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History Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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History Books for Ages 12–18

History for teenagers gets serious. Primary sources, competing narratives, the uncomfortable parts that earlier books may have softened. These 9,992 books trust older readers to engage with the full complexity of what happened and why it still matters.

9,992 books

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The Perry Family #3

Sunrise Over Fallujah

Walter Dean Myers

Robin Perry leaves Harlem for the Civilian Affairs Battalion in Iraq, facing a high-stakes deployment that will fundamen

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For the teen navigating the complexities of identity while fighting against unfairness, this gritty retelling finds stre

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Johnny, My Friend

For the child navigating a deep, complicated friendship where things aren't quite what they seem. A moving look at loyal

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The Adventure Girls

Bécassine #23

Bécassine alpiniste

Caumery

For the child who feels like a fish out of water in new places. Follow a well-meaning housemaid as she navigates high so

Ages 7–12

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Beverly Gray #1

Beverly Gray, Freshman

Follow Beverly Gray through her first year of college as she navigates new friendships, early romances, and the start of

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Misty of Chincoteague #1

Misty of Chincoteague

Marguerite Henry

For the child who dreams of a deep connection with a wild animal and the satisfaction of earning a companion's trust thr

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Just William: The Book of the Film

Richmal Crompton

The unruly schoolboy William Brown leads a trail of hilarious chaos and wild adventures through this classic English sch

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Beverly Gray #4

Beverly Gray, Senior

Beverly Gray navigates her senior year of college, balancing romance and the start of a reporting career with a series o

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The Adventure Girls #1

The Adventure Girls at K Bar O

A group of brave girls heads to the K Bar O ranch for an adventure in the American West in this classic story from the 1

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The Adventure Girls #2

The Adventure Girls in the Air

A group of daring friends takes to the skies in the 1930s to navigate high-flying adventures and aerial mysteries.

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Beverly Gray #2

Beverly Gray, Sophomore

Follow Beverly Gray through her college years as she balances campus romances and academic life before launching a darin

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Beverly Gray #3

Beverly Gray, Junior

Follow Beverly Gray from her college days to her career as a reporter as she navigates school life, romance, and high-st

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Just William (A Play in Three Acts)

Richmal Crompton

William Brown is an unruly schoolboy whose chaotic spirit and wild adventures lead to endless trouble in this classic th

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Just William #2

Richmal Crompton

Follow the unruly and imaginative schoolboy William Brown as he finds his way into a fresh series of mischievous adventu

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Girls to the Rescue #1

Girls to the Rescue, Book 1

For the girl who needs to see that she can be her own hero. These global folk tales feature clever, brave girls solving

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William and the Leopard Hunter

Richmal Crompton

William Brown is a famously unruly schoolboy whose imaginative and messy adventures keep him at constant odds with the a

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It Happened in the White House

Presidential history gets weird with true tales of prehistoric bones in the East Room and rumors of ghostly hauntings in

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Perspectives on History

A Confederate Girl: The Diary of Carrie Berry, 1864

Carrie Berry, Christy Steele

The real daily life of a ten-year-old girl in the 1864 South comes to light through her actual diary entries, activities

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U.S. Military Missions: A Timeline

U.S. Army Ranger Missions

Lisa M. Bolt Simons

Follow a detailed timeline of the most daring special operations and high-stakes missions carried out by the elite membe

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Michael Johnstone

Read all about it in this newspaper-style account of the daring adventures and world-changing accomplishments of history

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Screams in Space #4

The Final Mission

Steve Brezenoff

For the child grappling with the weight of big choices, this adventure explores the urgency of doing the right thing whe

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An Outbreak of Witchcraft

This graphic history traces the chilling events of 1692, showing how fear and accusations spread through the community o

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Usborne Young Reading: Series Three

The First World War

One assassination in 1914 changed the world forever. Follow the history of the Great War and the people who lived and di

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We the People: Turning Points in the American Revolution #4

The Surrender of Cornwallis

A ragtag army faces the mighty British troops at the Battle of Yorktown, marking the moment General Cornwallis surrender

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