Best YA Historical Fiction

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Fever 1793
Fever 1793 3.93 avg rating — 131,290 ratings
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,845 ratings
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The Bone Feud
The Bone Feud 3.96 avg rating — 118 ratings
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Witch Child (Witch Child, #1)
Witch Child (Witch Child, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 19,708 ratings
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 225,105 ratings
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
by: Avi
3.86 avg rating — 87,618 ratings
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Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,382 ratings
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating — 157,958 ratings
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Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 53,503 ratings
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I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,029 ratings
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The Ransom of Mercy Carter
The Ransom of Mercy Carter 3.83 avg rating — 2,108 ratings
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Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
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Witness
Witness 3.72 avg rating — 5,705 ratings
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Out of the Dust
Out of the Dust 3.77 avg rating — 78,810 ratings
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Copper Sun
Copper Sun 4.35 avg rating — 16,906 ratings
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Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,450 ratings
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,174 ratings
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A Northern Light
A Northern Light 3.83 avg rating — 45,423 ratings
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
Mara, Daughter of the Nile 4.25 avg rating — 13,372 ratings
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,145 ratings
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A Drowned Maiden's Hair
A Drowned Maiden's Hair 3.98 avg rating — 4,736 ratings
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Stowaway
Stowaway 3.51 avg rating — 2,460 ratings
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Daughter of Xanadu (Daughter of Xanadu #1)
Daughter of Xanadu (Daughter of Xanadu #1) 3.59 avg rating — 646 ratings
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Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 138,220 ratings
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Victory
Victory 3.60 avg rating — 681 ratings
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In the Shadow of Blackbirds
In the Shadow of Blackbirds 3.85 avg rating — 13,415 ratings
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Say Yes (The Spirit Writings, #2)
Say Yes (The Spirit Writings, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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East of the Sun
East of the Sun 3.71 avg rating — 8,467 ratings
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Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,379 ratings
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The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,153,660 ratings
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Beyond the Burning Time
Beyond the Burning Time 3.71 avg rating — 820 ratings
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Pirates!
Pirates! 3.84 avg rating — 16,858 ratings
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A Rose for the ANZAC Boys
A Rose for the ANZAC Boys 4.03 avg rating — 2,224 ratings
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Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
Chains (Seeds of America, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 58,193 ratings
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Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2)
Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 5,320 ratings
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Rubies in the Snow: Diary of Russia's Last Grand Duchess 1911-1918
Rubies in the Snow: Diary of Russia's Last Grand Duchess 1911-1918 3.70 avg rating — 145 ratings
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Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea 4.35 avg rating — 244,752 ratings
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Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3)
Doomed Queen Anne (Young Royals, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 4,317 ratings
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The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (Young Royals, #6)
The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (Young Royals, #6) 3.94 avg rating — 2,108 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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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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Goddess of Yesterday
Goddess of Yesterday 3.95 avg rating — 3,776 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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Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1)
Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 8,018 ratings
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Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating — 114,067 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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The Misadventures of Maude March (Maude March Misadventures #1)
The Misadventures of Maude March (Maude March Misadventures #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,741 ratings
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Matilda Bone
Matilda Bone 3.77 avg rating — 3,633 ratings
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Girl in Blue
Girl in Blue 3.87 avg rating — 3,750 ratings
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Sarah Bishop
Sarah Bishop 3.51 avg rating — 2,357 ratings
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Just Jane: A Daughter of England Caught in the Struggle of the American Revolution
Just Jane: A Daughter of England Caught in the Struggle of the American Revolution 3.73 avg rating — 1,086 ratings
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Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs
Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs 3.93 avg rating — 618 ratings
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Fire in the Hole!
