A Chance for Kallie Mae by Ann H. Gabhart is a piece of historical fiction focusing on the people of eastern Kentucky. The story follows Kallie Mae, a young adult who has shouldered many burdens in he…
The Light of Stars by Jenelle Hovde is a standalone novel taking place in the early 1800s. According to the author’s website, this book is based on a true story. This takes the intrigue of the story u…
This gripping, middle grade, historical fiction novel is a 2026 Newbery Honor Book. Chapters are brief and alternate between Han Yu in China, 731 and Luli in New York City, 1931. This format, along …
A simplistic definition of a corrido is it is a Mexican narrative folk ballad told through the eyes of the protagonist and often about social topics and oppression. There is quite a bit more to the a…
Author Daniel Nayeri is definitely on a roll. On the heels of his 2024 Newbery Honor Book, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams, his middle grade historical fiction novel, The Teac…
In Pursuit of Civility is Jen Turano’s second book of the Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies series. It is a piece of historical fiction set during the Gilded Age. It makes the most sense to the re…
The Manhattan Confessions by Jocelyn Green is the third and final installment of the On Central Park series. This historical piece takes place during the Roaring Twenties. Reading the previous books i…
A Sea View Christmas is an On Devonshire Shores novella penned by Julie Klassen. It is a piece of historical fiction taking place in England and Scotland in the early 1800s. It could be read as a stan…
Kimberley Woodhouse has authored and co-authored many books, but A Song in the Dark is her most powerful and poignant story yet. Let’s start with the negative…yep, right up front it should be known th…
Julia is biographical fiction written by Heather B. Moore and based on the life of Julia Child. Even if you have never heard of Julia Child, this book has a sweetness about it. It is really a romantic…
Lauraine Snelling launches her Home to Green Creek series with Land of Dreams. She also gets some help from Kiersti Giron. This story is historical fiction taking place in the late 1800s and mostly in…
This Newbery Honor book tells the story of an African American family's trip by wagon to Nebraska in 1879 to claim land in hopes of a better life for themselves away from the South. The storytellers …
