Historical - Kids Fiction

A story set in a Russian winter. Sasha takes his father's sleigh and drives far outside the village. When the sleigh overturns in the snow, Sasha seeks shelter in a little wooden hut. There he finds a fierce wolfcub with bright shining eyes. Ferdy...

Buckle in and join modern day kids Annie and Nico as they witness another historic feat: Man first setting foot on the moon on July 21, 1969. Get to know the astronauts behind the landing, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, as well as the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

"...an intriguing, enchantingly rendered real fairy tale." - Kirkus Reviews Elsie and Frances feel sad for adults who simply can't see the magic in the forests around them. If only they could see what we see. In 1918, Elsie Wright and her cousin Frances...

The author of the critically acclaimed SO FAR FROM THE BAMBOO GROVE continues her autobiography, describing the hardships, poverty, tragedies, and struggles of life for her and her two older siblings, living as refugees in post-World War II Japan.Author: Yoko Kawashima WatkinsISBN-10: 0689806566ISBN-13: 9780689806568Publisher:...

Get whisked away through time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie in the #1 bestselling series--and meet famous Founding Father and inventor Ben Franklin Jack and Annie know all about Ben Franklin. He was a Founding Father, a journalist, and a...

Merlin Mission Books 17-24 of the #1 New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series available together for the first time ever Magic Tree House Merlin Missions are more challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House reader. In each adventure, Merlin the magician...

The Dead Gentleman is a wild ride between parallel New York City timestreams--1901 and today. Eleven-year-old Tommy Learner is a street orphan and an unlikely protege to the Explorers, a secret group dedicated to exploring portals--the hidden doorways to other worlds. But while investigating...

Magical realism for readers age 9 and up. Fantasy and history all mixed together, with a cross-generational relationship between an eccentric grandmother and a skeptical granddaughter. Thirteen-year-old Claire has deep concerns about her brother who is away fighting in the Iraq war. When her...

A fourteen-year-old's heart-stopping sea adventure! The war of 1812 is raging and fourteen-year-old Tom Cringle has just been made a lieutenant in the British navy. He's thrilled, but also worried that nobody -- especially hard, seasoned sailors -- will take a kid in charge...

I completely enjoyed the opportunity to relive some of the old-fashioned values and acts of courage and valor that are always required to best the forces of evil and win the fair damsel from the clutches of despair. -Dr. Michael Wourms, CSN Books, Pine...

For the Temple, A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem by G.A. Henty tells the story of the the first century Jewish revolt form the perspective of a fictional young Jewish man, John of Gamala. Revolting against imperial rule, various Jewish factions struggle for...

The delightful adventures of a visually impaired barn cat and his annoying flea, as they set off to experience the world and find themselves participants in some of the most remarkable events of the early twentieth century.Pudding Tat is born on the Willoughby Farm...

CLA Children's Book of the Year Award 2008 longlist CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens, 2008 Children's Crown Award 2009 Finalist Sammy has learned to live by his wits on the voyage from Poland to the Jewish immigrant community that is to be...

In The Days of Queen Victoria is the story of Queen Victoria, the woman who became queen at eighteen and for nearly 64 years wore the crown of Great Britain.Eva March Tappan was a teacher and American author born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, she graduated...

Welcome to the British Museum, home to Lottie Lipton: nine-year-old investigator extraordinaire Lady Viola Kirton, the famous treasure hunter, is on the trail of a legendary Roman eagle. But she wants to sell it, and Lottie Lipton knows it belongs in a museum. Can...

"Half for you and half for me Between us two shall goodwill be." Here is a nursery rhyme book to entertain both adult and child as they read together. The classic rhymes are side by side with annotations about their backstories: Who was Wee...

Find out what motivated 10,000 citizens of 1890 Richmond, Virginia to gather in order to honor the great Southern General Robert E. Lee. Author: Mimi Owens, Illustrator: Michelle Hirstius Author: Mimi OwensISBN-10: 1732217599ISBN-13: 9781732217591Publisher: Nova RecognitionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2019Pages: 20Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.50h x 11.00w...

The monastery of St. Ambrose is situated on the Irish island of Morcarrick. Here, monks old and young live quiet lives spent in prayer and service. One day the Abbot decides that Brother Bede, their finest illuminator of manuscripts, will illustrate the Christmas story....

When Jake finds an unusual rock in the cliffs under the Golden Gate bridge, he embarks on an adventure of discovery that will bring him new friends, new knowledge, and even the confidence to face a devastating earthquake.Author: Cary I. SneiderISBN-10: 1943431396ISBN-13: 9781943431397Publisher: Tumblehome,...

Visit www.Norhalla.com Norse, of Course The Roots of Yggdrasil is an illustrated story for children. Read along as Odin reflects on the great war & the ways of the Vanir, pursues wisdom to advance the Norse culture, and introduces the first three of the...

Following the multi award-winning "The Diamond of Drury Lane", here we present the fifth volume from our famous feisty heroine "Cat Royal...Black Heart of Jamaica".In which the indomitable Cat Royal turns pirate, undertakes a Caribbean Cruise and gets mixed up in a slave revolt....

A long time ago, there was a brave and kind Anglo-Saxon princess called Frideswide who lived in Oxford, England and just happened to be brilliant at climbing very tall trees. One day, when a wicked king tried to kidnap her, her talent came in...

