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Explore young adult books about history for children.
677 books
Dreamland Burning
Jennifer Latham
A skeletal discovery on a modern-day property connects two teens across a century, unearthing the harrowing truth of the
Ages 14–18
Florence Nightingale The Courageous Life of the Legendary Nurse
Catherine Reef
Step into the nightly rounds of the nurse who braved the Crimean War to save lives and forever changed the way the world
Ages 12–18
James L. Swanson's Historical Assassination Series #3
Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin
James L. Swanson
The peaceful movement for Civil Rights clashes with a dark shadow as a prison escapee tracks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Ages 12–18
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Eve Bunting
Trapped in a hostile 19th-century village, sixteen-year-old Josie must face natural and supernatural threats to expose a
Ages 12–17
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
Kekla Magoon
The Black Panthers stand at the center of this powerful history, revealing a legacy of community activism and the fight
Ages 14–18
The Light in Hidden Places
Sharon Cameron
For the reader grappling with questions of moral courage and the weight of keeping secrets for the greater good.
Ages 12–18
Wolf by Wolf #2
Blood for Blood
Ryan Graudin
Yael is a Jewish skinshifter on the run through an alternate 1950s after her attempt to kill Hitler fails, leaving her h
Ages 14–18
Great Episodes #4
Girl in a Cage
Jane Yolen, Robert J. Harris
Princess Marjorie faces a terrifying ordeal when she is captured by the English King and placed in a public cage during
Ages 10–14
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Civil War on Sunday
Mary Pope Osborne
For the child curious about history's difficult moments, this gentle time-travel adventure introduces the realities of t
Ages 6–9
Ida, in Love and in Trouble
Veronica Chambers
For the teen navigating a life-altering choice or seeking her own voice when society tries to silence it, this novel exp
Ages 14–18
The Case of Roe v. Wade
Leonard A. Stevens
Understand the legal arguments, key figures, and historical events surrounding the Supreme Court decisions that legalize
Ages 12–18
The Valiant #2
The Defiant
Lesley Livingston
Fallon and her warrior sisters face a brutal new gladiator academy in a fight that threatens their lives and the very fu
Ages 14–18
Hobberdy Dick
Katharine Mary Briggs
A loyal hobgoblin quietly protects an unloving Puritan family after they move into a grand English manor in the year 165
Ages 10–15
Burn Baby Burn
Meg Medina
Nora navigates a sweltering 1977 New York summer defined by disco nights, a citywide blackout, and the looming shadow of
Ages 14–18
In the Neighborhood of True
Susan Kaplan Carlton
For the teenager navigating the pressure to hide who they are to fit in, this 1950s story explores the cost of silence a
Ages 12–18
Atomic Women
Roseanne Montillo
Brilliant female scientists from around the world led the secret research of the Manhattan Project, forever changing the
Ages 12–18
Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
Karen Blumenthal
Prohibition was meant to end social ills, but it sparked a decade of moonshine, teenage smugglers, and the rise of Ameri
Ages 12–18
Life: An Exploded Diagram
Mal Peet
Against the backdrop of the 1960s and the threat of nuclear war, Clem falls in love with a wealthy farmer’s daughter, un
Ages 14–18
We Are All His Creatures: Tales of P. T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman
Deborah Noyes
For the teen grappling with the difference between fame and worth, these stories reveal the hidden lives and complex cos
Ages 14–18
The Loss of the Burying Ground
J. Anderson Coats
For the teen processing the heavy weight of family legacy or the ethical questions surrounding how we honor and remember
Ages 14–18
The Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln
The weight of the Civil War and the hope for a new birth of freedom resonate through the original text and early drafts
Ages 8–14
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Wolf by Wolf
Ryan Graudin
For the teen processing the weight of history and the search for identity, this high stakes thriller explores how far on
Ages 14–18
Going Over
Beth Kephart
For the teen feeling trapped by societal expectations or searching for the courage to bridge a seemingly impossible divi
Ages 14–18
Artifice
Sharon Cameron
For the teen grappling with complex moral choices and the weight of history, this high-stakes thriller explores how art
Ages 14–18
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