My 12 year old niece loves historical fiction novels. For Christmas, I wanted to get her a book series – but need help with that specific genre. Any suggestions?
Not a series, but a great book, is one of the first books I ever read as a young boy:
**Johnny Tremain** is a work of historical fiction written in 1943 **by Esther Forbes** that is set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution. Intended for teen-aged readers, the novel’s themes include apprenticeship, courtship, sacrifice, human rights, and the growing tension between Patriots and Loyalists as conflict nears.
I read it again as an adult and it was still a very good read.
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The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor (not a series)
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Check out these —
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LaZotte
Freewater
By Amina Luqman-Dawson
The War That Saved My Life
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Night Diary
By Veera Hiranandani
Ruta Sepetys’ books
Under the Broken Sky
By Mariko Nagai
A Place to Belong
By Cynthia Kadohata
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Any of the Dear America books. The Winter of Red Snow was really good from what I remember!
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She’s probably still a bit too young for Elizabeth Wein’s series that starts with Code Name Verity (the first book in particular contains some scenes that a 12 year old might find too distressing), but save these for a couple of years time if she’s still into historical fiction – they’re excellent!
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A Place to Hang the Moon and Nothing Else But Miracles by Kate Albus
Wolf Hollow, Beyond the Bright Sea, and Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
Brother’s Keeper by Julie Lee
When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielson
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The “Bloody Jack” books by LA Meyer were my favorite at that age. They’re about a girl who dresses as a boy to go to sea, bumping into every historical and literary figure imaginable on her rapid descent into piracy.
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Not a series, but a great book, is one of the first books I ever read as a young boy:
**Johnny Tremain** is a work of historical fiction written in 1943 **by Esther Forbes** that is set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution. Intended for teen-aged readers, the novel’s themes include apprenticeship, courtship, sacrifice, human rights, and the growing tension between Patriots and Loyalists as conflict nears.
I read it again as an adult and it was still a very good read.
The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor (not a series)
Check out these —
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LaZotte
Freewater
By Amina Luqman-Dawson
The War That Saved My Life
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Night Diary
By Veera Hiranandani
Ruta Sepetys’ books
Under the Broken Sky
By Mariko Nagai
A Place to Belong
By Cynthia Kadohata
Any of the Dear America books. The Winter of Red Snow was really good from what I remember!
She’s probably still a bit too young for Elizabeth Wein’s series that starts with Code Name Verity (the first book in particular contains some scenes that a 12 year old might find too distressing), but save these for a couple of years time if she’s still into historical fiction – they’re excellent!
A Place to Hang the Moon and Nothing Else But Miracles by Kate Albus
Wolf Hollow, Beyond the Bright Sea, and Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
Brother’s Keeper by Julie Lee
When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler
The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron
Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielson
The “Bloody Jack” books by LA Meyer were my favorite at that age. They’re about a girl who dresses as a boy to go to sea, bumping into every historical and literary figure imaginable on her rapid descent into piracy.
Kit Pearson’s war trilogy is excellent.