Category: Ages 12-14
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Voice of a Servant
Author: Michelle Grover Recommended Age: 12-14 Date Published: 2023 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Gehazi is a servant of the prophet, Elisha, but is constantly plagued with jealousy and envy. Marcus is a soldier in the household of Naaman, burdened with the responsibility of caring for his master. And Cassia is a little Israelite girl who is carried away from her…
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Tirzah
Author: Lucille Travis Recommended Age: 12-14 Date Published: 1991 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Tirzah is a Hebrew slave, living under the cruel Pharaoh’s rule in Egypt. But when a man named Moses comes with a message from Yahweh that he will set his people free, will Pharaoh release the slaves, or will they die following Yahweh’s command? Notes from…
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False Coin, True Coin
Author: Lois Hoadley Dick Recommended Age: 12-14 Date Published: 1993 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Cissy Nidd is the daughter of a jailer and thief. Forced to help conceal her father’s counterfeiting business, she must spread false coins throughout London and the surrounding English counties. But when she meets John Bunyan, a Dissenter preacher who happens to be imprisoned in their…
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The Freedom Seekers (Series)
Author: Lois Walfrid Johnson Recommended Age: 12-14 Genre: Historical Fiction Books in Series: Escape into the Night (1995) Race for Freedom (1996) Midnight Rescue (1996) The Swindler’s Treasure (1997) Mysterious Signal (1998) The Fiddler’s Secret (1998) Summary: Libby Norstad dislikes the hardships of her new life on a steamboat, traveling down the Mississippi River in 1857. But when a…
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The Ascendance Series (Series)
Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen Recommended Age: 12-14 Genre: Fantasy Books in Series: The False Prince (2012) The Runaway King (2013) The Shadow Throne (2014) The Captive Kingdom (2020) The Shattered Castle (2021) Summary: Sage is a ragged orphan with a habit for getting himself into trouble. When he is kidnapped by a cruel lord, Bevin Conner, Sage is tasked with becoming the missing…
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Washington City Is Burning
Author: Harriette Gillem Robinet Recommended Age: 12-14 Date Published: 1996 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Virginia of Madison is a slave child, but her name is famous among those who know her secret. Honored and respected for her bravery, Virginia is tasked with living in the President’s household and sneaking slaves out of Washington, D.C. and to freedom. But when a…