History & Historical Fiction Books


When My Name Was KeokoWhen My Name Was Keoko
Best Price: $2.93
this book is essential for kids, they need to know about Asia's war and history, expecially...
Adam of the Road (Newbery Library, Puffin)Adam of the Road (Newbery Library, Puffin)
Best Price: $2.94
Good Book vs Bad Book (hard choice) This was not exactly the best book but it's a pretty...
The Land of the Silver ApplesThe Land of the Silver Apples
Best Price: $6.99
A beautifully written novel with a unique combination of high adventure, 8th century history,...
Shadow in the North (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 2)Shadow in the North (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 2)
Best Price: $1.92
I'll save a review of the book for others, but suffice it to say that I really liked it. As a...
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch TrialsA Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials
Best Price: $3.00
While a good read, for those who have read "The crucible" play by Arthur Miller may...


DC: The New Frontier, Vol. 2DC: The New Frontier, Vol. 2
Best Price: $10.35
"DC: The New Frontier, Volume 2" collects the final three issues of the noted comic...
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's ShadowHitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow
Best Price: $7.98
I cannot say enough about how impressed I was by this book. For students in Jr High and up, this...
The Ides of April (Ray, Mary, Roman Empire Sequence.)The Ides of April (Ray, Mary, Roman Empire Sequence.)
Best Price: $7.10
The Ides of April is written by Mary Ray and it's 165 pages long and set in Rome A.D. 62. It's a...
NightjohnNightjohn
Best Price: $2.19
I cannot say too many good things about this production. I was tired when I ordered it, so was...
Briar RoseBriar Rose
Best Price: $3.43
Usually, I think Yolen makes a much better editor than author. Her sense of prose is quite good,...


Parallel JourneysParallel Journeys
Best Price: $2.18
Although this was a book about great sorrow and despair, the strength of the human spirit shines...
King Arthur and His Knights: Selected TalesKing Arthur and His Knights: Selected Tales
Best Price: $10.25
This nice collection of tales of King Arthur and his knights of the table round is a wonderful...
Nobody's PrizeNobody's Prize
Best Price: $10.01
Nobody's Prize is on par with its predecessor in terms of style and content and is not a...
Dragon's Gate (Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1867)Dragon's Gate (Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1867)
Best Price: $2.88
Dragon's Gate seems to be quite the marvelous book to read. I always favored the Chinese...
The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow (Living History Library)The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow (Living History Library)
Best Price: $8.83
This book was an amazing story. You will read this book again and again until you've memorized...

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox PartyThe Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party
Best Price: $4.00
I knew some of the historical references when I read this but not all. This book goes to a dark...
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation)The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation)
Best Price: $4.79
I thought that Octavian Nothing sounded like a great book for teens, and so I bought the book as...
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in SiberiaThe Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
Best Price: $2.63
terrific book, just the reality type show we need instead of bimbos and druggies. this touches...
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (Readers Circle (Laurel-Leaf))Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (Readers Circle (Laurel-Leaf))
Best Price: $2.95
Very good story. I enjoyed readint it. My granddaughter will hopefully enjoy it also.
Ashes of RosesAshes of Roses
Best Price: $2.62
The novel "Ashes of Roses" is a powerful, moving and intelligent book. I highly...

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl - The Definitive EditionAnne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl - The Definitive Edition
Best Price: $5.00
I have finally, at the age of 33, gotten around to reading Anne Frank's diary. There is little...
Escape from Warsaw (Original title: The Silver Sword)Escape from Warsaw (Original title: The Silver Sword)
Best Price: $1.97
"Escape From Warsaw" is a unique find, a tale about children separated from their...
Year of Impossible GoodbyesYear of Impossible Goodbyes
Best Price: $1.99
This book is about a 10 year old girl named Sookan and she lives with her mother,...
Streams to the River, River to the SeaStreams to the River, River to the Sea
Best Price: $3.26
I originally read this in jr. high when I really did not have all that much appreciation for the...
Glory FieldGlory Field
Best Price: $3.75
This is the story of a family. Who saw its first ancestor captured, bound, and brought to...

Friedrich (Puffin Books)Friedrich (Puffin Books)
Best Price: $2.22
This book is an account written by a man who was a boy when WWII and the Holocaust started. His...
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Betsy-Tacy)Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill (Betsy-Tacy)
Best Price: $3.00
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill is the third book in the timeless Betsy-Tacy-Tib series. In...
The Queen of AttoliaThe Queen of Attolia
Best Price: $2.90
I believe that the Queen of Attolia is even more exciting then The Thief. Gen is back and...
The CageThe Cage
Best Price: $2.86
I did not purchase this book on Amazon, but I had to write a review anyway. I got my copy of The...
The Winged Watchman (Living History Library (Warsaw, N.D.).)The Winged Watchman (Living History Library (Warsaw, N.D.).)
Best Price: $8.00
The plot of the story takes place in Holland during World War II, it shows the challenges Dutch...