Fire in the Hole! 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Last Silk Dress
The Last Silk Dress 3.94 avg rating — 2,702 ratings
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Peter: The Untold True Story
Peter: The Untold True Story 3.77 avg rating — 387 ratings
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Risking Exposure
Risking Exposure 4.06 avg rating — 127 ratings
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Distant Waves
Distant Waves 3.72 avg rating — 6,471 ratings
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A Templar's Destiny (The Book of Tormod, #3)
A Templar's Destiny (The Book of Tormod, #3)
by: Kat Black
4.01 avg rating — 75 ratings
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The Next Together (The Next Together, #1)
The Next Together (The Next Together, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 5,890 ratings
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A Waltz for Matilda (Matilda Saga, #1)
A Waltz for Matilda (Matilda Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 2,804 ratings
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The Caged Graves
The Caged Graves 3.90 avg rating — 3,077 ratings
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Beginnings (Jigsaw #1)
Beginnings (Jigsaw #1) 3.75 avg rating — 56 ratings
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The King of Montreal: A Novel
The King of Montreal: A Novel liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The River Remembers
The River Remembers 4.40 avg rating — 92 ratings
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The Primrose Way
The Primrose Way 4.04 avg rating — 295 ratings
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Reincarnation
Reincarnation 3.68 avg rating — 3,692 ratings
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A Templar's Gifts (The Book of Tormod, #2)
A Templar's Gifts (The Book of Tormod, #2)
by: Kat Black
3.88 avg rating — 112 ratings
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The Cure for Dreaming
The Cure for Dreaming 3.90 avg rating — 6,414 ratings
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Beginnings (Jigsaw #1)
Beginnings (Jigsaw #1) 3.75 avg rating — 56 ratings
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Wolf by the Ears
Wolf by the Ears 3.83 avg rating — 2,850 ratings
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A Templar's Apprentice (The Book of Tormod, #1)
A Templar's Apprentice (The Book of Tormod, #1)
by: Kat Black
3.69 avg rating — 313 ratings
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The Outlaws of Sherwood
The Outlaws of Sherwood 3.79 avg rating — 12,178 ratings
72.
Beyond Pleasant End (The Spirit Writings, #1)
Beyond Pleasant End (The Spirit Writings, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The Road to Gundagai (Matilda Saga, #3)
The Road to Gundagai (Matilda Saga, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 1,073 ratings
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Rescuing Lord Inglewood (Inglewood, #1)
Rescuing Lord Inglewood (Inglewood, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 6,557 ratings
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The Girl from Snowy River (Matilda Saga, #2)
The Girl from Snowy River (Matilda Saga, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 1,525 ratings
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Heroes Of Tobruk
Heroes Of Tobruk 3.72 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Under a Painted Sky
Under a Painted Sky 3.98 avg rating — 11,720 ratings
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Moon Over Manifest
Moon Over Manifest 4.04 avg rating — 35,701 ratings
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Remember (The Spirit Writings, #3)
Remember (The Spirit Writings, #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,638 ratings
82.
Forge (Seeds of America, #2)
Forge (Seeds of America, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 17,291 ratings
82.
Ophelia: Queen of Denmark
Ophelia: Queen of Denmark 3.86 avg rating — 342 ratings
82.
The Foreshadowing
The Foreshadowing 3.80 avg rating — 2,372 ratings
82.
Hope Springs (Longing for Home, #2)
Hope Springs (Longing for Home, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 4,622 ratings
86.
A Brief History of Montmaray (The Montmaray Journals, #1)
A Brief History of Montmaray (The Montmaray Journals, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 6,039 ratings
86.
Mutiny's Daughter
Mutiny's Daughter 3.55 avg rating — 352 ratings
86.
1916 (Australia's Great War, #3)
1916 (Australia's Great War, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 53 ratings
86.
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1)
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 45,628 ratings
86.
A Name Unknown (Shadows Over England, #1)
A Name Unknown (Shadows Over England, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 4,282 ratings
91.
My Name Is Not Angelica
My Name Is Not Angelica 3.65 avg rating — 914 ratings
91.
The FitzOsbornes in Exile
The FitzOsbornes in Exile 4.05 avg rating — 2,961 ratings
91.
The Third Witch
The Third Witch 3.72 avg rating — 685 ratings
91.
Blood Red, Snow White
Blood Red, Snow White 3.61 avg rating — 2,183 ratings
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A Single Shard
A Single Shard 3.95 avg rating — 42,060 ratings
91.
A Night Divided
A Night Divided 4.33 avg rating — 45,802 ratings
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True North
True North 3.86 avg rating — 301 ratings
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The FitzOsbornes at War
The FitzOsbornes at War 4.20 avg rating — 2,228 ratings
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Newes from the Dead
Newes from the Dead 3.76 avg rating — 2,329 ratings
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The Horses Didn't Come Home
The Horses Didn't Come Home 4.23 avg rating — 94 ratings
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