YA Historical Fiction Novels

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Catherine, Called Birdy
Catherine, Called Birdy 3.74 avg rating — 43,015 ratings
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The Midwife's Apprentice
The Midwife's Apprentice 3.73 avg rating — 43,210 ratings
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The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth 3.94 avg rating — 11,804 ratings
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Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,367 ratings
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Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 8,018 ratings
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating — 157,956 ratings
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The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,801,971 ratings
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,371 ratings
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Anna of Byzantium
Anna of Byzantium 3.70 avg rating — 2,466 ratings
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Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,119 ratings
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The Ramsay Scallop
The Ramsay Scallop 3.58 avg rating — 1,233 ratings
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Goddess of Yesterday
Goddess of Yesterday 3.95 avg rating — 3,776 ratings
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Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,449 ratings
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A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver 3.87 avg rating — 3,616 ratings
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The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating — 123,983 ratings
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,753 ratings
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Lost Boy
Lost Boy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,680 ratings
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The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
The Cross of Lead (Crispin, #1)
by: Avi
3.65 avg rating — 27,913 ratings
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,924 ratings
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Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4)
Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals, #4) 3.81 avg rating — 2,705 ratings
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The Outlaws of Sherwood
The Outlaws of Sherwood 3.79 avg rating — 12,178 ratings
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The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,201 ratings
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The Door in the Wall
The Door in the Wall 3.77 avg rating — 20,209 ratings
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The Edge on the Sword
The Edge on the Sword 3.82 avg rating — 1,659 ratings
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Matilda Bone
Matilda Bone 3.77 avg rating — 3,633 ratings
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Queen's Own Fool (Stuart Quartet, #1)
Queen's Own Fool (Stuart Quartet, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 2,738 ratings
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I Am Rembrandt's Daughter
I Am Rembrandt's Daughter 3.66 avg rating — 2,403 ratings
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Girl in a Cage (Stuart Quartet, #2)
Girl in a Cage (Stuart Quartet, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 2,262 ratings
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Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5)
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici (Young Royals, #5) 3.72 avg rating — 1,689 ratings
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The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales, #2)
The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady (The Squire's Tales, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 5,326 ratings
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Mira's Diary: Bombs Over London (Mira's Diary, #3)
Mira's Diary: Bombs Over London (Mira's Diary, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 62 ratings
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Breathe: A 1918 Young Adult Historical Romance
Breathe: A 1918 Young Adult Historical Romance 4.34 avg rating — 77 ratings
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,657 ratings
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Timeless Fate: Love Adventure Through the Ages
Timeless Fate: Love Adventure Through the Ages 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Seven Daughters and Seven Sons
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons 4.25 avg rating — 5,664 ratings
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Shadow Spinner
Shadow Spinner 4.08 avg rating — 8,373 ratings
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Daughter of Venice
Daughter of Venice 3.73 avg rating — 3,240 ratings
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Ophelia
Ophelia 3.71 avg rating — 12,156 ratings
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The Forestwife (Forestwife Saga, #1)
The Forestwife (Forestwife Saga, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,793 ratings
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Dove and Sword: A Novel of Joan of Arc
Dove and Sword: A Novel of Joan of Arc 3.68 avg rating — 396 ratings
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A Curse Dark as Gold
A Curse Dark as Gold 3.61 avg rating — 13,906 ratings
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The Golden Goblet
The Golden Goblet 3.82 avg rating — 9,796 ratings
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There Will Be Wolves
There Will Be Wolves 3.55 avg rating — 453 ratings
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Briar Rose
Briar Rose 3.80 avg rating — 14,984 ratings
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The Sherwood Ring
The Sherwood Ring 4.14 avg rating — 4,361 ratings
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The Legend of Lady Ilena (Lady Ilena, #1)
The Legend of Lady Ilena (Lady Ilena, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 673 ratings
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The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1)
The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 9,435 ratings
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Viking Warrior
Viking Warrior 4.05 avg rating — 1,976 ratings
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The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner 4.01 avg rating — 30,932 ratings
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Lily of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #1)
Lily of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 6,985 ratings
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Defender of the North (Defender of England, #2)
