Historical fiction
Older children and teenagers will enjoy these compelling stories set in times past - from exciting adventures to thought-provoking tales of troubled times.
With a range of periods, locations and themes there is something here for everyone.
Find more historical fiction for older children and teenagers.
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The Red Necklace
Author: Sally Gardner
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 10+Gardner skilfully sets the scene, in which extra-sensory abilities can be turned to many uses, and where good and evil, identity and destiny are not as clear cut as we might think.
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Revolver
Author: Marcus Sedgwick
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 11+'They say dead men tell no tales, but they're wrong. Even the dead tell stories.'
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The Kite Rider
Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 11+Haoyou feels powerless when the man responsible for his father's death demands to marry his mother. Determined to support her himself, the young boy joins a travelling circus.
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Prisoner of the Inquisition
Author: Theresa Breslin
Publisher: Corgi Children's
Interest age: 12+
Reading age: 11+Zarita, only daughter of the town magistrate, lives a life of wealth and privilege
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Code Name Verity
Author: Elizabeth Wein
Publisher: Electric Monkey
Interest age: 14+
Reading age: 14+Two young women become unlikely best friends during WWII, until one is captured by the Gestapo...
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Sawbones
Author: Catherine Johnson
Publisher: Walker Books
Interest age: 11+
Reading age: 11+In 18th century London, 16-year-old Ezra is working as apprentice to a highly respected surgeon, William McAdam.
