Reccomended Middle Grades U.S. Historical Fiction

Reccomended Middle Grades U.S. Historical Fiction


Trouble's Daughter : The Story of Susanna Hutchinson, Indian Captive by Katherine Kirkpatrick -- 1643

Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets, Massachusetts, 1653 (The Royal Diaries) by Patricia Clark Smith

The Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner Duble -- 1694 (Salem Witch Trials)

A Stolen life by Jane Louise Curry -- 1750s/60s

Indian Captive by Lois Lenski -- 1758

Melitte by Fatima Shaik -- 1760s

Second Daughter: The Story of a Slave Girl by Mildred Pitts Walter -- 1770s-1780s

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson -- slavery/colonial New York

Emma's Journal: The Story of a Colonial Girl by Marissa Moss - Revolutionary War

Weaver's Daughter by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley -- 1790

My Name is Sally Little Song by Brenda Woods --slavery 1801 Streams to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O'Dell -- 1804 Sacagawea

Sacajawea by Joseph Bruchac

Once On This Island by Gloria Whelan -- 1812
Farewell to the Island by Gloria Whelan -- sequel
Return to the Island by Gloria Whelan -- sequel

A spirit to ride the whirlwind by Athena V. Lord -- 1836

Daughter of Madrugada by Frances M. Wood -- 1840s California

FRUITLANDS: Louisa May Alcott Made Perfect by Gloria Whelan --1843

Red River Girl by Norma Sommerdorf -- 1846-1848

Rachel's Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl by Marissa Moss --Oregon Trai
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Letters from the Corrugated Castle by Joan W. Blos -- Gold Rush California

The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed and The Education of Patience Godspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick -- 1850s

If Ever I Return Again by Corinne Demas -- 1856

Charlotte's Rose by A.E. Cannon -- 1856 Mormon Trail

Imperfections by Lydia Durant -- 1862 Shakers/Civil War

Alice Rose and Sam by Kathryn Lasky --1860's

Steal Away Home and Soon Be Free by Lois Ruby --slavery 1850s

Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell --1860s Native American

North By Night and Stealing South by Katherine Ayres -Underground Railroad

Letters from a Slave Girl by Mary E. Lyons

Dear Ellen Bee: A Civil War Scrapbook of Two Union Spies by Mary E. Lyons, Muriel Branch,

Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story by Andrea Pinkney

Anna Sunday by Sally Keehn --Civil War

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman -- slavery

Shades of Gray by Carolyn Reeder --Civil War

Charley Skedaddle by Patricia Beatty --Civil War Turn Homeward Hannalee by Patricia Beatty --Civil War

Who Comes with Cannons? by Patricia Beatty --Civil War

Glory's Freedom: A Story of the Underground Railroad (Doll Hospital, Book 3) by Joan Holub

My Last Skirt by Lydia Durant --Civil War

The Root Cellar by Janet Lunn and N. R. Jackson

Sound the Jubilee
My Home is Over Jordan by Sandra Forrester --slavery/ Civil War

The Spirit and Gilly Bucket by Maurine F. Dahlberg --1860s

The Misadventures Of Maude March and Maude March On The Run!, Or, Trouble Is Her Middle Name by Audrey Couloumbis -- 1870s (Old West)

Firehorse by Diane Lee Wilson -- 1872 Great Boston Fire/ horses

A House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly Giff --1870s

When I Crossed No-Bob by Margaret McMullan -- 1875

Thunder Rolling in the Mountains by Scott O'Dell - 1877 Nez Perce War

Walk Across the Sea by Susan Fletcher -- 1880s, lighthouse keepers/ Chinese immigrants

Penelope Bailey Takes the Stage by Susanna Reich -- 1885

Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller -- 1886

Fair Weather by Richard Peck -- 1893 World's Fair

Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm -- 1899

Night Journey and Broken Song by Kathryn Lasky -- 1900 (Russian immigrants)

Tatiana Comes to America: An Ellis Island Story (Doll Hospital, No. 1) by Joan Holub

Hope In My Heart, Sofia's Ellis Island Diary (My America) by Kathryn Lasky

Home At Last, Sofia's Ellis Island Diary, Book Two by Kathryn Lasky

An American Spring: Sofia's Immigrant Diary, Book Three by Kathryn Lasky

Ellis Island series by Joan Lowery Nixon

Hannah's Journal: The Story of an Immigrant Girl by Marissa Moss --1901 Jewish character

One-way to Ansonia by Judie Angell -- early 1900s Russian immigrant

Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse -- 1919 Jewish character

The Teacher's Funeral : A Comedy in Three Parts by Richard Peck -- early 1900s

Mable Riley : A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance by Marthe Jocelyn -- early 1900s

Keeping the Good Light by Katherine Kirkpatrick -- early 1900s

Earthly Astonishments by Marthe Jocelyn -- early 1900s

The President's Daughter by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley -- early 1900s

I Am Lavina Cumming by Susan Lowell -- early 1900s

A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama by Laura Amy Schlitz -- early 1900s

January 1905 by Katharine Boling -- 1905 child labor - mills

Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Patterson -- 1912 labor strikes

Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck -- 1914

Ruthie's Gift and One of a Kind Mallie by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley -- WWI

The Hope Chest by Karen Schwabach -- 1920 Women's Suffrage

The Star Fisher and Dream Soul by Laurence Yep -- 1920s Chinese Americans

The Secret School by Avi -- 1925

A Long Way From Chicago and A Year Down Yonderby Richard Peck -- 1930s

All the Way Home by Patricia Reilly Giff -- 1941

Journey to Topaz and Journey Home by Yoshiko Uchida -- Japanese Americans WWII

Jar of Dreams and The Best Bad Thing by Yoshiko Uchida -- Japanese Americans 1930s-40s

Lily's Crossing and Willow Run by Patricia Reilly Giff -- WWII

Keep Smiling Through by Ann Rinaldi -- WWII

The Morning Glory War by Judy Glassman -- WWI

Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm -- 1953

Little House Martha Years by Melissa Wiley -- late 1700's, great-grandmother of Laura Ingalls

Little House Charlotte Years by Celia Wilkins -- War of 1812 time period, grandmother of Laura Ingalls

The Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich 1847

Boston Jane series by Jennifer L. Holm -- 1850s

Young Americans Colonial Williamsburg series by Joan Lowery Nixon

American Quilts Series by Susan Kirby

Dear America Series

History Mysteries Series