Historical Fiction

Updated April 24, 2024
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Historical Fiction

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The Blackwoods
Colbert, Brandy
Paper Book
Big Mouth ARE mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators "Best Books for Your Teen Book Club" campaign, including discussion guide, advertising, conference feature, possible virtual event, and HarperStacks outreach Teens' Top 10/YALSA ARE mailing to...
The book thief
Zusak, Markus
Paper Book
This anniversary edition of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller features pages of bonus content, including marked-up manuscript pages, original sketches, and pages from the author's writing notebook. "Life-changing." --The New York Times  
The boy in the red dress
Lambert, Kristin
Paper Book
New Year's Eve, 1929. Millie is the emcee of the Cloak & Dagger, an LGTQ-friendly speakeasy deep in the heart of the French Quarter, full of bootleg booze, cabaret acts, and where the New Orleans elite comes out to play. Her best friend, Marion, is the star of the show--his diehard fans wouldn't...
Charming young man
Schrefer, Eliot
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-age novel about a rising star French pianist, navigating his way into high society as he explores his sexuality. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and The Gentleman's...
Code name Verity
Wein, Elizabeth
Paper Book
Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat; one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. But when a vital mission goes wrong, one of the friends has to bail out of a faulty plane over France. She is captured by the Gestapo and...
Concrete rose
Thomas, Angie
Paper Book
Angie Thomas Teacher's Kit, supported with extensive targeted advertising and lead conference promotions Explore Author LIVESTREAM event to 1000+ schools across the country featuring author presentation, reading and Q&A Early standalone Big Mouth ARE mailing to a curated...
Daughters of jubilation
Corthron, Kara Lee
Paper Book
"A compelling story of first love and battling racism with a magical twist." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Well-told, fast-paced." --School Library Journal (starred review) From the award-winning author of The Truth of Right Now comes a...
The Davenports
Marquis, Krystal
Paper Book
*Instant New York Times Bestseller* The Davenports delivers a totally escapist, swoon-worthy romance while offering a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked. "The perfect read for fans of escapist historical fiction." --NBC's TODAY...
Foul Lady Fortune
Gong, Chloe
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the "equal parts intoxicating and dazzling" (Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves) first book in a captivating new duology...
The fountains of silence : a novel
Sepetys, Ruta
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship. Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco...
Last night at the Telegraph Club
Lo, Malinda
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND STONEWALL BOOK AWARD * From acclaimed author Malinda Lo comes a gripping, tender coming-of-age novel exploring identity, queerness, and historical upheaval set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the 1950s. ...
A million to one
Jaigirdar, Adiba
Paper Book
Adiba Jaigirdar, author of one of TIME's Best YA books of all time and winner of the YA Book Prize 2022, gives Titanic an Ocean's 8 makeover in this nail-biting heist set onboard the infamous ship. Four friends have stolen aboard the Titanic. They...
The miseducation of Cameron Post
Danforth, Emily M.
Paper Book
* Featured title in New Voices program; promotion will include: announcement advertising, extensive galley distribution, exclusive web content (letter from editor, author Q&A, early chapter sampler, program widget), social media outreach, and lead feature position at national teacher and...
Music from another world
Talley, Robin
Paper Book
A master of award-winning queer historical fiction, New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley brings to life an emotionally captivating story about the lives of two teen girls living in an age when just being yourself was an incredible act of bravery. It's summer 1977...
I must betray you
Sepetys, Ruta
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about communist Romania and the citizen spy network that devastated a nation, from the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Salt to...
My fine fellow
Cohen, Jennieke
Ebook
Pedro & Daniel
Erebia, Federico
Paper Book
KIRKUS BEST OF THE YEAR Pedro and Daniel are Mexican American brothers growing up in 1970s Ohio. Their mom doesn't like that Pedro is a spitting image of their darker-skinned father, that Daniel plays with dolls, that neither of the boys love sports...
Revelle
Smith, Lyssa Mia
Paper Book
Social media awareness campaign through HarperStacks, the school & library marketing digital hub 
Rust in the root
Ireland, Justina
Paper Book
Big Mouth ARE mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators Teens' Top 10/YALSA ARE mailing to 15 teen reading groups across the country Announcement advertising in key school & library media Featured title in Shake Up Your Shelves, a campaign...
The storyteller
Williams, Kathryn
Ebook
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year pick for 2023! With the mystery of Maureen Johnson and Brittany Cavallaro and the historical intrigue of Romanov, this genre-bending YA will pull readers into one girl's journey of discovering the impossible tale of a long-lost aunt--and...
These violent delights
Gong, Chloe
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020 Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai...
Thirteen doorways, wolves behind them all
Ruby, Laura
Paper Book
- Launch and lead promotion at national school & library conferences and previews, including extensive galley distribution - Standalone announcement advertising driving to behind-the-book feature on HarperStacks - HarperStacks Sweepstakes/Influencer Campaign ...
Ziggy, Stardust & me
Brandon, James (Young adult author)
Paper Book
In this tender-hearted debut, set against the tumultuous backdrop of life in 1973, when homosexuality is still considered a mental illness, two boys defy all the odds and fall in love. The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging....
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