Mara, Daughter of the Nile
By: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Mara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom. In order to gain it, she finds her…
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1. I, Juan de Pareja
By: Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
3.76
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Told through the eyes of Velazquez's slave and assistant, this vibrant novel depicts both the beaut… read more
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- classics
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
2. The Great and Terrible Quest
By: Margaret Lovett
3.97
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
Set in the late Middle Ages, a quick-witted orphan, abused by his grandfather, risks his life to ca… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
"Silver hidden in the gold, Young man hidden in the old, Laughing lord with weeping eyes, Bring king and ring before sunrise! -Hilarion, The Great and Terrible Quest"-Margaret Lovett, The Great and Terrible Quest
3. Adam of the Road
By: Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray
3.77
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good… read more
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- classics
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
4. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
By: Elizabeth George Speare
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Newbery Medal Winner (1959) Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the col… read more
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- romance
- classics
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"People are afraid of things they don’t understand."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"Hannah's magic cure for every ill," he teased. "Blueberry cake and a kitten."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She and Prudence sat on a cool grassy carpet. A pale green curtain of branches just brushed the grasses and threw a filigree of shadows, as delicate as the wrought silver, on the child’s face."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
5. They Loved to Laugh
By: Marguerite de Angeli , Kathryn Worth
4.18
Format: 254 pages, Paperback
Tears and laughter alternate in this novel of a young girl's growth to womanhood in the 1830s. … read more
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- romance
- classics
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"There are times when a man has need of the open heavens to compass his thoughts."-Marguerite de Angeli, They Loved to Laugh
6. Hittite Warrior
By: Joanne Williamson
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Judea has always been the crossroads and battlefield of contending nations. It is no less so in thi… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
7. Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
By: Barbara Cohen , None
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different. Buran cannot--Buran will not--sit quiet… read more
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- romance
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
8. Call It Courage
By: Armstrong Sperry
3.60
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
A boy tries to overcome his fear of the sea in this treasured classic and winner of the Newbery Med… read more
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- fiction
- classics
- young adult
- historical fiction
9. Mara, Daughter of the Nile
By: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Mara is a proud and beautiful slave girl who yearns for freedom. In order to gain it, she finds her… read more
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- romance
- classics
- historical
- egypt
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
10. The Bronze Bow
By: Elizabeth George Speare
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more
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- classics
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow
"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow
11. Greek Myths
By: Olivia E. Coolidge , Edouard Marcel Sandoz
4.62
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the terror of Medusa and the Minotaur to the Labors of Heracles and journeys of Theseus, the s… read more
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- fiction
- classics
- young adult
12. The Sherwood Ring
By: Elizabeth Marie Pope
4.22
Format: None pages, Paperback
Newly orphaned Peggy Grahame is caught off-guard when she first arrives at her family's ancestral e… read more
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- romance
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
13. Son of Charlemagne
By: Emil Weiss , Barbara Willard
4.12
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
The year is 781 A.D. King Charles of the Franks is crossing the Alps with his family and court on a… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
14. The Ides of April (Roman Empire Sequence, #2)
By: Mary Ray
3.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
Hylas is a young Greek slave in the household of Caius Pomponius, a Roman Senator involved in polit… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
15. God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah
By: Joanne Williamson , Daria M. Sockey
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
A never-before published tale by the author of the best -selling Hittite Warrior, carries the reade… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
16. Detectives in Togas
By: Richard Winston , Clara Winston , Henry Winterfeld , Charlotte Kleinert
3.33
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . th… read more
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17. Theras and His Town
By: Caroline Dale Snedeker
3.51
Format: None pages,
Young Theras, born an Athenian, is taken to Sparta by a relative when his father is lost at war. He… read more
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18. The Perilous Gard
By: Richard Cuffari , Elizabeth Marie Pope
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1558, while exiled by Queen Mary Tudor to a remote castle known as Perilous Gard, young Kate Sut… read more
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20. The Trojan War
By: Olivia E. Coolidge
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this retelling of the Trojan War, Olivia Coolidge crafts heroes and gods into real, multidimensi… read more
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21. The Master Puppeteer
By: Katherine Paterson , None
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Who is the man called Sabura, the mysterious bandit who robs the rich and helps the poor? And what … read more
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22. Amos Fortune, Free Man
By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave trade… read more
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23. Calico Captive
By: Elizabeth George Speare , W.T. Mars
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the year 1754, the stillness of Charlestown, New Hampshire, is shattered by the terrifying cries… read more
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24. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
By: Carol Ryrie Brink
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more
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- classics
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
25. Mystery of the Roman Ransom
By: Henry Winterfeld , None , None
3.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . th… read more
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26. Johnny Tremain
By: Lynd Ward , Esther Forbes
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 B… read more
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27. His Forefathers and Mick
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.36
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more
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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
28. Isabella Warrior Queen
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.30
Format: None pages, ebook
The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more
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- historical
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
29. Victor's Blessing
By: Barbara Sontheimer
4.34
Format: 582 pages, Paperback
Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet, wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid. Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her. He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go. "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me! What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
30. Sincerely, Secretary of Doom (High Court of the Coffee Bean, #2)
By: Jennifer Kropf
4.23
Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition
The High Court of the Coffee Bean returns with a sassy, wicked streak. Months after the deadly a… read more
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- romance
- fiction
