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Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
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The Sequin Star
Belinda Murrell
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Everyone in the circus has a secret - Claire's is just more unusual than most . . . After her grandmother falls ill, Claire... [more]
The Ruby Talisman
Belinda Murrell
Fantasy; Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
When Tilly's aunt tells her of their ancestress who survived the French Revolution, she shows Tilly a priceless heirloom.... [more]
Zheng He: The Great Chinese Explorer (Chinese/English)
Li Jian
Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Languages & ESL
Hardback
Follow the adventures of the great Chinese explorer Zheng He (1371-1433) during the renowned Ming Dynasty in this illustrated... [more]
Remembrance
Theresa Breslin
Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
A group of teenagers from two families meet for a picnic, but the war across the Channel is soon to tear them away from such... [more]
Red Shadow
Paul Dowswell
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Russia, 1940. Fifteen-year-old Misha's life is about to transform when his father is offered a job in Stalin's inner circle.... [more]
Poppy
Mary Hooper
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
In 1914-15 England, fifteen-year-old Poppy works as a parlormaid until she is transformed by forbidden love and a war that... [more]
The Road to Gundagai
Jackie French
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
The third title in the Matilda saga, which began with A WALTZ FOR MATILDA and followed with THE GIRL FROM SNOWY RIVER. Blue... [more]
Lillipilly Hill
Eleanor Spence
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Lillipilly Hill is the story of Harriet Wilmot and her family, who have come to live in an inherited house in the New South... [more]
A Horse Called Hero
Sam Angus
Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Animal stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
War took his hope, a horse gave him courage [more]
Erikas Story
Ruth Vander Zee
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
In 1995, the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II, Ruth Vander Zee and her husband were in Germany where they met... [more]
The Lions of Little Rock
Kristin Levine
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Two girls separated by race form an unbreakable bond during the tumultuous integration of Little Rock schools in 1958. OA... [more]
Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal
Mal Peet
Fiction & Literature; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Audio
From the author of the acclaimed Keeper comes a powerfully moving, Carnegie Medal-winning story about love, lies, and secrets... [more]
Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to... [more]
Nanberry: Black Brother White
Jackie French
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
The year is 1788, and in the newly created colony at Sydney Cove is struggling for survival. Seen through the eyes of the... [more]
The Eagle
Rosemary Sutcliff
Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's&YA)
Paperback
In A.D. 125, Marcus Flavius Aquila, a young Roman centurion, must recover the infamous Ninth Legion's missing symbol of honor,... [more]
The Silver Branch
Rosemary Sutcliff
Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
When they accidentally uncover a plot against the British emperor Carausius, a young army surgeon and his soldier cousin are... [more]
The Lantern Bearers
Rosemary Sutcliff
Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Threatened by an unstoppable tide of invaders, the last of the Roman Auxiliaries are setting sail to leave Britain forever.... [more]
The Orphan of Destiny
Michael P. Spradlin
Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Having outwitted Sir Hugh in France, and taken back possession of the Grail, Tristan, Robard and Maryam arrive in Dover. Returning... [more]
The Eagle of the Ninth Chronicles
Rosemary Sutcliff
Children's & Educational; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers are recognized as being three of the best novels about... [more]
The Horse Who Bit a Bushranger
Jackie French
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
The deeds and disputed stories of Jackie French's own ancestors inspire another novel - a novel of proud and gutsy horses,... [more]
Let Me Whisper You My Story
Moya Simons
Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Rachel is German and Jewish. With the outbreak of World War II, their lives are changed. The family are forced to move from... [more]
The Youngest Templar
Michael P. Spradlin
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
When his dying master, Sir Thomas, entrusts Tristan with the legendary treasure known throughout the ages as the Holy Grail,... [more]
Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona of Mytilini, Who Was Captured by Pirates...
Richard Platt
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Hardback
Relive the drama of the Roman Empire through the eyes of a young Greek slave in this latest installment in an acclaimed historical... [more]
We're Sailing Down the Nile
Laurie Krebs
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
As the riverboat sails down the Nile River, remnants of Egypt's long history and aspects of its present culture are revealed... [more]
Pagan'S Vows: Book Three in the Pagan Chronicles
Catherine Jinks
Children's & Educational; Historical fiction (Children's&YA)
Paperback
Monks, monks, monks. Monks everywhere ... crammed together on their chapter-house seats like bats in a cave. Like crows around... [more]
