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Best Children's Historical Fiction
Your favorite children's books with a strong historical setting.
Tags: best, children, fiction, historical, and kids

1
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams (illustrator) 32 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3159
vote
2
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare 19 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1875
vote
3
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery, Jennifer Lee Carrell (Goodreads author) (Afterword) 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1457
vote
4
Little Women
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1265
vote
5
The Long Winter
The Long Winter
by Laura Ingalls Wilder 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1156
vote
6
Farmer Boy
Farmer Boy
by Laura Ingalls Wilder 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1149
vote
7
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes, Lynd Ward (Illustrator) 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 945
vote
8
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 860
vote
9
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 828
vote
10
Number the Stars
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 783
vote
11
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 752
vote
12
Caddie Woodlawn
Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 742
vote
13
The Door in the Wall
The Door in the Wall
by Marguerite De Angeli 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 734
vote
14
The Bronze Bow
The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare, Cynthia von Buhler (Goodreads author) (illustrator) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 685
vote
15
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by Avi 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 655
vote
16
On the Banks of Plum Creek
On the Banks of Plum Creek
by Laura Ingalls Wilder 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 565
vote
17
The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone
by T.H. White 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 555
vote
18
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
by Pamela L. Travers 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 553
vote
19
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 551
vote
20
Heidi
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 547
vote
21
Yellow Star
Yellow Star
by Jennifer Roy 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 486
vote
22
Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 469
vote
23
I Am David
I Am David
by Anne Holm 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 399
vote
24
Hattie Big Sky
Hattie Big Sky
by Kirby Larson 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 383
vote
25
Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos
Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Fra...
by Robert Lawson 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 382
vote
26
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
by Joan Aiken, Pat Marriott (Illustrator) 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 375
vote
26
Little House in the Big Woods
Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 375
vote
28
She Was Nice To Mice: The Other Side of Elizabeth I's Character Never Before Revealed by Previous Historians
She Was Nice To Mice: The Other Side of Elizabe...
by Ally Sheedy 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 363
vote
29
Behind the Bedroom Wall
Behind the Bedroom Wall
by Laura Williams 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 297
vote
30
Felicity: An American Girl
Felicity: An American Girl
by Valerie Tripp 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 293
vote
31
Kit: An American Girl
Kit: An American Girl
by Valerie Tripp 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 291
vote
32
Kaya: An American Girl : 1764
Kaya: An American Girl : 1764
by Janet Beeler Shaw 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 287
vote
32
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 287
vote
34
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 286
vote
35
The Great Brain
The Great Brain
by John Dennis Fitzgerald 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 285
vote
36
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant...
by Francisco Jiménez 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 266
vote
37
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
by Lois Lenski 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 257
vote
38
Song for a Dark Queen
Song for a Dark Queen
by Rosemary Sutcliff 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 199
vote
38
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 199
vote
40
Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons
by Arthur Ransome 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 198
vote
40
Moonfleet
Moonfleet
by John Meade Falkner 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 198
vote
42
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
by E.L. Konigsburg 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 197
vote
42
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic
by Jane Yolen 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 197
vote
44
The Sign of the Beaver
The Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 196
vote
44
The Lost Queen of Egypt
The Lost Queen of Egypt
by Lucile Morrison 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 196
vote
44
Addy: An American Girl
Addy: An American Girl
by Connie Rose Porter 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 196
vote
47
The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777
The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War D...
by Kristiana Gregory 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 195
vote
48
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
by Jean Lee Latham 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 194
vote
48
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow
by Robert Louis Stevenson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 194
vote
50
A Year Down Yonder
A Year Down Yonder
by Richard Peck 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 193
vote
51
Molly: An American Girl : 1944
Molly: An American Girl : 1944
by Valerie Tripp 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 192
vote
52
Kirsten: An American Girl : 1854
Kirsten: An American Girl : 1854
by Janet Beeler Shaw 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 190
vote
53
Strawberry Girl
Strawberry Girl
by Lois Lenski 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 189
