Deschutes Public Library

Books and Reading

Historical Fiction

Each of these books is rooted in a real historical time, but the characters are all fictional.

	The Minister’s Daughter by Julie Hearn In 1645 in England, the daughters of the town minister successfully accuse a local healer and her granddaughter of witchcraft to conceal an out-of-wedlock pregnancy. Years later during the 1692 Salem trials their lie has unexpected repercussions.
	*The Legend of Lady Ilena* by Patricia Malone In sixth-century Great Britain, a fifteen-year-old girl seeking knowledge of her lineage is drawn into battle to defend the homeland she never knew, aided by one of King Arthur's knights.
	Troy by Adele Geras Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, this book portrays the last weeks of the Trojan War. Women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.
	Witness by Karen Hesse A series of poems express the views of various people in a small Vermont town during the early 1920s when the Ku Klux Klan is trying to infiltrate the area.
	The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
	Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi by David Chotjewitz In 1933, best friends Daniel and Armin admire Hitler. While anti-Semitism buoys Hitler to power, Daniel learns he is half Jewish, threatening the boys’ friendship. Also details Daniel and Armin's reunion in 1945 in interspersed chapters.
	1968 by Michael Kaufman In this great nonfiction book, you'll learn all about events that shaped the world during one amazing year.
	Last Dance on Holladay Street by Elisa Carbone In 1878, thirteen-year-old Eva seeks her birth mother in Colorado, only to find the city and her mother are not what she imagined.
	The Convicts by Iain Lawrence His efforts to avenge his father's unjust imprisonment force thirteen-year-old Tom Tin into the streets of nineteenth-century London. After he is convicted of murder, Tom is eventually sent to Australia where he has a surprise reunion.
	Macaroni Boy by Katherine Ayres In Pittsburgh in 1933, sixth-grader Mike Costa notices a connection between several strange occurrences. The only way he can find out the truth about what's happening is to be nice to the class bully.
	The Forestwife by Theresa Tomlinson In England during the reign of King Richard I, fifteen-year-old Marian escapes from an arranged marriage to live with a community of forest folk that includes a daring young outlaw named Robert.
	The Ornament Tree by Jean Thesman When fourteen-year-old Bonnie moves to her cousin's boardinghouse in Seattle in 1918, she learns about life from the boarders and progressive women who live and work there.
No Image Available	Children of the River by Linda Crew Having fled Cambodia four years earlier to escape the Khmer Rouge army, seventeen-year-old Sundara is torn between remaining faithful to her own people and enjoying life in her Oregon high school as a "regular" American.

Last modified on Friday, October 09, 2009