Defender of the North (Defender of England, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Warbow (The Saga of Roland Inness #2)
Warbow (The Saga of Roland Inness #2) 4.41 avg rating — 1,698 ratings
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The Wicked and the Just
The Wicked and the Just 3.62 avg rating — 2,121 ratings
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Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale
Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale 3.62 avg rating — 4,433 ratings
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The Queen's Lady (The Lacey Chronicles, #2)
The Queen's Lady (The Lacey Chronicles, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 1,455 ratings
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Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (Rowan Hood, #1)
Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (Rowan Hood, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 3,131 ratings
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Newes from the Dead
Newes from the Dead 3.76 avg rating — 2,329 ratings
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Master Cornhill
Master Cornhill 3.74 avg rating — 1,251 ratings
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The Highwayman's Footsteps
The Highwayman's Footsteps 3.67 avg rating — 301 ratings
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The Twenty-One Balloons
The Twenty-One Balloons 3.95 avg rating — 25,762 ratings
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Green Darkness
Green Darkness 3.97 avg rating — 6,872 ratings
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The Winthrop Woman
The Winthrop Woman 4.12 avg rating — 6,700 ratings
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Knight's Acre (Suffolk, #1)
Knight's Acre (Suffolk, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 439 ratings
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Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,447 ratings
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The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,483 ratings
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Defender of the Realm (Defender of England, #1)
Defender of the Realm (Defender of England, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword, #1)
Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 560 ratings
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Longbow (The Saga of Roland Inness #1)
Longbow (The Saga of Roland Inness #1) 4.40 avg rating — 2,121 ratings
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Blood Red Horse (The de Granville Trilogy, #1)
Blood Red Horse (The de Granville Trilogy, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 2,010 ratings
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Mimus
Mimus 4.18 avg rating — 1,547 ratings
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Geef me de ruimte! (Trilogie over de 100 jarige oorlog, #1)
Geef me de ruimte! (Trilogie over de 100 jarige oorlog, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 3,868 ratings
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Love, Joanah
Love, Joanah 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Song for Eloise
Song for Eloise 2.18 avg rating — 73 ratings
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The Soldier's Cross
The Soldier's Cross 3.67 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Æva: The Wild (Æva #1)
Æva: The Wild (Æva #1) 3.54 avg rating — 35 ratings
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The Rebels of Florida
The Rebels of Florida 4.24 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Broken Realm (The Saga of Roland Inness #3)
The Broken Realm (The Saga of Roland Inness #3) 4.51 avg rating — 1,616 ratings
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With Face Aflame
With Face Aflame 4.23 avg rating — 64 ratings
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Jennie Wade: A Girl from Gettysburg (Founding of America Series)
Jennie Wade: A Girl from Gettysburg (Founding of America Series) 4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings
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The Ransomed Crown (The Saga of Roland Inness #4)
The Ransomed Crown (The Saga of Roland Inness #4) 4.52 avg rating — 1,421 ratings
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Sword of the Rightful King
Sword of the Rightful King 3.70 avg rating — 3,628 ratings
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Incantation
Incantation 3.92 avg rating — 8,977 ratings
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Declan O'Duinne
Declan O'Duinne 4.55 avg rating — 892 ratings
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The Stolen One
The Stolen One 3.54 avg rating — 1,665 ratings
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A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 43,628 ratings
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A Prince of Wales
A Prince of Wales 4.53 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
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Rosemary for Remembrance (The Janna Mysteries, #1)
Rosemary for Remembrance (The Janna Mysteries, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 390 ratings
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Amanda/Miranda
Amanda/Miranda 3.52 avg rating — 676 ratings
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Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose, #1)
Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 5,342 ratings
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Moonfleet
Moonfleet 3.96 avg rating — 6,392 ratings
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,469 ratings
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The Trumpeter of Krakow
The Trumpeter of Krakow 3.75 avg rating — 7,773 ratings
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The Luxe (Luxe, #1)
The Luxe (Luxe, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 73,972 ratings
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Hood (King Raven, #1)
Hood (King Raven, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 15,538 ratings
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The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary Queen of Scots (Young Royals, #7)
The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary Queen of Scots (Young Royals, #7) 3.72 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
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The Tudor Rose
The Tudor Rose 3.84 avg rating — 3,326 ratings
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Avalon
Avalon 3.90 avg rating — 4,463 ratings
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Charlotte
Charlotte 3.97 avg rating — 204 ratings
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Madselin
Madselin 3.87 avg rating — 210 ratings
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