Juvenile and YA Fiction: Historical Fiction

The first corner of juvenile literature we are exploring this season is historical fiction! Adam (our resident historian) and Missy (the one who stuffed the Andrews shelves full of historical fiction titles) join Ian for a conversation about what makes a good contribution to this genre, how the art of literature relates to the study of history at this age level, and which titles stand out as family favorites.

Referenced Works:

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• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

• Rabble in Arms by Kenneth Roberts

• The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty

• Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

• The How to Eat an Elephant podcast

• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

• The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson

• Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

• Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

• Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

• Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield

• Paradise Lost by John Milton

• “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• The Lost King (2023)

• Richard III by William Shakespeare

• The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

• The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

• Anson’s Way by Gary D. Schmidt

• The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff

• Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff

• The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey by Rosemary Sutcliff

• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt

• The Chosen (2019-)

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