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History Young Adult | Wonderlit

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History Young Adult

Explore young adult books about history for children.

654 books

Cover of The Case of Roe v. Wade

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

Cover of 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

Cover of 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

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Cover of Burn Baby Burn

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

Cover of In the Neighborhood of True

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

Cover of Atomic Women

Roseanne Montillo

Brilliant female scientists from around the world led the secret research of the Manhattan Project, forever changing the

Cover of Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition

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

Cover of Life: An Exploded Diagram

Life: An Exploded Diagram

Against the backdrop of the 1960s and the threat of nuclear war, Clem falls in love with a wealthy farmer’s daughter, un

Cover of The Loss of the Burying Ground

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

Cover of The Gettysburg Address

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

Cover of Wolf by Wolf

Wolf by Wolf #1

For the teen processing the weight of history and the search for identity, this high stakes thriller explores how far on

Cover of Going Over

For the teen feeling trapped by societal expectations or searching for the courage to bridge a seemingly impossible divi

Cover of Artifice

For the teen grappling with complex moral choices and the weight of history, this high-stakes thriller explores how art

Cover of Hazel

Sent from London to a Caribbean sugar plantation in 1913, thirteen-year-old Hazel uncovers shocking family secrets hidde

Cover of Walls

Two cousins living on opposite sides of the Berlin Wall find their friendship tested by secret police, rock 'n' roll, an

Cover of Motel of the Mysteries

Motel of the Mysteries

Future archeologists discover a 20th-century motel and hilariously misinterpret every plastic plant and everyday object

Cover of To Stay Alive

Freezing temperatures and dwindling supplies push a young girl to her limits in this harrowing firsthand account of surv

Cover of The Enigma Game

Code Name Verity #5

The Enigma Game

For the teenager seeking a way to make their mark on a world in crisis while grappling with feelings of displacement and

Cover of "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

James L. Swanson's Historical Assassination Series #2

"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

James L. Swanson

Archival photographs and a gripping minute-by-minute account bring the shocking 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy in

Cover of An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason

An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason

Virginia Boecker

To avenge her father, Lady Katherine disguises herself as a boy and joins Shakespeare's acting troupe to get close enoug

Cover of Windfall

For the teen processing how global crises change their local world. Follow a village through the early days of WWI as ol

Cover of Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

Marcus Sedgwick, Julian Sedgwick

For the teen processing a major loss or the weight of the world, this surreal journey through war-torn London explores t

Cover of King Biscuit

Michael Loyd Gray

For the young adult reflecting on their place in the world while navigating the deep complexities of racial history and

Cover of Yours from the Tower

Yours from the Tower

For the teen feeling the weight of sudden adulthood and the distance of childhood friends as they navigate life's first

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