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 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeThis classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 Read Online |  | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Literature |
 Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainA seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Middle | Literature |
 The Song of RolandThe Song of Roland is the most famous of the "chansons de geste" (songs of deeds) of the Middle Ages. It provides a fascinating view into... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Middle | Literature |
 Ivanhoe by Sir Walter ScottPublished in 1819, this classic historical romance unfolds in a 12th-century kingdom torn asunder by the hatred between Saxons and Normans.... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.00 Read Online | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Middle | Literature |
 A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensClassic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, as icons of the true meaning of Christmas. At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 Read Online | | 1800's | Middle | Literature |
 The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareForced to leave her sunny Caribbean home for the bleak Connecticut Colony, Kit Tyler is filled with trepidation. As they sail up the river... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.93 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Historical Fiction |
 Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan SwiftShipwrecked castaway Lemuel Gulliver's encounters with the petty, diminutive Lilliputians, the crude giants of Brobdingnag, the abstracted... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.91 Read Online | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Literature |
 The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonBuck, stolen from his comfortable family home and forced into the harsh life of an Alaskan sled dog, embarks on an extraordinary journey with a wolf pack. At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 Read Online | | 1800's | Middle | Literature |
 The Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingNo child should be allowed to grow up without reading The Jungle Books. Published in 1894 and 1895, the stories crackle with as much life... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.95 | | Not History Related | Middle | Literature |
 Calico Captive by Elizabeth George SpeareIn the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries of an Indian raid. Young Miriam... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.73 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Historical Fiction |
 Mara Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawMara, 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. At: Local Library Amazon $4.87 | | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
 The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneBased on the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville, an accurate representation of war; its stylistic strength the mark of a literary classic. At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 Read Online | | 1800's | Middle | Literature |
| Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan Edwards Edwards' most famous sermon on God's wrath. There's no need for God to be merciful if there's no eternal wrath to fear. At: Local Library Amazon $2.50 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Philosophy & Religion |
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| Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray Eleven-year-old Adam loved to travel throughout 13th century England with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his dog, Nick. But when Nick is stolen and his father disappears... At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| America's Paul Revere by Esther Hoskins Forbes A vivid history of one of America's best-loved patriots. Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor In all Mildred D. Taylor's unforgettable novels she recounts "not only the joy of growing up in a large and supportive family, but my own... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.39 | | Modern 1900-present | Middle | Literature |
| Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson The story of a young man overcoming adversity to gain maturity and his birthright. At: Local Library Amazon $3.99 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Literature |
| Little Women by Louisa May Alcott In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy come of age while their father... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.95 | | 1800's | Middle | Literature |
| Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle Born into a robber baron's household in medieval Germany, young Otto is caught in the middle of a violent blood feud. Captured in battle... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.60 Read Online | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| The Chosen by Chaim Potok Few stories offer more warmth, wisdom, or generosity than this tale of two boys, their fathers, their friendship, and the chaotic times in... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Modern 1900-present | Middle | Literature |
| The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Bilbo Baggins joins a band of dwarves' in their return to the Lonely Mountains to reclaim a stolen fortune from the dragon Smaug. Encountering giant spiders, wolves--and Gollum's magical ring. At: Local Library Amazon $4.21 | | Not History Related | Middle | Literature |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest. Green points out that Robin Hood is motivated by justice not revenge, and acts because the lawful authority of King Richard has been usurped. At: Local Library Amazon $4.99 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Middle | Literature |
| Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln The words of President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address are as relevant and meaningful today as they were in 1863. In this... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.01 | | 1800's | Middle | General |
| With Lee in Virginia by G. A. Henty The Civil War through the eyes of a Southern teenager who staunchly supports the rights of slaves but joins Lee's cavalry and fights for the Confederacy. At: Local Library Amazon $5.79 | | 1800's | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The Mad Hatter, the Ugly Duchess, the Mock Turtle, the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat-characters each more eccentric than the last, and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.95 Read Online | | Not History Related | Middle | Literature |
| Men of Iron by Howard Pyle Master storyteller Howard Pyle at his best, incorporating fascinating historical information about life in a medieval castle, knighthood,... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.95 Read Online | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Ourselves by Charlotte Mason Charlotte Mason's character curriculum written to children to teach morals and self-control. At: Local Library Amazon $4.38 | | Modern 1900-present | Middle | General |
| Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne For more than 3,000 years, Egypt was a great civilization that thrived along the banks of the Nile River. But when its cities crumbled to... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | General |
| Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin "Until the Rosetta Stone was finally translated and the decoding of hieroglyphic writing made possible, much of Egyptian history was lost.... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 |  | Ancient before 500BC | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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| Guns for General Washington by Seymour Reit Seymour Reit re-creates the true story of Will Knox, a nineteen-year-old boy who undertook the daring and dangerous task of transporting... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.14 | | 1800's | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino Told through the eyes of Velasquez's slave and assistant, this vibrant novel depicts both the beauty and the cruelty of 17th century Spain... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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| Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan MacLachlan, author of Unclaimed Treasures, has written an affecting tale for children. In the late 19th century a widowed midwestern farmer... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Middle | Literature |
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| Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb In the twenty tales told in this book, Charles & Mary Lamb succeeded in paraphrasing the language of truly adult literature in... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.79 Read Online | | Renaissance/ Reformation | Middle | Literature |
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| The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.95 Read Online | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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| The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff Threatened by a tide of invaders, the last of the Roman Auxiliaries are to leave Britain forever. But Aquila, a young legionnaire, chooses... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.82 | | Classical 500BC-600AD | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Behind Rebel Lines by Seymour Reit In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.46 | | 1800's | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| A Gathering of Days by Joan Blos This story centers around Catherine Hall, a thirteen-year-old young girl growing up in New Hampshire. The journal format of this novel... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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| Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan In this stunning sequel to Newbery Medal winner Sarah, Plain and Tall, Anna and Caleb travel with their new mother, Sarah, to Maine to take... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Middle | Literature |
| Trial by Poison by Dave and Neta Jackson A young West African girl must look to the courageous missionary, Mary Slessor, as the only one who can rescue her mother from the dreaded... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Middle | Biography |
| Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling The only one of Kipling's novels to be cast in an American setting, Captains Courageous endures as one of literature's most cherished and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $3.95 | | 1800's | Middle | Literature |
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| Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Scott O'Dell won the Newbery Medal for Island of the Blue Dolphins in 1961, and in 1976 the Children's Literature Association named this... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Historical Fiction |
| Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken In this chilling beginning to The Wolves Chronicles, two little cousins are left in the care of an evil governess. They escape and travel... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | 1800's | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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| Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan In the bleak winter of 19 0, Nazi troops parachuted into Peter Lindstrom’s tiny Norwegian village and held it captive. Nobody thought... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | | Modern 1900-present | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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| Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett Anna Comnena has every reason to feel entitled. She's a princess, her father's firstborn and his chosen successor. Someday she expects to... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Middle | Biography |
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| Witchcraft of Salem Village by Shirley Jackson Stories of magic, superstition, and witchcraft were strictly forbidden in the little town of Salem Village. But a group of young girls... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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| Early Thunder by Jean Fritz In this engrossing novel set in Salem in 1774, a young boy must learn to make the decisions of a man. Daniel West is faced with questions... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Historical Fiction |
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