Children's Historical Fiction Books

In a cross between fantasy and realism, Roots Four Zero is about a fourteen-year-old slave girl called Zero. Her master named her Zero because he thought of her as a nothing. One day Zero finally finds the courage to run away and decides to find her...

Through strange events, a little burgher maid becomes mistress of a castle of robber barons. This lonely castle of Adlerstein perched high on the rocks above a dangerous ford, is known as the eagle's eyrie. Here the twin barons are born and grow to...

You wouldn’t believe how much trouble one little pooch could be, but when that pup is the First Dog of the United States, there’s no telling what he might get into. Join Bo as he takes you on an insider's look at the White House where...

Yes, America is the land of the brave and the home of the free; and we do have freedom of speech!  It’s right there in the Bill of Bights!  It’s right there in the First Amendment!  But this does not mean we can say whatever we...

-ABOUT THE BOOK: In Volume 2 of the Footsteps in the Canyon Series-enjoy reading these awe-inspiring stories:Fire in the CanyonLiving close to nature, as the Bradford Family did on the BB Ranch, meant that many happenings with seemingly innocent actions...

-ABOUT THE BOOK: In Volume 3 of the Footsteps in the Canyon Series-enjoy reading these awe-inspiring stories.1.BURIED TREASURERanches on the Oklahoma Panhandle were often far apart, and company coming to visit was a highly anticipated event, especially...

-ABOUT THE BOOK: A GIFT FROM THE PAST (Story 1)Caitlyn's discovery of a tragedy in the canyon by her home was unexpected. That day, she was only wishing to rest her eyes from staring at the computer screen and at the puzzle called mathematics. But this...

Jemima Boone is as thrilled to tell you about her daddy, Daniel Boone, as you will be to read her story about the settlement of the Kentucky frontier. Adventure and danger are behind every tree. Along with the Boone family triumphs are tragedies that...

History surrounds us, but we don't always know where to find it. Would we even think to look in our own backyards? In author Ronald S. Martinez Sr.'s book, The Prairie Monster, two children are playing, just like they do every day. But this time, they...

When Magz finds an old key in a dusty old high school yearbook, she hardly expects it to open up a time travel portal in the school’s book room that sends her back in time to 1983.But she soon finds out that time travelling is not all record...

This is a novel for children ages 9-12. It tells the story of a Roman boy and his Greek slave, who are mysteriously transported to a cave in Northern Ontario. They are found by William and his friend Joseph (who knows some Latin). The Canadian boys must...

Take me far, far away,Faster than a wink of an eye I pray,To the land where the Darach roam,To the land of the magical stones,To the peoples of the mountain,Forest, bog, hill, and river,Great Everything, bring me thither.This fantasy novel, the second in...

Moses is a twelve-year-old boy, living on a Virginia tobacco plantation in the 1850s.  He knows what slavery means.  Massa owns him. A shy, frightened boy, Moses knows that he and his family are nothing more than property - the same as a mule...

Mental health is just as important as any other health issue. High School Stories: Life Interrupted is the first installment in the High School Stories series. This historical fiction is about a group of teenagers who are all set to begin their...

The family saga continues in this third book to Davenport House, beginning with a chapter that looks into the past to understand the present. Motor cars and telephone calls are now part of the modern life at Davenport House. It is summertime in 1915...

With young magicians struggling to understand their powers and magical artifacts that are being stolen by Nazis, the Tommy Black series is a unique and exciting mixture of Harry Potter and Indiana Jones. The four book series follows Tommy and his...

My brow is bent beneath a heavy rod! My face is wan and white with many woes!But I will lift my poor chained hands to God, And for my children pray, and for my foes. From "The Prayer of the South" by Fr. Abram RyanFather Abram...

As a prominent Catholic in colonial Maryland, according to the law, Charles Carroll was unable to vote, hold office, or present a case in a court of law. But all that changed in the years before the American Revolution. Charles proved himself a loyal...

Aspiring young naturalist Celeste Rossan is determined to live a life of adventure and scientific discovery. But when her father loses everything, Celeste's hopes of ever leaving her home town are dashed... until she sees a narrow opportunity to escape...

Can you imagine a meal without condiments? Never!No Ketchup on your hamburger and fries? No way!How about condiments walking off the counter? WHAAAAT!Well, it's happening at The Diner and there's not a condiment in sight. Tripp, his dad, his...

The winter has been a tough one for Pauline and Arlene's family. Though only eleven, the twin girls are old in too many ways: They know what it is to work to exhaustion, to be hamstrung by longing, to be blind with hate.Pauline labors from dawn to...

Ever since she was a little girl, Marguerite de Angeli loved her father's descriptions of the red leather-topped copper-toed boots he prized when he was a young boy in Lapeer, Michigan. She also treasured his tales of tradin' at the store and with his...

