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History Middle Grade

Explore middle grade books about history for children.

317 books

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Zachary Ying #1

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor

Zack must use his AR gaming headset to host the spirit of China’s First Emperor and save his mother from the spirit real

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The Norendy Tales #2

The Hotel Balzaar

Marta roams the hotel like a quiet mouse, waiting for her father to return from war, until a mysterious countess arrives

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #22

The Clue in the Crumbling Wall

While searching for a missing dancer entitled to a massive inheritance, Nancy Drew uncovers a hidden clue within the sto

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Madeleine L'Engle

For the teenager grappling with the realization that their parents are flawed people, this story offers a mirror for the

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Swallows and Amazons #9

The Coot Club must turn detective on the Norfolk Broads to catch the real villains after being wrongly accused of castin

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #41

The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes

A trip to the Scottish Highlands turns into a high-stakes search when Nancy and her friends hunt for a missing family he

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #34

The Hidden Window Mystery

Nancy Drew travels to Charlottesville to track down a missing medieval stained-glass window, refusing to let a dangerous

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The Queen's Thief #3

The King of Attolia

Megan Whalen Turner

Eugenides is a king trapped in a court of lethal secrets. Watch a cynical young guard get pulled into the center of a da

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Elizabeth Yates

A mountain farm comes to life through the rhythm of the seasons as young Peter learns the patience and responsibility re

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Genesis - Children Picture Book For Christian

Young Soon Choi

For the family looking to introduce their child to the foundational stories of faith through simplified language and col

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The Moves Make the Man

The friendship between two boys in North Carolina becomes a complex game of survival as they navigate the hard truths of

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The Otterbury Incident

Cecil Day Lewis

Playful war games between rival groups at King's School take a serious turn when the students find themselves caught up

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The truth about a fractured society finally comes to light, forcing impossible choices between love and loyalty in this

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Algernon Blackwood

For the child who senses a hidden world of mystery just beyond the everyday and needs a story that validates their sense

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The Shepherd's Granddaughter

Anne Laurel Carter

Amani dreams of being a shepherd on her family's Palestinian homestead, following her grandfather's stories toward a sec

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Michael O. Tunnell

Possessing a magic lamp gives fourteen-year-old Aminah the power to escape orphanhood and build a new life of prosperity

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Caldecott Place

Noel Streatfeild

For the child discovering that being 'in charge' means more than just making rules: it means looking out for those who h

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Charlie Thorne #1

Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

A twelve-year-old genius and thief is recruited by the CIA to find a world-changing equation hidden by Albert Einstein b

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The Newbery Authors Collection

A Newbery Halloween

Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles Gordon Waugh

For middle grade readers who love the shivers of spooky season but appreciate the depth of classic literature from maste

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The Jungle Book #2

The Second Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling

Journey back to the wild to see Mowgli again and learn the ancient jungle myth of how the tiger first earned his stripes

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The Story of Owen #2

Owen and Siobhan join the oil watch in a modern world where carbon emissions lure deadly dragons right to the doorstep o

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The Newbery Authors Collection

The Highest Hit

Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh

For the young reader who wants to explore different worlds and voices, this anthology introduces exceptional storytellin

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Favorite Fairy Tales

For the child discovering the magic of storytelling, this collection of timeless classics offers a gateway to worlds of

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow #1

The Coming Storm

A teenage Jack Sparrow leads a motley crew on a high-stakes mission to track down the legendary and powerful Sword of Co

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