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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 9,991 books trust older readers to engage with the full complexity of what happened and why it still matters.

9,991 books

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The Mind Reader

In the 1930s vaudeville circuit, young Annie must help her best friend Connie escape a life of performance when he decid

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A Spy in the House

Saved from the gallows in 1850s London, a young thief named Mary Quinn enters a secret academy to learn the dangerous ar

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The Great Molasses Flood, 1919

A massive tank of sticky molasses bursts in 1919 Boston, sending a deadly, fifteen-foot-tall wave through the streets of

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My Royal Story #1

Victoria: An English Princess's Diary 1829

Anna Kirwan

Ten-year-old Princess Victoria lives a lonely, sheltered life until she discovers she is far closer to the British thron

Ages 9–12

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Exhausted women and tired soldiers endure the final weeks of the Trojan War while meddling gods find new ways to prolong

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Gilbert and Sullivan Set Me Free

In a 1900s women's prison, a teenager finds an unexpected sense of freedom and light when she joins a choir to perform a

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Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers

From the South Side of Chicago to the White House, Michelle Obama shares her journey of balancing motherhood, work, and

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The 39 Clues #5

The Black Circle

Amy and Dan race to Russia to stay ahead of a ruthless assassin while uncovering secrets that even the most dangerous se

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Who Was Milton Hershey?

James Buckley Jr., Who HQ

Milton Hershey failed many times before he perfected his milk chocolate recipe and built a town and school for his worke

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No Such Thing as Dragons

Ansel is certain dragons aren't real, but when he follows a master slayer up a frozen mountain, he must face the terrify

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Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

Kwame Alexander

For teens grappling with the reality of systemic racism and looking for a way to process the weight of recent events thr

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The Chronicles of Faerie #1

The Hunter's Moon

For the teen who feels a pull toward the mystical or the cousin-pair who are more like sisters, this Irish adventure bal

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Origami Yoda #6

Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus

Tom Angleberger

Tommy and the McQuarrie Middle School gang head to Washington, D.C. for one final day of fun and friendship in the concl

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The Lightlark Saga #2

Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition

Step into the minds of two kings, Grim and Oro, as they recount their pasts and their fierce devotion to the woman they

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The Mighty 12: Superheroes of Greek Myth

Charles R. Smith Jr.

The gods of Olympus are reimagined as ancient superheroes with shape-shifting powers and mountain-moving strength in thi

Cover of War Storm

Victoria Aveyard

Mare must summon every ounce of her lightning power as the final battle arrives, knowing that not everyone will survive

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An orphan, a magic-using tracker, and a reluctant prince collide in an empire threatened by greed and a killer moving th

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Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization

The Sanderson sisters return in this spooky retelling of the Halloween classic, featuring darkly humorous illustrations

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Anne of Green Gables #8

Rilla of Ingleside

L. M. Montgomery

The carefree world of fifteen-year-old Rilla Blythe vanishes as the Great War begins, forcing her to find unexpected str

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What Was the Age of Exploration?

Catherine Daly, Who HQ

European sailors once feared the unknown beyond the horizon; learn how their risky voyages mapped the globe and impacted

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The Sign of the Chrysanthemum

Katherine Paterson

While searching for his father in Japan's ancient capital, a teenager confronts social unrest and discovers his own iden

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What Was the Great Depression?

Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ

Learn how the 1929 stock market crash led to a decade of Hoovervilles and job lines, forever changing the way families l

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Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?

Thomas Edison did more than just light up the night; he spent his life turning bold, sometimes messy ideas into inventio

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What Was the Underground Railroad?

Yona Zeldis McDonough, Who HQ

Brave conductors and desperate passengers risk everything to reach freedom in these true accounts of the secret network

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