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Historical Fiction - Middle School

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TitleRankPeriodLevelType
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Forced to leave her sunny Caribbean home for the bleak Connecticut Colony, Kit Tyler is filled with trepidation. As they sail up the river... [More]
Discovery/
Colonial
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty
A young Egyptian accidentally kills a sacred cat and must flee from an angry mob. Set in 1250 B.C., the time of Moses, this thrilling... [More]
Ancient
before 500BC
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
List by C.D. Baker
This book is well worth the time. It is well written. Characters were well developed and the story line is great. Lots of interesting... [More]
Discovery/
Colonial
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of... [More]
1800'sMiddleHistorical
Fiction
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
In a.d. 125, a young Roman centurion must recover the infamous Ninth Legion's missing symbol of honor, the eagle standard. [More]
Classical
500BC-600AD
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Outlet by Andy Adams
Fictional story of the American West [More]
1800'sMiddleHistorical
Fiction
Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare
In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam... [More]
Discovery/
Colonial
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Mara Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Mara, the spunky 17-year-old slave girl, far from perfect (in fact, rather devious), but brave and eventually quite heroic as she risks death rather than betray the people and ideals that she loves. [More]
Ancient
before 500BC
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
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