For some of us, when we hear “historical fiction,” we immediately look the other way for a different book. Historical fiction can sometimes seem an awful lot like school. But for those who read and enjoy the genre, historical fiction isn’t just history, but great, exciting, romantic, mysterious or suspenseful stories that just-so-happen to take place in the past. Whether you’re already an historical fiction reader or you’re new to the genre, you might consider looking for one of these books that have just come out, are getting ready to come out or are new to our shelves. What do you recommend?
New Historical Fiction Reads for Teens
- Love & Haight [2] by Susan Carlton
- The Hangman in the Mirror [3] by Kate Cayley
- The Wicked and the Just [4]by Jillian Anderson Coats
- Interrupted: A Life Beyond Words [5] by Rachel Coker
- The FitzOsbornes in Exile [6] by Michelle Cooper
- The Other Countess [7] by Eve Edwards
- My Name is Not Easy [8] by Debby Dahl Edwardson
- The Traitor’s Smile [9] by Patricia Elliott (sequel to The Pale Assassin [10])
- The Poisoned House [11] by Michael Ford
- Spirit’s Princess [12] by Esther M. Friesner
- Scarlet [13] by A.C. Gaughen
- Cross My Heart [14] by Sasha Gould
- Belle’s Song [15] by K.M. Grant
- Battle Fatigue [16] by Mark Kurlansky
- In Trouble [17] by Ellen Levine
- Never Fall Down: A Boy Soldier’s Story of Survival [18] by Patricia McCormick
- No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux [19] by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
- Born Wicked [20] by Jessica Spotswood
- The Blood Lie [21] by Shirley Reva Vernick
- The Watch that Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic [22] by Allan Wolf
Flickr No Known Copyright Restrictions [23]: Mrs. George Barnett (LOC) [24] Photo from: the Library of Congress [25]
- Teens [26]
