Category Archives: Historical Fiction
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Turtle in Paradise
Posted on November 19, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, Historical Fiction, social issuesby Jennifer L. Holm Turtle is no movie star. She knows things aren’t always perfect. She sees things as they truly are and doesn’t expect that every story has a happily ever after. Maybe even for her favorite orphan, Little Orphan Annie. After her mama gets a job for a rich older lady who doesn’t [...]
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Broken Memory
Posted on August 3, 2010 by Victoria in Historical Fiction, world culturesby Elisabeth Combres, translated from the French by Shelley Tanaka Combres sheds some light on the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi community in Rwanda. Using accounts by victims, survivors and perpetrators, Combrescondenses their viewpoints into four main characters. Emma, a young girl who witnessed her mother’s murder ten years ago, narrates the story. With the [...]
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Posted on April 12, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, Caldecott, Historical Fictionby Brian Selznick In a mix of drawings and text, this book makes Hugo’s world come alive. After a horrible accident befalls his clock maker father who is obsessed with fixing a mechanical man, Hugo is left with his uncle, who winds the clocks in the Paris train station. But, when his uncle disappears it [...]
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The Great Death
Posted on April 12, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Historical Fictionby John Smelcer Set in Alaska as the western Europeans settled the area, this story explores the devastating effects of diseases that spread through the indigenous communities. Shortly after white men visit the village carrying ominous news about the sickness from downriver and strange red spots marking one of the men, the entire village is [...]
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Leo and the Lesser Lion
Posted on March 15, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Historical Fictionby Sandra Forrester Mary Bayliss Pettigrew has a lot to think about – mostly why her brother Leo drowned during a surprise storm on the lake and why she survived. Nobody wants to talk about that tragic day, even after she has recovered from her spinal injury. Was she saved for a special purpose? Then [...]
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Woods Runner
Posted on March 15, 2010 by Victoria in Adventure, Historical Fictionby Gary Paulsen Gary Paulsen has a way of telling an exciting story no matter what the subject. With Woods Runner he gives a different perspective on life during the Revolutionary War. For every famous patriot like George Washington or Paul Revere, there were countless unknown patriots for the American cause. Sam, a 13 [...]
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Daniel Half Human: And the Good Nazi
Posted on January 4, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Historical Fiction, social issuesby David Chotjewitz As a British soldier returning to his home town in 1945, Daniel remembers his childhood growing up in Nazi occupied Germany. In the beginning, Daniel and his best friend, Armin, were smitten with the idea of joining the Nazi party someday. That is, until Daniel discovers his Jewish ancestry. From this point [...]
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Yellow Star
Posted on November 12, 2009 by Victoria in Historical Fiction, William Allen Whiteby Jennifer Roy Yellow Star brings the reality of the Holocaust experience down to a personal level that is more comprehensible than statistics. I was a little surprised to learn it was a William Allen White award winner, due to the horrifying subject. It’s based on the true story of the author’s aunt Sylvia, who [...]
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Highway Robbery
Posted on October 15, 2009 by Jennifer in Adventure, Historical Fictionby Kate Thompson Set in 18th Century England, a poor, homeless boy sees a wild looking gentleman ride into town on his beautiful black horse. Surprisingly, the stranger ruffles the boy’s hair and asks him to watch his horse until he gets back. For his troubles, the boy will get a golden guinea, which is [...]
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Boston Jane: An Adventure
Posted on October 9, 2009 by Jennifer in Adventure, Family Read-Aloud, Historical Fiction, My Favorite, Romanceby Jennifer L. Holm This is one of my favorite historical fiction novels because it is so fun to read. It is an exciting adventure with lots of humor and a fascinating storyline, and you learn about life in the 1840′s at the same time. Jane Peck is a carefree tomboy of a girl until [...]
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