowing events of the Civil War from the Pennsylvania sidelines, 11-year-old Henry endures the most grueling challenges of his life throughout a hot July week when he becomes inadvertently involved in the historic battle.
Date Published:2013

Clue in the castle tower

Buckey, Sarah Masters, 1955-,


"A Samantha mystery." Teacher Librarian, February 2012. Library Media Connection, November 2011. While visiting an old castle in England, Samantha and Nellie solve mysteries involving a ghost and some missing rare books.
Date Published:2011

Clues in the shadows : a Molly mystery /

Ernst, Kathleen, 1959-,


"American Girl Mysteries"--Prelim. p. Molly becomes weary and troubled in the spring of 1945 while doing her patriotic duty to help the U.S. win WWII, and when her father returns home safe, he seems slightly changed.
Date Published:2009

The curse of Ravenscourt : a Samantha mystery /

Buckey, Sarah Masters, 1955-,


"American Girl." "American Girl mysteries"--T.p. verso. Eleven-year-old Samantha moves with her family into a luxury Manhattan apartment building in 1904 and soon becomes involved in investigating whether a series of mishaps is related to a curse on the building's owner.
Date Published:2005

A diamond in the desert

Fitzmaurice, Kathryn,


School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Publisher's Weekly, December 2011. Booklist, March 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Kirkus Review, December 2011. Library Media Connection, August 2012. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, thirteen-year-old Tetsu and his family are sent to the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona where a fellow prisoner starts a baseball team, but when Tetsu's sister becomes ill and he feels responsible, he stops playing.
Date Published:2012

School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Publisher's Weekly, December 2011. Booklist, March 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Kirkus Review, December 2011. Library Media Connection, August 2012. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, thirteen-year-old Tetsu and his family are sent to the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona where a fellow prisoner starts a baseball team, but when Tetsu's sister becomes ill and he feels responsible, he stops playing.

Date Published:2012

Duke

Larson, Kirby,


School Library Journal, October 2013. Library Media Connection starred, January 2014. Pub Weekly, September 2013. Kirkus Starred, July 2013. Booklist, November 2013. Horn Book, September 2013. Teacher Librarian, December 2014. In 1944, Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened, and determined to get his dog back.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal, October 2013. Library Media Connection starred, January 2014. Pub Weekly, September 2013. Kirkus Starred, July 2013. Booklist, November 2013. Horn Book, September 2013. Teacher Librarian, December 2014. In 1944, Hobie Hanson's father is flying B-24s in Europe, so Hobie decides to donate his beloved German shepherd, Duke, to Dogs for Defense in the hope that it will help end the war sooner--but when he learns that Duke is being trained for combat he is shocked, frightened, and determined to get his dog back.

Date Published:2015

Emmi in the city : a Great Chicago Fire survival story /

Alikhan, Salima,


Kirkus Review, December 2018. "Emmi, a German immigrant, is living in Chicago when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, and, separated from her father, she finds herself with her neighbors, Cara and Seamus, braving the smoke and flames trying to escape the danger of the burning city, and searching for all their parents"--OCLC.
Date Published:2019

The firekeeper's son

Park, Linda Sue,


In eighteenth-century Korea, after Sang-hee's father injures his ankle, Sang-hee attempts to take over the task of lighting the evening fire which signals to the palace that all is well. Includes historical notes.
Date Published:2003

A growing suspicion : a Rebecca mystery /

Greene, Jacqueline Dembar,


Volunteering at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the early 1900s, Jewish cousins Rebecca and Ana must find the real culprit when they are unfairly blamed for a series of mishaps in the Japanese garden.
Date Published:2015

Henry's freedom box

Levine, Ellen,


Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2007. Publisher's Weekly, January 2007. Kirkus Starred, December 2006. A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.
Date Published:2007

Heroes

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


Booklist, October 01, 2023. Kirkus, January 01, 2024. Publisher's Weekly, January 22, 2024. December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS Utah when Japanese planes begin attacking America! The war has come to them. This gripping novel tackles themes of bravery, prejudice, and what it means to stand up for what's right.
Date Published:2024

Booklist, October 01, 2023. Kirkus, January 01, 2024. Publisher's Weekly, January 22, 2024. December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. December 7th, 1941: Everything explodes. That morning, Frank and Stanley are aboard the battleship the USS Utah when Japanese planes begin attacking America! The war has come to them. This gripping novel tackles themes of bravery, prejudice, and what it means to stand up for what's right.

Date Published:2024

Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Tarshis, Lauren,


Eleven-year-old Barry Hunter and his family attempt to ride out Hurricane Katrina at home in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans when his little sister gets ill, but when the levees break, Barry gets swept away from his family.
Date Published:2012

I survived the American Revolution, 1776

Tarshis, Lauren,


Includes author's notes about her research. The battlefield was soaked in blood. Screams of injured soldiers rang through the air. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox knelt behind a rock, his gun clutched in his shaking hands. Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he was trapped in a terrible gunfight between American and British troops. This Revolutionary War had started as a thrilling fight for freedom. The 13 American colonies were breaking apart from England, away from King George III. The colonies would band together to become a brand-new country: The United States of America! But King George was like a snake with America gripped in his fangs -- and he didn't want to let go. So now it was war -- brutal, bloody war. And America was being crushed by the mighty British army. Thousands of American troops were either dead or dying in filthy British prison ships. General George Washington's army was in tatters. All Nate wanted was to find his father ... and to get out of here alive.
Date Published:2017

Includes author's notes about her research. The battlefield was soaked in blood. Screams of injured soldiers rang through the air. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox knelt behind a rock, his gun clutched in his shaking hands. Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he was trapped in a terrible gunfight between American and British troops. This Revolutionary War had started as a thrilling fight for freedom. The 13 American colonies were breaking apart from England, away from King George III. The colonies would band together to become a brand-new country: The United States of America! But King George was like a snake with America gripped in his fangs -- and he didn't want to let go. So now it was war -- brutal, bloody war. And America was being crushed by the mighty British army. Thousands of American troops were either dead or dying in filthy British prison ships. General George Washington's army was in tatters. All Nate wanted was to find his father ... and to get out of here alive.

Date Published:2017

I survived the attack of the grizzlies, 1967

Tarshis, Lauren,


Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family visit Glacier National Park every summer, but this year Mel comes face-to-face with a terrifying grizzly bear.
Date Published:2018

I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001

Tarshis, Lauren,


When Lucas decides to skip school because he wants to discuss football with a firefighter friend of his father, he finds himself caught up in the terrorist attacks on New York City.
Date Published:2020

I survived the battle of D-Day, 1944

Tarshis, Lauren,


When Paul, a French boy living in a Nazi controlled village, finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home, he has a chance to play a role in the Allies plan to crush the Nazis.
Date Published:2019

I survived the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

Tarshis, Lauren,


Sand flew up into Danny's eyes. And then from behind him, a huge explosion seemed to shatter the world. The force lifted Danny off his feet and threw him onto the ground. And then Danny couldn't hear anything at all.
Date Published:2012