Young Adult Historical Fiction

In King Biscuit, Michael Loyd Gray returns once again to the fictional small town of Argus, Illinois, (the setting of his novels Well Deserved, Not Famous Anymore, and The Last Stop), to tell a coming-of-age story set in 1966. With the Vietnam War hovering in the background. Seventeen-year-old Billy Ray Fleener, frustrated by the narrow confines of Argus, seeks adventure and a look at the wider world in a novel that puts him on a collision course with the famous as well as infamous.

It has been five years since Justus lost his father. On the eve of his thirteenth birthday, when the community ceremonially plans to deem him a man, tragedy strikes. Forced to flee his home, family, and everything he has ever known, The Evolution of Justus is a City of Refuge story filled with destructive anger toward God and one boy's struggle to become a man. Can a boy become a man without a father? Or will tragedy be his demise before his chance to rise? How does one process the loss of innocence caused by traumatic events?

Prince Alexander's mind has been touched by an incomprehensible evil, even as his betrothed travels from afar to unite their kingdoms against a terrible darkness that threatens both realms: the Spirit Eaters. From the distant shores of Illyria to a small deserted island, the deadly consequences of Smoke Blood magic loom, and lost civilizations emerge to reveal the existence of a weapon that may do the impossible - kill the last living god.

Nastia is no traitor. She is a fearless pilot, the daughter of revolutionaries, and now, as the Second World War descends on Russia, she must fight to defend the glorious Motherland. But all is not as it seems and when the battles begin, secrets are revealed and everything that Nastia once knew is challenged.

A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Miss Fisher's Murder Mystery in this rollicking romp of truth, lies, and troubled pasts. New Year's Eve, 1929. Millie is running the show at the Cloak & Dagger, a swinging speakeasy in the French Quarter, while her aunt is out of town. The new year is...

When Thalia, Kalliope, and Charis set off to Regency London for their first Season, they each have clear goals―few of which include matrimony. Thalia means to make her mark among the intelligentsia and publish her poetry, Charis hopes to earn her place among the scientific elite, and Kalliope aims to take the fashionable ton by storm. But this Season, it doesn’t take long for things to fall apart. Can this roller-coaster Season find its happily ever after?

Ten-year-old Benny found the drunken cart driver who caused his father's death, but he's got bigger mysteries to solve. A long, sharp knife, a bag of disguises and a savage black stallion don't reassure Benny about his traveling companion to frontier Missouri. Still, Benny can’t shake the Scripture’s promise that God “will never leave thee nor forsake thee."

It’s Christmastime, 1919. Three years before, seventeen-year-old Margot Allan, a respectable vicar’s daughter, fell passionately in love. But she lost her fiancé, Harry, to the Great War. In turn, she gained a desperate secret, one with the power to ruin her life and her family’s reputation, a secret she guards at all costs. Now Margot’s family is gathering at the vicarage for the first time since the War ended. And Harry, it turns out, isn’t dead. He’s alive and well, and looking for answers.

Young Nate Lawton is caught between the rigors of the fledgling United States Navy's discipline and the demands of his ambitious Captain. Nate seems doomed to pay the price of his newly appointed rank of Acting First Lieutenant on the USS Hancock, a brig fresh from the shipyard. He becomes the captain's scapegoat, and the target of the crew's hatred. He must choose between his patriotic duty, and the implicit responsibility of his office.

Stained Glass Myths is a collection of 28 award-winning stories by young adults. These stories encompass a wide range of genres, inviting listeners to explore a wealth of important themes passionately crafted by these young writers - from a teenager going down memory lane after a tragic event at her school to a Jewish boy who writes letters to his older sister who’s been taken to Auschwitz.

Det er 1939. Nazityskland. Landet holder vejret. Døden har aldrig haft så travlt før, og det ser ikke ud til at blive bedre. Derefter begynder en kærlighedsaffære med bøger og ord, efterhånden som Liesel lærer at læse af sin plejefar. Da Liesels plejefamilie skjuler en jøde i kælderen, både åbner og lukker det verden for Liesel.

The first book in the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy, the exhilarating and haunting saga from the author of The Diviners series and Under the Same Stars. It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life...

Berlin, November 1943. With bombing raids commencing, the city is blanketed by explosions. Siblings Gerta and Max Hoffmann live a surprisingly carefree childhood amid the raids. Berlin is a city going about its business, even as it's attacked almost nightly. But one night, the air raid sirens wail, and the Hoffmanns' neighborhood is hit. A mortally wounded man comes to their door, begging to be let in. He asks for Karl Hoffmann, their father. Gerta and Max watch as Karl tries in vain to save the man's life.

A soaring story that will sweep listeners from the docks of China to the court of Kublai Khan as young Haoyou learns to ride the winds strapped to a great scarlet kite in the traveling circus of the Great Miao.

Vlad Dracula has long lived in the shadows of his bloodthirsty father, the voivode, and his older brother, Mircea. Despite their cruelty, Vlad has yearned to prove himself worthy of the throne his whole life. In the cold halls of the voivode's palace, Vlad can only rely on his cousin and closest friend, Andrei Musat. When Vlad and Andrei meet Ilona Csáki, the daughter of an influential boyar, they each find themselves drawn to her. But then Ilona is betrothed to Mircea as part of a political alliance, and Vlad's resentfulness of his brother begins to seethe into something far darker.

Jack hat es geschafft: Er ist den Samurai des Shoguns entkommen und segelt auf einem Schiff Richtung Heimat. In seiner Begleitung: die tapfere Samurai-Kämpferin Akiko und der schlaue Mönch Yori. Doch als die Freunde London erreichen, werden sie alles andere als freundlich empfangen. Und nicht nur das: Ein dunkler Schatten ist ihnen aus Japan gefolgt.

Die drei Königreiche befinden sich in einem tödlichen Krieg. Für Meilin die Chance, einer Zwangsehe zu entgehen. Als Junge verkleidet, kämpft sie fortan in der Armee. Ihr Ehrgeiz auf dem Schlachtfeld wird bald von Liu entdeckt, dem Prinzen der Armee, der sie persönlich trainiert.

На этом живописном фоне двое мальчиков взрослеют в мечтах о славе, завоеванной в рядах самой могущественной армии, какую когда-либо знал мир. Пока юные Гай и Марк обучаются искусству боя под руководством одного из самых грозных гладиаторов Рима, противостояние непримиримых соперников — Мария и Суллы, в котором победителю достанется невероятная власть, влечет государство к гражданской войне. Гай и Марк вынуждены идти разными путями, и к тому времени, когда они снова встретятся, все будет иначе.

Onde tider har ramt Bäckakorset. Fremmede krigere har brutalt myrdet byens mænd, og nu går Siri rundt og leder efter sin elskede Vidar, byens høvding. Overfaldet mod byen kom uden varsel, og Siri ved, at hendes fjende Grina står bag. Grina har hadet Siri, lige siden Siri afslørede hende som falsk vølve, og Grina blev tvunget til at forlade byen. Nu har Grina fået en ny herre, en ond og mægtig mand, som har lært hende op til vølve og vist hende ondskabens magt.

Wabaningo by Jim Valentine is an irresistible coming-of-age story set in a 1950s Boy Scout camp in the dense forests of Western Michigan. Through the eyes of young Jimmie, this novel apprehends the coarse excitement, challenges, and changeovers that shape 'boys' into 'men.' Intrinsically, it is a trip of self-discovery. As Jimmie experiences friendships, rivalries, and personal trials, he retains lessons that extend far beyond the campgrounds—courage, commitment, and the power of diligence.