Colonial historical fiction - list 2
Explore our curated list of colonial historical fiction books, featuring gripping tales set in colonial eras. Discover must-read novels that bring history to life with rich storytelling and vivid settings.
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Alone in an Untamed Land
by Maxine Trottier
Young Hélène St. Onge and her older sister Catherine are orphans. When King Louis XVI orders all men in New France to marry, Catherine becomes a fille du roi, one of the many young women sent to the new world as brides. Hélène will accompany her on the long sea voyage and live with her sister's new family. But Catherine dies during the grueling journey, and Hélène finds herself alone in a strange new country. New France is a far harsher place than she imagined, with bitter winters and the threat of attack from the Iroquois. Will the few friendships she has made on her long voyage enable her to survive?
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Kate and the Spies
by JoAnn A. Grote
In 1775, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the British siege brings increasing hardships and growing resentment to the community, eleven-year-old Kate decides to go against her Loyalist parents and help her cousin spy for the Patriots.
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Enemy in the Fort
by Sarah Masters Buckey
In 1754 New Hampshire, 12-year-old Rebecca Percy is worried about her parents, who have been captured by the Abenaki Indians, and about the mysterious boy raised by the Abenaki who has come to stay at the fort with her.
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Bridie of the Wild Rose Inn
by Jennifer Armstrong
Set in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1695, Bridie has to overcome suspicions by the colony that she is practicing witchcraft.
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Ann of the Wild Rose Inn
by Jennifer Armstrong
Sixteen-year-old Ann and her twin brother, John, are dedicated to the cause of American independence, but when Ann falls in love with a British soldier, her resolve is tested.
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Heather
by Vivian Schurfranz
In the English colony of New York in 1665, sixteen-year-old Heather discovers that one of the two men who claim to love her may also be plotting to kill her.
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Elizabeth
by Willo Davis Roberts
A young Puritan girl, accused of being a witch, must make decisions concerning her defense that could protect a friend while threatening her own life.
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A Pickpocket's Tale
by Karen Schwabach
When Molly, a ten-year-old orphan, is arrested for picking pockets in London in 1731, she is banished to America and serves as an indentured servant for a New York City family that expects her to follow their Jewish traditions.
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Salem Witch
by Patricia Hermes
Read about Elizabeth Putnam being accused of witchcraft, then flip the book over to read about her friend George who must make a decision who to believe.
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Dear Canada: With Nothing But Our Courage: The Loyalist Diary of Mary MacDonald, Johnstown, Quebec, 1783
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Silence and Lily 1773
by Kathleen Duey
In 1773, ten-year-old Silence wants a chance to call Lily--a beautiful mare--her own. In the days leading up to the Boston Tea Party, Silence learns that someone has been taking Lily out to secret meetings. If she doesnt do something drastic, she may lose Lily forever.
