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Historical Fiction for Teens: My Favorite Captivating Books About the Past
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items Looking for engaging books that capture the imagination without compromising on values? This curated reading list features the best clean historical fiction books for teens and young adults. Historical fiction is an incredible way to bring the past t...
A peak into the industrial age in 1910.
Dear Emma - Books
A storybook glimpse into the holocaust.
Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner
A story set in the time of the witch trials. While the title sounds creepy, it's not. It teaches to not believe the gossip and rumors about people we do not know.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond: Newbery Award Winner
A heartwrenching story of the damage many explorers did by taking advantage of native people.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Gives a picture into American life during WWII.
Rascal (Puffin Modern Classics) - Books
A classic series about a family's journey west and life on the frontier.
Little House On The Prairie Books
Life on the frontier with Caddie- a girl who couldn't stand to be a "proper" young lady.
Caddie Woodlawn: Brink, Carol Ryrie: 9781416940289
Another book about frontier life- as a young boy holds down his family's homestead all alone.
The Sign of the Beaver: Newbery Honor
This book may be a bit intense for really tender hearts. But I found it didn't go into too many gorey details. It covers the story of a young boy who joined the Union army during the Civil War. I enjoyed reading it!
John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy
Our whole family enjoyed listening to this book! It's based during the Great Depression and gives a glimpse into the life of the families that the government paid to move to Alaska. It's a really wholesome book that doesn't run from the hard things.
Sweet Home Alaska
I loved listening to this book, just as much as the kids did! It is based off of a teenager that lived during the Great Depression. It does an amazing job of making you feel the challenges and struggles they faced- including tension between siblings....
R My Name Is Rachel
Both the kids and I enjoyed listening to this newer historical fiction book, set in the throws of segregation being overcome. Based on a true story of a boy that gets to live two doors down from the baseball legend Jackie Robinson, it highlights the ...
The Hero Two Doors Down: True Friendship Story
This book is a bit heavy for younger audiences, but it does a great job of depicting life in the South when segregation was still being overcome. It's not a book that skims over things and paints it all into a pretty picture. But I feel like it's don...
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: 40th Anniv
This book shares the story of a young girl who immigrates from Germany to New York during the 1870's. It shares the challenges that so many immigrants faced when moving to America. I enjoy this book just as much as the kids!
A House of Tailors