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Explore young adult books about history for children.
677 books
Thursday's Child
Sonya Hartnett
In the grit of the Great Depression, young Tin begins to tunnel beneath his family's shanty, slowly transforming into a
Ages 12–17
Graven Images
Paul Fleischman
A wooden statue that hears secrets and a ghostly sculptor are just the start of these three eerie tales where art reveal
Ages 10–14
An Ember in the Ashes #1
An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir
For teens grappling with injustice and systemic oppression, this epic fantasy explores courage, rebellion, and finding h
Ages 14–18
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Shadow and Bone #3
Ruin and Rising
Leigh Bardugo
The Darkling rules from a shadow throne while Alina hunts for a final amplifier and uncovers a past that changes everyth
Ages 12–18
The Betrothed #1
The Betrothed
Kiera Cass
Lady Hollis Brite finally has the king’s heart, but a meeting with a commoner makes her question if being queen is the f
Ages 13–18
The Legendborn Cycle #1
Legendborn
Tracy Deonn
Bree seeks a fresh start at a campus residential program, but her first night takes a terrifying turn when she witnesses
Ages 13–18
A Thousand Heartbeats
Kiera Cass
Princess Annika faces a forced marriage while a soldier named Lennox fights to reclaim a throne, until an undeniable lov
Ages 13–18
Strawberry Hill
Mary Ann Hoberman
Allie is nervous about moving to the country until she hears the name of her new street, starting a journey to find a be
Ages 8–12
Sarny #2
Sarny: A Life Remembered
Gary Paulsen
Sarny carries the gift of literacy through the Civil War and beyond, dedicating her long life to teaching others and cla
Ages 12–17
Golden Boys
Sonya Hartnett
To the neighbors, Rex Jenson is a hero, but his son Colt feels a suffocating darkness behind the gifts and the perfect f
Ages 13–18
Belladonna #3
Wisteria
Adalyn Grace
Blythe Hawthorne refuses to play the submissive princess, but as she clashes with her insufferable new husband, she unco
Ages 14–18
The Book of Dust #2
The Secret Commonwealth
Philip Pullman
Lyra Silvertongue is drawn back into a dangerous world of secrets and daemons when a murder witness forces her to flee t
Ages 15–18
Spy History #1
The Dark Game
Paul B. Janeczko
Clothesline codes, surveillance satellites, and cyber espionage reveal the high-stakes history of the brave spies and tr
Ages 10–16
Rosemarked #2
Umbertouched
Livia Blackburne
With an empire threatening war and a deadly plague returning, Zivah and Dineas must decide what they are willing to sacr
Ages 14–18
Chronicles of the Avatar #2
The Shadow of Kyoshi
F. C. Yee, Michael Dante DiMartino
Kyoshi must master the elements and find unlikely allies at the Southern Air Temple to stop a mysterious threat emerging
Ages 13–18
The Agency #1
A Spy in the House
Y. S. Lee
Saved from the gallows in 1850s London, a young thief named Mary Quinn enters a secret academy to learn the dangerous ar
Ages 12–17
The Lightlark Saga #2
Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition
Alex Aster
Step into the minds of two kings, Grim and Oro, as they recount their pasts and their fierce devotion to the woman they
Ages 13–18
Red Queen #4
War Storm
Victoria Aveyard
Mare must summon every ounce of her lightning power as the final battle arrives, knowing that not everyone will survive
Ages 14–18
Heir #1
Heir
Sabaa Tahir
An orphan, a magic-using tracker, and a reluctant prince collide in an empire threatened by greed and a killer moving th
Ages 14–18
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization
A. W. Jantha
The Sanderson sisters return in this spooky retelling of the Halloween classic, featuring darkly humorous illustrations
Ages 10–16
No Shame, No Fear #1
No Shame, No Fear
Ann Turnbull
In 1662 England, a young Quaker girl and the son of a merchant must choose between their passionate new love and the int
Ages 12–18
Blizzard's Wake
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
A massive blizzard traps fifteen-year-old Kate in her home with the very man responsible for the car accident that kille
Ages 12–17
American Ace
Marilyn Nelson
Sixteen-year-old Connor digs into his family history and discovers his grandfather was likely a heroic Tuskegee Airman.
Ages 12–18
How I Discovered Poetry
Marilyn Nelson
Fifty intimate poems capture the evolution of a young artist growing up during the turbulent and transformative Civil Ri
Ages 12–17
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(199)
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Early Readers
(88)
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