Author: Roni Schotter Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 2000 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Until the fateful night Amanda heard a slave baby cry, she had no idea that her parents were conductors on the Underground Railroad. When Amanda herself is tasked with protecting and helping a slave family get to freedom, can she be strong enough to guide them through…

Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder Recommended Age: 8-11 Genre: Historical Fiction (based on the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder) Summary: A little girl born and raised in the Big Woods of Wisconsin braves the untracked wilderness when her family moves West to Indian Territory. Books in Series: Little House in the Big Woods (1932) Farmer Boy (1933) Little House on the Prairie (1935)…

Author: Elizabeth Yates Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1964 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: She could take only one belonging when her family moved west, and Carolina Putnam chose her doll, Lydia Lou. But when the settlers finally near their future homes, they learn of dangerous Indians on the warpath. When Carolina is faced with losing her beloved doll, will she…

Author: Betsy Byars Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1969 Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure Summary: When Dewey’s parents head to town for his Ma to have her baby, Dewey and his grandmother are left alone in their cabin on Trouble River. But when an Indian tries to sneak up on the house, Dewey knows he can’t stay there any longer. Climbing…

Author: Lois Lowry Recommended Age: 8-11 Date Published: 1989 Genre: Historical Fiction Summary: Annemarie Johansen has only ever known a peaceful life in Denmark. But when the Germans attack and the Jews begin disappearing, the life of her Jewish friend, Ellen, might be in danger. Can Annemarie get Ellen across the water to the peaceful land of Sweden before the…

Author: Patricia MacLachlan Recommended Age: 8-11 Genre: Historical Fiction Books in Series: Sarah, Plain and Tall (1985) Skylark (1994) Caleb’s Story (2001) More Perfect than the Moon (2004) Grandfather’s Dance (2006) Summary: When Anna and Caleb’s father posts an advertisement asking for a wife, Sarah Wheaton answers. She is hardworking and honorable, but will she choose the children and the…