vote
53
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
by Esther Hautzig 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 189
vote
55
To Build a Land
To Build a Land
by Sally Watson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 187
vote
56
Understood Betsy
Understood Betsy
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 186
vote
57
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Wiggin 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 184
vote
57
The Yearling
The Yearling
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 184
vote
57
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Nancy Bond (Foreword) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 184
vote
60
Witch Child
Witch Child
by Celia Rees (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 183
vote
61
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 182
vote
62
Pink and Say
Pink and Say
by Patricia Polacco 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 180
vote
63
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem W...
by Ann Rinaldi 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 179
vote
64
Penny from Heaven
Penny from Heaven
by Jennifer L. Holm 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 177
vote
65
Knights of the Kitchen Table
Knights of the Kitchen Table
by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 175
vote
66
The Secret of Sarah Revere
The Secret of Sarah Revere
by Ann Rinaldi 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 174
vote
67
Henry's Freedom Box
Henry's Freedom Box
by Ellen Levine 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 171
vote
68
Prince And the Pauper
Prince And the Pauper
by Mark Twain 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 168
vote
69
Blood on the River: James Town, 1607
Blood on the River: James Town, 1607
by Elisa Carbone 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
69
Catherine, Called Birdy
Catherine, Called Birdy
by Karen Cushman 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
69
Samantha: An American Girl
Samantha: An American Girl
by Susan S. Adler, Valerie Tripp 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
69
Tituba of Salem Village
Tituba of Salem Village
by Ann Petry 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
73
Rob Roy
Rob Roy
by Walter Scott 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 99
vote
74
Stepping on the Cracks
Stepping on the Cracks
by Mary Downing Hahn 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 98
vote
74
Blood Secret
Blood Secret
by Kathryn Lasky 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 98
vote
74
The Little White Horse
The Little White Horse
by Elizabeth Goudge 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 98
vote
77
Hear the Wind Blow
Hear the Wind Blow
by Mary Downing Hahn 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
77
Beyond The Burning Time
Beyond The Burning Time
by Kathryn Lasky 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
77
Sarah Bishop
Sarah Bishop
by Scott O'Dell 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 97
vote
80
Promises to the Dead
Promises to the Dead
by Mary Downing Hahn 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 96
vote
80
The Whipping Boy
The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman, Peter Sis (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 96
vote
80
The Green Glass Sea
The Green Glass Sea
by Ellen Klages 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 96
vote
83
Sorceress
Sorceress
by Celia Rees (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 95
vote
83
Encounter
Encounter
by Jane Yolen, David Shannon (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 95
vote
83
Sing Down the Moon
Sing Down the Moon
by Scott O'Dell 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 95
vote
83
The Ruby in the Smoke
The Ruby in the Smoke
by Philip Pullman 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 95
vote
87
Pirates!
Pirates!
by Celia Rees (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 94
vote
87
Josefina: An American Girl
Josefina: An American Girl
by Valerie Tripp 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 94
vote
87
The Tamarack Tree
The Tamarack Tree
by Patricia Clapp 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 94
vote
90
Summer of My German Soldier
Summer of My German Soldier
by Bette Greene 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 93
vote
90
Sovay
Sovay
by Celia Rees (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 93
vote
90
The Story Of Ruby Bridges
The Story Of Ruby Bridges
by Robert Coles 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 93
vote
90
Black Hearts in Battersea
Black Hearts in Battersea
by Joan Aiken 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 93
vote
90
The Last Silk Dress
The Last Silk Dress
by Ann Rinaldi 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 93
vote
95
The House Without a Christmas Tree
The House Without a Christmas Tree
by Gail Rock 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 92
vote
95
A Coming Evil
A Coming Evil
by Vivian Vande Velde 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 92
vote
95
The Tiger in the Well
The Tiger in the Well
by Philip Pullman 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 92
vote
98
The Armourer's House
The Armourer's House
by Rosemary Sutcliff 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 90
vote
99
The King's Swift Rider: A Novel on Robert the Bruce
The King's Swift Rider: A Novel on Robert the B...
by Mollie Hunter 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 89
vote
100
The Butterfly
The Butterfly
by Patricia Polacco 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 88
vote
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message 1: by Cindy (new)
Aug 26, 2008 11:00AM

339857 Most of these seem to be written more for girls, but The Golden Goblet, The Wind in the Door, Johnny Tremain, and The Bronze Bow are all good for boys. Plus the the Time Warp Trio books are a sort of skewed historical fiction that is really funny for kids.


message 2: by Susanna (new)
Aug 31, 2008 10:05AM

1109068 Carry On, Mr. Bowditch would probably also be good for boys, now that you mention it, Cindy.


message 4: by Janna (new)
Aug 20, 2009 08:18AM

1232584 Good list, but some should be removed because they aren't historical fiction: The Secret Garden, Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, A Little Princess. Also I think Anne of Green Gables, Mary Poppins, Heidi... I'm pretty sure they are all set in the time they were written.


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