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History Middle Grade

Explore middle grade books about history for children.

317 books

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Septimus Heap #3

An accidental discovery in the Palace releases the ghost of a wicked Queen, forcing Septimus and Jenna into a battle aga

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Wilderness Days

Jennifer L. Holm

Sixteen-year-old Jane traded Philadelphia etiquette for the rough Washington frontier. Surviving shipwrecks and smallpox

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I Survived the Black Death, 1348

A young girl fights for survival in medieval England as a deadly plague sweeps across the land, testing her courage and

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I Survived #21

I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900

Lauren Tarshis

A glittering island city is swept away by a monstrous storm, forcing one brave child to fight the rising floodwaters to

Ages 8–12

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Turtle in Paradise

Jennifer L. Holm

For children navigating family instability or feeling like an outsider in a new place. A sharp, witty look at finding ho

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The Night Diary #2

Amil and the After

Veera Hiranandani

Amil uses sketches to process his grief and confusion as his family attempts to build a new life in 1948 India following

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The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud

Young Nathaniel seeks revenge by summoning a powerful djinni to steal a magical treasure, only to fall into a dangerous

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24 Hours in Nowhere

Thirteen-year-old Gus dreams of escaping the town of Nowhere, Arizona, but first he has to survive the local bully and a

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The Frindle Files

Andrew Clements

Tech-loving Josh and his friends use their computer skills to crack the secret of their old-school teacher's past in thi

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I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

Eleven-year-old Nate Fox flees his cruel uncle and accidentally lands in the middle of a blood-soaked Revolutionary War

Cover of One False Note

The 39 Clues #2

Amy and Dan are on the run from an angry mob and the police as they chase a million-dollar clue through elite hotels and

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The 39 Clues: Unstoppable #2

From scorching heat to the frozen Arctic, Dan and Amy race to protect their family power from an enemy who knows how to

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For children processing the enormity of environmental change, this epic journey offers a sense of connection to the long

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Russel Susskit leaves behind the noise of snow machines to take a team of dogs on an epic journey across the ice in sear

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Artemis Fowl #4

The Opal Deception

Artemis Fowl has forgotten the fairy world, but his enemies haven't forgotten him. He must recover his memories before a

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The 39 Clues #11

Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, Jude Watson

The Cahills thought they were the only ones hunting for Gideon’s clues, but a shadow family known as the Vespers has fin

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The 39 Clues: Doublecross #3

Mission Hurricane

A mysterious villain known as the Outcast is conjuring a deadly storm, and only Amy and Dan Cahill can stop the impendin

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Miles Morales #1

Suspended from school and questioning his identity, Miles Morales must save his neighborhood when he uncovers a plot tha

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Katherine Applegate

Stitched for a WWI soldier, a tiny bear now runs a home for forgotten toys, proving that even a well-worn friend is wort

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Seeds of America #3

Laurie Halse Anderson

Isabel and Curzon risk everything to march through a war-torn landscape in a desperate search for a sister enslaved in t

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Weapons of the Wolfhound #1

Weapons of the Wolfhound

Moyra Caldecott

When a legendary hero's grave is robbed, young Neil leaves his quiet farm to trek across the dangerous Icelandic wildern

Cover of Ground Zero

A boy trapped in the World Trade Center and a girl in modern Afghanistan find their lives bound together by the echoing

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Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School #1

We the Children

Andrew Clements

Ben Pratt discovers a mysterious engraved coin and a dying janitor's secret, launching a desperate mission to save his s

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Septimus Heap #4

Septimus and Jenna must brave a deadly quest and journey to the House of Foryx, a place where all time meets, to rescue

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