What do you think of when you think of historical fiction? Do you think of 50 years ago? More? Less? The Encyclopedia Britannica will tell you that an essential element of historical fiction “is that ...

Lots of kids find history interesting. Lots of kids don't. In all likelihood, the ones who find history boring haven't been exposed to the kind of books that make history come alive. Stand by for a ...

The Lions’ Run By Sara Pennypacker Balzer + Bray Ages 9 to 12 ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... After more than two dozen middle grade and picture books, Sara Pennypacker has written her first work of historical fiction for children.

Local children’s author Luann Atkin Koester has written her first-ever novel. “Hawk’s Cry, The Story of a Cheyenne Hero,” a middle grade historical fiction, is now available for pre-order. According ...

For nearly 30 years, Laurie Halse Anderson has been writing highly acclaimed books for young people of all ages: picture books, middle grade historical fiction and YA contemporary novels. Her many ...

Set in 1867, Flora Beach Burlingame’s Ophelia and the Freedmen’s School is historical fiction for children. The story follows twin sisters Ophelia and Melinda as they begin their education in the tiny ...

Clark Gable reading the novel "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. One of his greatest roles was that of Rhett Butler in the MGM film adaption of the book. For history enthusiasts, historical ...