historical fiction

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historical fiction

Brothers of Cain

2001
Young courier Seth Llyr finds himself lying in a muddy ditch with no memory of where he is, after the tumultuous Seven Days battles of the Peninsula Campaign in 1862.

Nightjohn

1995
Twelve-year-old Sarny's brutal life as a slave becomes even more dangerous when a newly arrived slave offers to teach her how to read.

From time to time

a novel
1996
In this sequel to "Time and again," Simon Morley, who is capable of traveling back and forth in time, must ensure the safety of a man carrying papers on the Titanic that might help avert World War I.

The Devil and his boy

2000
In 1593, thirteen-year-old Tom travels through the English countryside to London, where he falls in with a troupe of actors and finds himself in great danger from several sources.

A tale of two cities

1996
Relates the adventures of a young Englishman who gives his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

Moccasin trail

1986
A pioneer boy, brought up by Crow Indians, is reunited with his family and attempts to orient himself in the white man's culture.

Hugh Glass, mountain man

1990
A fictionalized biography of the legendary hero of the Old West, who as a fur trapper in 1823, survived an attack by a grizzly bear.

Code name Kris

1990
After the Nazi occupation of Denmark forces his Jewish friends to flee the country, seventeen-year-old Jesper continues his work in the underground resistance movement. Sequel to "Lisa's War.".

America in historical fiction

a bibliographic guide
1997
A bibliography containing over 1,100 titles to be used by high school students or adults who are looking for classic or contemporary fiction about the history of the United States.

Nancy's story, 1765

2004
In 1765, twelve-year-old Nancy worries about effect of the British Stamp Act on her father's silversmith business in Williamsburg and about how to get along with her new stepmother.

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