Some of My Favorite YA Historical Fiction Books

Discover captivating YA historical fiction books with our curated list of favorites. Journey through time with these must-read novels perfect for young adult readers.

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond

by Elizabeth George Speare

A young girl's rebellion against bigotry culminates in a terrifying witch hunt and trial.
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Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg)

by Karen Cushman

"Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life." Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to arich man--any rich man, no matter …
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A Coal Miner's Bride

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Sent from Poland to Pennsylvania to be married to a coal miner, thirteen-year-old Anetka lives a totally new life in a harsh environment she doesn't …
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The Great Railroad Race

by Kristiana Gregory

As the daughter of a newspaper reporter, fourteen-year-old Libby keeps a diary account of the exciting events surrounding her during the building of the Transcontinental …
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile

by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

This compelling story of adventure, romance, and intrigue, set in ancient Egypt, was written by the three-time Newbery Honor and Edgar Award winning author Eloise …
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Pirates!

by Celia Rees

This powerful and thrilling novel presents the story of the inspiring journey of two 18th-century women who break the bonds of gender, race, and position …
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Queen's Own Fool

by Jane Yolen

Fans of historical sagas and the CW show Reign will be swept up by this clever tale by Jane Yolen and Robert Harris Once she …
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The Shakespeare Stealer

by Gary Blackwood

A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England! Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master …
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At the Sign of the Sugared Plum

by Mary Hooper

As the Plague takes hold of seventeenth-century London and people flee the city, Hannah and her sister Sarah try to maintain Sarah's candy shop even …
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The Midwife's Apprentice (rpkg)

by Karen Cushman

'Like Cushman's 1995 Newbery Honor Book, Catherine, Called Birdy, this novel is about a strong young woman in medieval England who finds her own way …
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Fever 1793

by Laurie Halse Anderson

An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where "the plot rages like the epidemic …
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Johnny Tremain

by Esther Forbes

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Montmorency

by Eleanor Updale

Five years after giving up his life of crime in the London sewers, Montmorency is back. But his evil alter ego, Scarper, has returned too, …
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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

by Gary D. Schmidt

Turner Buckminster is purely miserable. Not only is he the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, but he is shunned for …
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Time Enough for Drums

by Ann Rinaldi

Sixteen-year-old Jem struggles to maintain the status quo at home in Trenton, New Jersey, when the family men join the war for independence. There are …
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Bloody Jack

by Louis A. Meyer

"While disguised as a boy, Jacky Faber experiences adventure and romance on the high seas"--
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Curse of the Blue Tattoo

by Louis A. Meyer

In 1803, after being exposed as a girl and forced to leave her ship, Jacky Faber finds herself attending school in Boston, where, instead of …
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Under the Jolly Roger

by Louis A. Meyer

In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer.
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In the Belly of the Bloodhound

by Louis A. Meyer

Jacky Faber and her classmates at the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston are kidnapped while on a school outing and transported in …
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Mississippi Jack

by Louis A. Meyer

In 1806, the exploits of Jacky Faber continue as she heads west to avoid capture by the British and discovers adventure aboard a keelboat on …
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