American History in YA & MG Books (fiction and nonfiction)

1.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,235 ratings
2.
The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
The Long Winter (Little House, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 91,405 ratings
3.
Fever 1793
Fever 1793 3.93 avg rating — 131,297 ratings
4.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating — 157,970 ratings
5.
Across Five Aprils
Across Five Aprils 3.60 avg rating — 15,644 ratings
6.
Out of the Dust
Out of the Dust 3.77 avg rating — 78,812 ratings
7.
My Brother Sam Is Dead
My Brother Sam Is Dead 3.44 avg rating — 19,140 ratings
8.
By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5)
By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 81,544 ratings
9.
Farmer Boy (Little House, #2)
Farmer Boy (Little House, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 73,004 ratings
10.
My Friend Flicka (Flicka, #1)
My Friend Flicka (Flicka, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 29,176 ratings
11.
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison 3.86 avg rating — 10,462 ratings
12.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,997 ratings
13.
Copper Sun
Copper Sun 4.35 avg rating — 16,906 ratings
14.
Once on This Island (Mackinac Island Trilogy, #1)
Once on This Island (Mackinac Island Trilogy, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 675 ratings
14.
Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
Chains (Seeds of America, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 58,198 ratings
16.
A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence
A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence 3.76 avg rating — 3,163 ratings
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Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7)
Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7) 4.20 avg rating — 92,490 ratings
17.
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1)
Julie of the Wolves (Julie of the Wolves, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 60,967 ratings
19.
Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem
Witches: The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem 3.63 avg rating — 3,344 ratings
20.
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials
A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials 3.79 avg rating — 6,270 ratings
21.
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)
On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4) 4.22 avg rating — 105,783 ratings
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Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon 4.13 avg rating — 20,582 ratings
22.
Book of Americans (An Owlet Book)
Book of Americans (An Owlet Book) 4.11 avg rating — 45 ratings
22.
Turning on a Dime
Turning on a Dime 4.49 avg rating — 82 ratings
22.
Misfortune Annie and the Locomotive Reaper (Misfortune Annie, #1)
Misfortune Annie and the Locomotive Reaper (Misfortune Annie, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 20 ratings
22.
City of Grit and Gold
City of Grit and Gold 4.13 avg rating — 38 ratings
22.
Girl in Blue
Girl in Blue 3.87 avg rating — 3,751 ratings
22.
Pablo the Pilgrim
Pablo the Pilgrim
by: D.A. Berg
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
22.
1919 The Year That Changed America
1919 The Year That Changed America 3.88 avg rating — 478 ratings
22.
Love, Joanah
Love, Joanah 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression 3.73 avg rating — 6,485 ratings
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For the Love of Gold
For the Love of Gold it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
22.
This Dear-Bought Land
This Dear-Bought Land 4.36 avg rating — 53 ratings
34.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,454 ratings
34.
The End of the Line
The End of the Line
by: Jim Power
4.08 avg rating — 49 ratings
34.
Wolf by the Ears
Wolf by the Ears 3.83 avg rating — 2,850 ratings
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The One Bad Thing about Father
The One Bad Thing about Father 4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings
38.
Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition 3.68 avg rating — 1,063 ratings
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Princess Mary of Maryland
Princess Mary of Maryland 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
38.
An Acquaintance with Darkness
An Acquaintance with Darkness 3.88 avg rating — 2,128 ratings
38.
The Drinking Gourd (Rise and Shine) (I Can Read Level 3)
The Drinking Gourd (Rise and Shine) (I Can Read Level 3) 4.04 avg rating — 565 ratings
42.
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 4.14 avg rating — 19,927 ratings
42.
The Secret of Sarah Revere
The Secret of Sarah Revere 3.48 avg rating — 2,407 ratings
42.
The House on Stink Alley: A Story About the Pilgrims in Holland
The House on Stink Alley: A Story About the Pilgrims in Holland 3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings
45.
Mine Eyes Have Seen
Mine Eyes Have Seen 3.75 avg rating — 891 ratings
45.
Indian Summer
Indian Summer 3.24 avg rating — 21 ratings
47.
Mama's Bank Account
Mama's Bank Account 4.25 avg rating — 3,346 ratings
47.
Detour Trail
Detour Trail 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
47.
Time Enough for Drums
Time Enough for Drums 4.13 avg rating — 3,921 ratings
47.
Gettysburg: Tad Lincoln's story
Gettysburg: Tad Lincoln's story 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
51.
A Year in the Life of Rosie Bernard
A Year in the Life of Rosie Bernard 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
51.
Wagon Train Cinderella (Women of the West #1)
Wagon Train Cinderella (Women of the West #1) 3.69 avg rating — 385 ratings
51.
