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History Chapter Books | Wonderlit

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History Chapter Books

Historical fiction in chapter books brings the past to life through characters who feel real and immediate. These 6,681 books cover every era with the kind of detail that makes history stick.

6,681 books

Cover of Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior

Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior

For the child questioning why the world is unfair, this classic biography offers a front row seat to the courage and fai

Cover of They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom

They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom

Lesa Cline-Ransome

In the shadows of a Southern plantation, a young man risks everything to teach others the power of letters and numbers i

Cover of Ali's Knockout Punch

Captured History

Ali's Knockout Punch

For the child who loves sports or photography and wants to know how a single moment in time can change how we see a hero

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Cover of The Endless Sea

The Endless Sea

Chi Thai

For the child grappling with the concept of leaving home or facing a vast, uncertain journey. A poetic look at the coura

Ages 4–8

Cover of The Pirate's Son

The Pirate's Son

Geraldine McCaughrean

Left with nothing in England, Nathan and Maud travel to Madagascar with a pirate's son, only to face a dangerous past th

Cover of Anne of Avonlea

Anne of Green Gables #2

Anne of Avonlea

L. M. Montgomery

At sixteen, Anne begins her new life as a teacher in Avonlea, determined to inspire her high-spirited pupils while embar

Cover of Ellen Ochoa

Hispanic Star #5

Claudia Romo Edelman, Nathalie Alonso

For the child who loves looking at the stars and needs to see that hard work and a passion for science can lead to a his

Cover of Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia

The Royal Diaries #18

Victoria: May Blossom of Britannia

For the child who feels restricted by rules or expectations and dreams of one day finding their own voice and independen

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Smart About Art

Mary Cassatt: Family Pictures

For the child curious about why mothers and babies are so often the stars of art museums, this biography follows a woman

Cover of Half a Man

Michael Morpurgo

Behind his grandfather’s wartime scars lies a story Michael is forbidden to ask about until a summer stay reveals the ma

Cover of Who Is Batman?

Bruce Wayne first took to the streets of Gotham in 1939; learn how a comic book character grew into one of the world's m

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Hill Hawk Hattie

Clara Gillow Clark

Disguised as a boy, eleven-year-old Hattie joins her father on a dangerous 1800s rafting trip down the Delaware River to

Cover of The Christmas Doll

The Christmas Doll

Elvira Woodruff

Orphaned sisters Lucy and Glory flee to the cold streets of Victorian London, where an old, battered doll offers a glimm

Cover of Jemmy Button

Jemmy is taken from his remote island home to be educated in the bustling city of London before making the long journey

Cover of Yesterday

C. K. Kelly Martin

Extreme climate change and ecoterrorism have reshaped the world, forcing Freya to leave everything she knows for a high-

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Epic Tales from Adventure Time #4

The Virtue of Ardor

T. T. MacDangereuse

For the child who feels overwhelmed by their own big passions or struggles against strict rules, this satirical tale exp

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Tales of a Seadog Family

An old seadog shares the grand adventures of his ancestors, from the explorer Commodore Byrd-Dog to the legendary Sir Fr

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The Children of Green Knowe

Tolly discovers he is never truly alone at his great-grandmother's ancient estate when he meets three children who have

Cover of Mystery Driver: The Story of Alice Johnson and the First Soap Box Derby

Mystery Driver: The Story of Alice Johnson and the First Soap Box Derby

Elizabeth Tracy

Fueled by a love of flight and a refusal to follow the rules for boys, Alice builds a gravity-powered car to race toward

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Pebble Business Leaders

Erika L. Shores

Learn how a man named Sam Walton started with a simple idea and grew it into the massive global business known today as

Cover of My Red, White, and Blue

My Red, White, and Blue

For children processing the difference between what our country's symbols promise and the reality of Black history, this

Cover of Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time

Outspoken: Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time

Carole Boston Weatherford

The booming voice of athlete, actor, and activist Paul Robeson rings out in this poetic biography of a man who used his

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She Persisted #24

Kelly Starling Lyons

For the child who notices when things aren't fair and wants to know how one person can change the world through persiste

Cover of Pageants of Despair

Pageants of Despair

For the teenager fascinated by how stories shape our world and the chilling battle between light and darkness hidden in

More Formats for History

Young Adult(654)Middle Grade(313)Graphic Novels(312)Picture Books(198)Poetry(128)Early Readers(85)Board Books(5)

History by Age Group

History Books for Ages 0–3(601)History Books for Ages 12–18(9483)History Books for Ages 4–7(6266)History Books for Ages 8–11(12712)