Children's Historical Fiction Books

""Tad and His Father"" is a heart-warming novel written by Frederic Lauriston Bullard and published in 1915. The story revolves around a young boy named Tad and his father, who live in a small town. Tad's father is a hard-working man who struggles to...

The King's Messengers is a historical fiction novel written by William Adams and first published in 1870. Set in medieval England, the story follows the adventures of two young boys, Edmund and Richard, who are chosen by the king to become his messengers...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Ralph Luttrel's Fortunes, By Rail, By Road, And By Sea: A Book For Boys is a novel written by Robert St. John Corbet in 1869. The story follows the adventures of Ralph Luttrel, a young boy who sets out to make his fortune in the world. Ralph's journey...

Schoolboy Days: Or Ernest Bracebridge is a novel written by William Henry Giles Kingston and published in 1869. The story follows the adventures of a young boy named Ernest Bracebridge as he attends school and navigates the challenges of growing up in...

The Admirable Tinker: Child Of The World is a novel written by Edgar Jepson and first published in 1904. The story follows the life of a young boy named Tinker, who is born into poverty and raised by his grandmother in the slums of London. Despite his...

The Rebellion of the Princess is a novel written by Mary Imlay Taylor in 1903. The story revolves around a young princess named Mariska who is forced to marry a prince against her will. Mariska rebels against the arranged marriage and escapes from her...

The Border Boys Across The Frontier is a novel written by Fremont B. Deering and published in 1911. The book is set in the American Southwest and follows the adventures of three young boys, Jack, Pepper, and Andy, as they explore the region and encounter...

""Ruby And Pearl Or The Children At Castle Aylmer"" is a children's book written by Emma Marshall in 1880. The story revolves around two sisters, Ruby and Pearl, who live in a grand castle called Aylmer with their parents. The book follows their...

Colonel Thorndyke's Secret is a novel written by George Alfred Henty and published in 1898. The story follows the life of Colonel Thorndyke, a retired army officer who is known for his bravery and intelligence. However, he is also known for his secretive...

Between Boer and Briton: Or Two Boys' Adventures in South Africa is a historical fiction novel written by Edward Stratemeyer and published in 1900. The book tells the story of two young boys, Frank and Archie, who travel to South Africa during the Second...

Aunt Charlotte�������s Stories Of German History: For The Little Ones is a children's book written by Charlotte Mary Yonge and originally published in 1878. The book is a collection of tales that aim to introduce young readers to the history of Germany...

At School With An Old Dragoon is a novel written by Mac Kenna, which was first published in 1874. The story is set in a small town in Ireland and revolves around the life of a young boy named Tim O'Brien. Tim is a mischievous and adventurous child who...

Mary Walsingham is the story of a deaf and mute girl (born in 1621) to a well-to-do family in Littleton, England.The reason for her misbehavior remains undetected until she is nine years old, when a Mohawk girl from the colonies comes to work at the...

Some tattered papers discovered in the ruins of a cabin in the Adirondack Mountains reveal the life story of an old Native American woman, Sky Flower, written in the form of a diary.And what a story she has to tell! With quill in hand, the Mohawk writer...

This book tells a story about the hidden world of racial disparities and the history from which they stem. The kids who encounter negative experiences become the positive change that the future requires. This book contains stories, history...

When Saamidah, a young Palestinian refugee, is asked by her friends what her name means, she isn't quite sure what to say. She turns to her baba for some answers - but what she gets is an adventure beyond her wildest dreams. Join Saamidah on a lyrical...

Francois Cassel returned to Tumeroh after twelve months exile: 'What are you going to do?' Antroc asked. 'The only thing I can do,' Francois replied. 'I shall honour my sister's wedding.' 'Francois!' Kalan exclaimed. 'How could you be so stupid? Why...

It's 1959 in Cross Keys, Jamaica, and Janelle is excited to go to Portsea and spend time with her cousins, Selena and Diana. But things are not all going well. At home her baby brother Mikey is showing worrying developmental delays, and her parents are...

SOEGAI HET ARENDMEIJEDe dag nadat in het Mongolië van Dzjengis Khan Soegai's broer zich bij het leger aansluit, wordt hun zus Kara ontvoerd. Samen met haar arend Od en haar hond Gan gaat Soegai te paard op weg naar het land van de Kirgiezen om Kara te...

"The World's Smallest Letterpress Shop: a not-so-ordinary day" is the story of a woman and her three dogs, Kosmo, Wally, and Rufus, who accompany her to her very small print shop every day. The woman prints day after day on very old letterpress printers...

Through Veld and Forest: An African Story, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a...

The Tiddly Winks, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present...

