On July 4th, 1777, fourteen-year-old Jake Mallory and his friends are celebrating their new nation's independence, but over the next four years Jake finds himself in increasingly adventurous circumstances.
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro, who dreams of becoming a samurai, learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.
Beware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn Meyer
After the death of her father, King Henry VIII, in 1547, thirteen-year-old Elizabeth must endure the political intrigues and dangers of the reigns of her half-brother Edward and her half-sister Mary before finally becoming Queen of England eleven years later.
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and himself.
More Historical Fiction for Teens --
And in the Morning by John Wilson
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Blue Fingers: A Ninja's Tale by Cheryl Aylward Whitesel
Boston Jane: An Adventure by Jennifer L. Holm
The Convicts by Iain Lawrence
Crossing Stones by Helen Frost
Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi by David Chotjewitz
The Extra by Kathryn Lasky
The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean
The Mourning Wars by Karen Steinmetz
Much Ado About Grubstake by Jean Ferris
Tales of the Madman Underground by John Barnes
Three Rivers Rising: A Novel of the Johnstown Flood by Jame Richards
The Watch that Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic by Allan Wolf
Witch Child by Celia Rees
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