Discover the comforting allure of salt rising bread, a culinary gem from the heart of Appalachia, born from the ingenuity of pioneer women. This tale, set in 1880, unravels the mystique of this unique bread through the eyes of a young girl living on the...

"The latest addictive enigma." - The San Francisco Book Review"A glamorous but secretive atmosphere and storyline to delight the likes of a millennial Agatha Christie."  - The Independent Book ReviewDuring a long weekend in March, a group of...

Pedro Menendez sailed to Florida on his flagship, the San Pelayo, named after a knight who had successfully defeated the Spanish Moors 850 years earlier. There were twenty cabin boys on board the San Pelayo.Ship boys or cabin boys were from ages eleven...

"Outside, on the bough of a tree, sat the living nightingale. She had heard of the emperor's illness, and was therefore come to sing to him of hope and trust. And as she sung, the shadows grew paler and paler."- Hans Christian Andersen,...

Thomas Hanner Lyle, like so many other southerners, finds himself embroiled in a war that will change his life forever. As a Confederate soldier, he fights in battle while trying to retain his humanity and not damn his soul. During in-between times, he...

In the Golden Age of Piracy, none was more dreaded than Blackbeard. Sam, Derek, and Caitlin head for a week's vacation at Virginia Beach, where three hundred years ago, pirates sailed the waters off the Atlantic Coast. As the kids explore the beach,...

Jeremiah and Andrew are reluctant to have the city-slicker girl cousins visit for the summer. They never dreamed the girls would love farm life and Great-Granny's Scrapbook! Mercy Sakes! The girls manage to get into mischief, keeping everyone on their...

Inga is no ordinary 11-year-old girl and it isn’t just her crown of white blond hair that makes her different. Standing with the orphan children she stares ahead with a grim expression, waiting to be chosen for a mother’s helper. In 1888,...

In 1861, as the American Civil War escalates, eleven-year old Jennine is reluctantly taken by her father to live in Savannah, Georgia, with the twelve-year old cousin she despises- Annise Loreal Bouvoir.While awaiting the return of her father from his...

The Ungrateful Friend is a story of two childhood friends from different backgrounds growing up in the Victorian era in Oxfordshire England. Gwendolyn is from a well-to-do and respected family while Molly is an orphan and a farmer's child.

In SuperGum, the latest children's book from Canadian author and illustrator Graeme Bennett, a bubblegum enthusiast visits America's #1 chewing gum factory and tests an unreleased product that proves to be irresistible. Based on the author's own...

An extraordinary tale of bravery, heartache, and endurance during an impossible time. Within the pages of this well researched young adult novel is a story of survival that is woven together with both candor and empathy. Prolific novelist, Tecla Emerson...

This is a comic story that gives an inside look into the Children's journey inside the militant Greek city-state of Sparta. The story continues with a young boy from Libu and his cousin's journey into the Spartan military program known as "Agoge." The...

With Prince Henrick dead, a foreign army in league with the king, and the palace taken, Reid must find a way to right the wrongs for the people of Marsden. Reid never expected to find love, friendship, or her mother in the kingdom of Axian. She also...

Twelve-year-old Aggie has never manned a steamboat until she is forced to the wheel. When she reunites with her younger sisters aboard the IRENE, their sixty-foot steamboat, the sisters are trapped with thugs intending to steal their boat. As Aggie...

A story filled with adventure, heart and courage, Nilay’s Wish takes readers through the lively and colorful times of historic India. When young Nilay gets to make a wish, he never expects to travel to 300 CE India. Nilay is in for countless...

Though James finds it a challenge being the oldest boy in a large extended family, he longs for something more exciting. Then, he and his cousins Isaiah and Kevin venture down the valley behind their grandmother's backyard fence, and embark on a...

Sarra has completed her schooling and since the death of her mother in the Mage Wars, has looked after the home of her extended family, also growing much of their food and providing herself with an income using these horticultural skills . Although all...

It is 1911, and nine-year-old Lily, an American-born child of Sicilian immigrants loves to sing, and wants to, has to, prove she is not a little kid. She and her large family are crammed into a three-room flat in New York City's Lower East Side. Everyone...

Lily has to do EVERYTHING. She bakes Daily Bread, minds her thumb-sucking little sister, hangs laundry on the roof, and keeps up with home chores her big sisters list. She even fetched a nurse from the Henry Street Settlement to save Mama and the new...

Through strange events, a little burgher maid becomes mistress of a castle of robber barons. This lonely castle of Adlerstein perched high on the rocks above a dangerous ford, is known as the eagle's eyrie. Here the twin barons are born and grow to...

Why do we have so much, when others have so little? When a young princess encounters poverty for the first time, her eyes and her heart are opened. Inspired by the life of Saint Audrey of Ely, a real English princess who gave up everything to follow...

Join Peg Patrick as he travels around Ireland in the footsteps of St. Patrick. In this unique and meticulously researched book, children will be introduced to the true story of St. Patrick and the ancient sites where he lived and preached. A geotagged...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...