When nerd and gamer, Max Anderson, tries out an experimental computer game, he doesn't realize he's playing the ultimate history game, time-traveling into the past...anywhere...anytime. Survival is optional. To return home he must decipher...

Eine bäuerliche Sippe der Eisenzeit war mit der Geschichte ihrer Vorfahren eng verbunden. In den Erzählungen der Ältesten führten sie ihre Herkunft auf einen steinzeitlichen Jäger zurück und erzählten von Jagden auf Tiere der Frühzeit wie Mammut und...

After having recurring dreams about her biological mother being a Canadian from Louisiana, a young North Dakotan adopted daughter travels to find out who her ancestors were. She is thus bound to learn about the story of the 1755 Acadian deportation...

Un soir, Sophie revient de ses cours à l’Université, quand elle est soudainement éblouie par une lumière intense. Prise de vertige, et sans trop savoir pourquoi ni comment, elle se retrouve en plein cœur de...

Carla, journaliste de guerre en Afghanistan, est en quête. Elle cherche quelque chose de signifiant, à ramener à son fils Théo.De son côté, Tom, un jeune Américain de dix-neuf ans, essaie de trouver un sens...

Not just a thriller-a gripping fusion of mystery, action, and humor.Take a heart-pounding journey with identical twin brothers Dan and Paul Case on their second adventure as they fearlessly challenge the shadows to bring some criminals to justice.As high...

The second novel in the gripping More Than Life trilogy. A cursed man. A stolen life. A legend worth chasing...Malevolent sorcerer, Janus, has clung to life for centuries, fueled by an insatiable thirst for magic. With his Sidons, half-fish minions...

For weeks, Lysis had been counting on going to the play-the new play by Euripides that everyone in Athens is talking about. It was to be performed for the first time at the theater of Dionysius on the Acropolis, and Father had promised to take him to see...

The year was 1960. My then 13-year-old brother Manuel Barros, Jr. was known throughout the community as the boy who could fix any bicycle.One day Manny decided to put together some spare parts, and thus the neighborhood bicycle Rad-Da-Ca Chad-Da-Ca was...

"Breathless, tumbling fantasy. The mixture of epic poetry, heroism, and suspense should enchant 10 to 13s." -- The Guardian"Now! Now you shall see what happens to those who would break the spell of mermaids!"Fleeing the king's justice for his accidental...

Peter Polo is off on another thrilling mission for the Great Khan! This time, Peter and his friends travel across the rivers, mountains, and cities of ancient China to the kingdom of Lan Xang, to try and stop a war over a rare white elephant. According...

Henry T Dalrymple is the best detective in the entire River Dell district. Together, he and his partner, Octavius Sinclair, operate a successful Private Investigation service. Nothing unusual about that – except for the fact that Henry T is...

2023 International Book Awards - Finalist ★Embark on a remarkable journey with our captivating bilingual English Arabic children's book, designed to ignite a love for languages and a deep appreciation of diversity and inclusion. This Arabic kids book,...

We have all heard about the knights of old. The knights who were strong, brave and bold.  But have you heard of the sleepy knight? Whose eyes were always shut up tight.  So how will he win the tournament prize? Luckily...

An ancient spell gone wrong. A legacy of time travel. The latest unsuspecting heir. Fifteen-year-old Sophia McAskie can see an object's past just by touching it. She doesn't know why. She can't control it. And she doesn't know she can time travel...

By 1799, Mrs. McKeiver had lived in the Hills for twenty-one years, time enough to be an accepted midwife and herbal healer. Widowed now, she cares for her brilliant twenty-year-old son, crippled when a child. In addition, she cooks for the poor with...

When seventeen-year-old Brigid chooses a worthless family trinket as her "something old" to wear on her wartime wedding day, she has no idea what she has set in motion. Brigid knows nothing about the iron brooch, nor has she ever been to Scotland, her...

It was a glorious time for the two teens, Glenda and Traveler! At home in their magical sanctuary, hidden in downtown Chicago, they immersed themselves in the city's festive winter holiday season.Sadly, their holiday celebrations are cut short. Theo, the...

Benji and the Gunpowder Plot is the first in the Time Tumblers series.Benji thinks he is just an ordinary boy, but when he falls down a time tunnel he lands in 1605 and the midst of men who are organising the Gunpowder Plot. As an apprentice to a Master...

Did you think the Normans won the Battle of Hastings in 1066? Think again! When thirteen-year-old Wulf went into battle against the Normans, his mother gave him a rune-stone, a good luck charm to wear round his neck. Not only did it keep him alive but...

Way back in the 16th Century King Henry VIII decided to rob the country's abbeys and churches of all their riches to finance his army. Peakdale Abbey, in North Yorkshire, was very rich, with lots of items made of gold, silver and precious stones which...