Historical and War (YA)

If you like reading novels set in times gone by you might find something interesting on this list. Also included are some war books (many and varied wars! Including the American Revolution, World War II, the Iraq War). Some are more 'historical' than others!

Updated June 19, 2024
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Dumas, Alexandre
Paper Book
.0000000000This classic adventure, set in nineteenth-century France and Italy, tells the story of Edmund Dants, a young man falsely imprisoned who eventually finds himself in a position of power and able to seek his revenge against those who plotted against him. Eventually he begins to question his...

Historical setting: 1800s France

Dodger
Pratchett, Terry.
Paper Book
* Major lead promotion in the HarperCollins Children's Books booth at all major institutional conferences, including TLA, IRA, ALA and NCTE, with booth blow-up and extensive galley distribution * Online discussion guide * Big Mouth galley mailing to key librarians, teachers, and...

Historical setting: Victorian London

Code name Verity
Wein, Elizabeth.
CD
Oct. 11, 1943 A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a shot at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun. When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret...

Historical setting: World War II England

The book thief
Zusak, Markus
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME * A NEW YORK TIMES READER TOP 100 PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY * A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY The extraordinary, beloved novel about the...

Historical setting: World War II Germany


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