Teen Historical Fiction

Escape to the past between the pages of a book!

Updated August 3, 2023
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Molalla Library
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Code talker : a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Bruchac, Joseph
Paper Book
This deeply affecting novel honors all the young men who dared to serve in World War II, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians. "Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever...
A northern light
Donnelly, Jennifer.
Paper Book
Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has a word for everything, and big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. She collects words, stores them up as a way of fending off the hard truths of her life, the truths that she can't write down in stories.The fresh pain of her mother's death. The burden...
Salt to the sea : a novel
Sepetys, Ruta.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A journey to freedom is rocked by an epic disaster in this masterpiece of historical fiction that shines a light on one of World War II's most devastating--yet overlooked--tragedies. WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL "Masterfully crafted."--...

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