A collection of 4 Puffin Classics, designed to raise awareness of world environmental issues.Life is good for house-dog Buck where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine of Santa Clara Valley. But when he is stolen and forced to work...

The white turtle shone pink in the watercolor light of the sunset, and she let her finger gently trace the intricate honeycomb carving on the animal's back. Everything happened so gradually that she didn't notice at first that the turtle was becoming warmer or...

When Paul Revere is kidnapped by a time traveler determined to change the outcome of the American Revolution, thirteen-year-old Kep Westguard is sent to Boston, 1775, to take his famous midnight ride. Kep's four-person team has twenty-four hours to light the famous lanterns at...

In the second act of this unfolding epic, the shepherd boy Desta is catapulted from his remote and isolated valley into a wider world. He pursues his dream of a modern education and vows to fulfill the destiny of his family by reuniting the...

How do we know we are real and not just some character in an elaborate game?In the virtual world of Saga, Ghost is a fifteen-year-old airboarding anarcho-punk, with no past, no memories, only a growing realisation of her own strange abilities. But who is...

Merlin Mission Books 1-25 of the #1 New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time ever Magic Tree House Merlin Missions are more challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House reader. In each adventure, Merlin the magician...

Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Get whisked back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie in this boxed set featuring books 1-4 of the #1 bestselling chapter book series!Meet Jack and Annie! Jack and his younger sister, Annie, are just regular kids....

Jump back in time with these A-Z animal adventure stories. Juggle with the family of dancing bears as William the Conqueror is crowned king during the Middle Ages, shoot through the streets of San Gottardo with a frog on Leonardo da Vinci's flying machine...

Join Mark, Kyle and Ingrid on their very first adventure as they follow a mischievous monkey through a secret passage at the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park in St. Kitts. They find themselves transported to the 18th century, captured as spies and thrown into...

Stone Soup is the international literary magazine and website publishing writing and art by young people under the age of 14. Founded in 1973, we have published more creative work by children than any other publisher, selecting the very best from thousands of submissions...

Why are there so many different kinds, or species, of living things on earth, each uniquely fitted to its environment? For Charles Darwin, this question represented the "mystery of mysteries." Darwin first began to formulate an answer during a youthful voyage around the world...

In this story, Renfroe Madison, who was first introduced in D.J.'s Worst Enemy, is three years older. It is Christmastime, and while Renfroe's spirits are high, he is more conscious than ever of his selfish streak. With the family's worn-out Christmas tree angel--hung by...

Lois and Wilma are proud of their father's brand-new gold Cadillac, and excited that the family will be driving it all the way from Ohio to Mississippi. But as they travel deeper into the rural South, there are no admiring glances for the shiny...

Allie Bennett has moved to Norfolk Island with her family, and as the texts and phone calls with her friends back in Sydney dwindle, Allie feels increasingly alone. the instant attraction that occurs between Allie and her classmate, Noah O'Brien, is threatened when he...

Winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award "This appealingly nostalgic tale conveys the tenor of the time as well as the affable narrator's growth during one momentous summer."--Publishers Weekly "Realistic and exciting. . . . Great for reading aloud."--Booklist The summer...

Small, feisty Siberian husky Togo--the overlooked sled-dog hero of the 1925 serum run to Nome--sets the record straight in Dog Diaries #4 When a diptheria epidemic breaks out in isolated Nome, Alaska, in January 1925, the only way to get life-saving serum to the...

When Sir Cumference and Lady Di of Ameter invite two bakers to compete for the honor of baking the annual Harvest Sweet, the bakers must figure out a way to chart whose treats are the favorites. Illustrations.Author: Cindy Creator NeuschwanderISBN-10: 0606347437ISBN-13: 9780606347433Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage:...

The days were filled with boating, fishing and exploring. The nights were bonfires and ghost stories, chase games, and night swimming. Parents usually gathered to mix drinks and play cards well into the night. That made it easier for us to play on the...

When Raider takes Rosie to England she finds no living kin-and long buried family secrets. When Raider offers to take Rosie to New Orleans, she sees no other option. But it is a journey that brings her closer than ever to the daring buccaneer...

Caldecott Honor artist Brian Selznick's lavishly illustrated debut novel is a cinematic tour de force not to be missed ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But...

Merlin Mission Books 9-16 of the #1 New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series available together for the first time ever Magic Tree House Merlin Missions are more challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House reader. In each adventure, Merlin the magician...

Something is terribly wrong with Connor's mom--she keeps slipping into bizarre trances. Connor suspects that the key to his mom's strange behavior is an old art book filled with paintings of a woman who looks exactly like her. But the artist who created those...

L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and ghostly--are back in appealing new editions....

L. M. Boston's thrilling and chilling tales of Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in an overgrown garden in the English countryside, have been entertaining readers for half a century. Now the children of Green Knowe--both alive and ghostly--are back in appealing new editions....

The whole city of New York is blanketed by snow. But it's the final day of the spelling bee, and snow or no snow. Anna has to get to school. It's not as easy as she expectedAuthor: Carla StevensISBN-10: 0141300833ISBN-13: 9780141300832Publisher: Puffin BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...