A Death-Struck Year
A Death-Struck Year 3.97 avg rating — 2,365 ratings
51.
The Secret of the Sachem's Tree
The Secret of the Sachem's Tree 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
51.
Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)
Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 47,104 ratings
56.
Under the Blood-Red Sun
Under the Blood-Red Sun 3.82 avg rating — 3,620 ratings
56.
This Dear-Bought Land
This Dear-Bought Land 4.36 avg rating — 53 ratings
56.
Trail Boss (Floating Outfit, #10)
Trail Boss (Floating Outfit, #10) 4.38 avg rating — 407 ratings
56.
The Last Silk Dress
The Last Silk Dress 3.94 avg rating — 2,702 ratings
56.
Grand Papa and Ellen Aroon
Grand Papa and Ellen Aroon 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
56.
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty, #3)
Stormy, Misty's Foal (Misty, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 19,998 ratings
62.
The First Woman Doctor
The First Woman Doctor 3.93 avg rating — 334 ratings
62.
The Rebel Spy (Civil War, #11)
The Rebel Spy (Civil War, #11) 4.06 avg rating — 116 ratings
62.
Or Give Me Death: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family
Or Give Me Death: A Novel of Patrick Henry's Family 3.77 avg rating — 1,957 ratings
62.
Me and Willie and Pa: The Story of Abraham Lincoln and His Son Tad
Me and Willie and Pa: The Story of Abraham Lincoln and His Son Tad 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
62.
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague (Misty, #2)
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague (Misty, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 6,691 ratings
67.
Jason's Gold
Jason's Gold 3.56 avg rating — 1,691 ratings
67.
Finishing Becca: A Story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold
Finishing Becca: A Story about Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold 3.78 avg rating — 1,699 ratings
67.
A Namesake for Nathan: Being an Account of Captain Nathan Hale by His Twelve-Year-Old Sister, Joanna
A Namesake for Nathan: Being an Account of Captain Nathan Hale by His Twelve-Year-Old Sister, Joanna 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
70.
Ariel Bradley: Spy for General Washington
Ariel Bradley: Spy for General Washington 3.73 avg rating — 86 ratings
70.
Juliet's Moon
Juliet's Moon 3.75 avg rating — 391 ratings
70.
Poor Richard in France
Poor Richard in France 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings
73.
Murphy, Gold Rush Dog (Dog Chronicles, #2)
Murphy, Gold Rush Dog (Dog Chronicles, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 70 ratings
73.
Leigh Ann's Civil War
Leigh Ann's Civil War 3.80 avg rating — 277 ratings
73.
King George's Head Was Made of Lead
King George's Head Was Made of Lead 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
76.
A Year Down Yonder (A Long Way from Chicago, #2)
A Year Down Yonder (A Long Way from Chicago, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 30,705 ratings
76.
The Last Ride of Caleb O'Toole
The Last Ride of Caleb O'Toole 3.93 avg rating — 68 ratings
76.
An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley
An Unlikely Friendship: A Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley 3.76 avg rating — 787 ratings
76.
Zenas and the Shaving Mill
Zenas and the Shaving Mill really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
80.
The Man Who Dreamed of Elk-Dogs & Other Stories from the Tipi
The Man Who Dreamed of Elk-Dogs & Other Stories from the Tipi 3.59 avg rating — 37 ratings
80.
Amelia's War
Amelia's War 3.57 avg rating — 840 ratings
80.
Willie Jasper's Golden Eagle
Willie Jasper's Golden Eagle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
83.
The Island Horse
The Island Horse 3.94 avg rating — 111 ratings
83.
Brooklyn Rose
Brooklyn Rose 3.51 avg rating — 1,235 ratings
83.
Slater's mill
Slater's mill liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
86.
Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific
Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific 4.19 avg rating — 634 ratings
86.
Retreat from Gettysburg (White Mane Kids, #10)
Retreat from Gettysburg (White Mane Kids, #10) 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
86.
The Mystery of the Porcelain Cat: A Revolutionary War Mystery (History Nuggets Book 1)
The Mystery of the Porcelain Cat: A Revolutionary War Mystery (History Nuggets Book 1) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
89.
The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg (White Mane Kids, #5)
The Bravest Girl in Sharpsburg (White Mane Kids, #5) 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
89.
Mike Fink
Mike Fink 2.61 avg rating — 18 ratings
91.
The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry (White Mane Kids #2)
The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry (White Mane Kids #2) 3.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
92.
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery 3.82 avg rating — 5,221 ratings
92.
Ghosts of Vicksburg (White Mane Kids, #13)
Ghosts of Vicksburg (White Mane Kids, #13) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
94.
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels 3.99 avg rating — 11,836 ratings
95.
The Freedom Summer Murders
The Freedom Summer Murders 3.85 avg rating — 751 ratings