No Promises in the WindNo Promises in the Wind
Best Price: $1.89
It is the height of the Depression, 1932, and times are hard all over. In the Grondowski family...
The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by DayThe Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day
Best Price: $4.75
This book is the Story/History of William Tyndale and his journey to get everyone to read the...
The Morning GiftThe Morning Gift
Best Price: $5.01
Eva Ibbotson has done it again! Just when I think I may be disappointed in her, because you...
Forbidden CityForbidden City
Best Price: $2.58
Alex and his dad are going to China! Alex is home when his dad get home. His dad tells them...
The Examination (Sunburst Book)The Examination (Sunburst Book)
Best Price: $5.82
The Examination, written by Malcolm Bosse, is a gripping adventure novel with two main...

America the Beautiful: A Pop-up BookAmerica the Beautiful: A Pop-up Book
Best Price: $15.00
We have several Robert Sabuda pop up books- he does a marvelous job! This book is beautifully...
Augustine Came to Kent (Living History Library (Warsaw, N.D.).)Augustine Came to Kent (Living History Library (Warsaw, N.D.).)
Best Price: $7.50
I really liked this book. My favorite character was Wolf. I liked the ending part best where...
Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (Betsy-Tacy)Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown (Betsy-Tacy)
Best Price: $3.15
This book is part of the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace, a heartwarming saga featuring...
WeedflowerWeedflower
Best Price: $6.40
The Weedflower is a great, realistic, fiction book about a Japanese girl named Sumiko raised on...
The House of Dies DrearThe House of Dies Drear
Best Price: $2.57
Good book. My daughter really enjoyed reading it over the summer. Could be a really good...

No Pretty Pictures: A Child of WarNo Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
Best Price: $1.48
Born into a comfortable home in Krakow, Poland during the 1930s, Hanusia finds her childhood...
Johnny TremainJohnny Tremain
Best Price: $1.95
I suppose I had read other history books before I read this book at age 12. However, this is...
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary JemisonIndian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
Best Price: $2.38
Reading books on early American history, I came upon several "Indian Captive" types...
Lyddie PMC 3.99 Promo (Puffin Modern Classics)Lyddie PMC 3.99 Promo (Puffin Modern Classics)
Best Price: $1.20
Lyddie is a very poor farm girl who has a crazed mother who believes everything to be a bad...
In Grandmas Attic (The Grandma's Attic Series)In Grandmas Attic (The Grandma's Attic Series)
Best Price: $3.24
"In Grandma's Attic" is a beautiful book that our whole family enjoyed, from my...

Antes de ser libresAntes de ser libres
Best Price: $2.58
Muy buen libro, me hizo recordar momentos que espero nunca mas tener que pasar en mi vida. La...
A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl HarborA Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
Best Price: $1.88
The book was pretty good as I recall (it was a while back when I read the book). If I remember...
When The Legends DieWhen The Legends Die
Best Price: $1.50
I have been searching for this book ever since I read it a few years ago. It is an engrossing...
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia (Landmark Books)Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia (Landmark Books)
Best Price: $2.22
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia is a great book for the elementary school reader. When we visit...
4747
Best Price: $3.20
47 is a delicate work that will make anyone identify with being a slave in pre-Civil War...

A Company of SwansA Company of Swans
Best Price: $4.27
As someone who teaches eighth grade language arts, I read a lot of adolescent lit. This one is a...
Little Town on the Prairie (Little House)Little Town on the Prairie (Little House)
Best Price: $7.65
Laura Ingalls thought that being thirteen was difficult, but now she is on the cusp of her...
Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West (Bloody Jack Adventures)Mississippi Jack: Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West (Bloody Jack Adventures)
Best Price: $4.77
Well, Jacky isn't your usual heroine. You know that right from the start of Bloody Jack. And,...
Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! (Unforgettable Americans)Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! (Unforgettable Americans)
Best Price: $1.98
Jean Fritz is perhaps best known for her short picture book biographies of Revolutionary War...
My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway ParkMy Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park
Best Price: $7.39
I love this book. It is a fresh point of view! I totally feel in love with the characters!

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and MiniverA Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
Best Price: $2.37
This is a fast read -- you'll find yourself drawn into the book quickly -- and a wonderful piece...
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy (Bloody Jack Adventures)Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy (Bloody Jack Adventures)
Best Price: $2.00
I recently ordered 7 books-2 from Amazon and 5 from Smokey Mountain Books and all promptly...
The Egyptology Handbook: A Course in the Wonders of Egypt (Ologies)The Egyptology Handbook: A Course in the Wonders of Egypt (Ologies)
Best Price: $4.99
My 8-year-old daughter loves this series of books. The books are filled with flaps to untie and...
A Land Remembered, Vol. 1 (Student Edition)A Land Remembered, Vol. 1 (Student Edition)
Best Price: $4.26
This is a great book for people that would like to learn about the history of Florida and...
Forgotten Fire (Readers Circle)Forgotten Fire (Readers Circle)
Best Price: $2.99
Bagdasarian fictionalizes this account of his great-uncle's survival of the Armenian genocide to...
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