Historical Fiction:
American
(Grades 2-4)
The following titles are found in the J Fiction
area.
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Antle, N HARD
TIMES: A STORY OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION
(1993) Charlie and his family are
forced to leave their Oklahoma home and search for a new way of life during the
Depression. Anderson, J A
WILLIAMSBURG HOUSEHOLD (1988) Focuses
on events in the household of a white family and its black slaves in Colonial
Williamsburg in the eighteenth century. Bulla, C LION
TO GUARD US (1981) Three impoverished children in London are determined to get
to the Virginia Colony and find their father. Bulla, C CHARLIE’S
HOUSE (1983) A poor English boy is
shipped to America as an indentured servant, but runs away from his cruel
master and dreams of building a house of his own. Cohen, M MIMMY
AND SOPHIE ALL AROUND TOWN (2004) Describes the experiences of two sisters growing up
in Brooklyn in the time of Shirley Temple movies and trolleys. Dalgliesh, A COURAGE
OF SARAH NOBLE (1954) A girl must find the
courage to travel with her father to build a new home in the wilderness, and
stay with the Indians while her father goes back for the rest of the family. DeAngeli, M COPPER-TOED
BOOTS (1938) A little boy works hard to
make his dreams come true -- to own a dog and a pair of copper-toed boots. Fritz, J CABIN
FACED WEST (1958) Ten-year-old Ann overcomes loneliness and learns to
appreciate the importance of her role in settling the wilderness of western
Pennsylvania. Gregory, K THE
LEGEND OF JIMMY SPOON (1990) A young
white boy has numerous adventures with the Shoshoni Indians during the early
frontier days. Harness, C THREE
YOUNG PILGRIMS (1992) Mary, Remember
and Bartholomew survive the harsh early years in America and see New Plymouth
grow into a prosperous colony. Hopkinson, D. PIONEER SUMMER (2002) At first reluctant
to move to Kansas eight-year-old Charles has many adventures in his new home. Jacobs, W MOTHER,
AUNT SUSAN AND ME (1979)
Sixteen-year-old Harriet Stanton watches her mother and Susan B. Anthony
as they fight to win equal rights for women. Krensky, S IRON
DRAGON NEVER SLEEPS (1994) Winnie
befriends a Chinese boy in a small California mining town and learns how the
Chinese helped build the Transcontinental Railroad. Kudilinski, K EARTHQUAKE: A STORY OF OLD SAN FRANCISCO (1993) Phillip struggles to save the horses in his
family’s livery stable after an earthquake hits San Francisco in 1906. Lovelace, M BETSY-TACY
(1940) The first in a series of adventures of two young girls set in the early
1900’s. Lasky, K SHE’S
WEARING A DEAD BIRD ON HER HEAD (1995)
Harriet Hemenway and Minna Hall establish the Massachusetts Audubon
Society, to make an impact on the bird protection. Liles, M KITTY
OF BLOSSOM PRAIRIE (1992)
Twelve-year-old Kitty and her family struggle to create a homestead on
the Texas prairie in the mid-1800’s. MacLachlan, P
SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL (1985)
Caleb and Anna are captivated by the father’s mail-order bride, and hope
that she will stay. McBride, R MISSOURI
BOUND (1999) Even though she is sad to leave her home in South Dakota, Rose has
many new experiences as her family makes its journey to Missouri. McCully, E. BATTLE
FOR ST. MICHAELS (2002) In 1813, nine-year-old Caroline, a fast runner, helps
the residents of Saint Michaels, Maryland, as they defend their town against
the British. Minshull, E CORNHUSK
DOLL (1987) Young Mary uses her
cornhusk doll to foster a friendship between her family and an injured Indian
and his daughter. Naylor, P MAUDIE
IN THE MIDDLE (1988) Growing up on an
Iowa farm in the early 1900’s, Maudie seems to attract nothing but trouble. Stevens, C ANNA,
GRANDPA AND THE BIG STORM (1982) Anna’s
Grandpa is bored with city life until they are stranded on the Third Avenue El
during the blizzard of 1888. Stevens, C LILY
AND MISS LIBERTY (1992) A little girl
helps to raise money for the pedestal needed for the new Statue of Liberty. Strickland, B WHEN
MACK CAME BACK (2000) When his brother leaves the family farm to join the army
in 1943, Maury remains behind to deal with his angry father and to care for
Ben's injured puppy. Taylor, S ALL-OF-A-KIND
FAMILY (1951) The adventures of five
sisters growing up in a Jewish family in New York in the early 20th century. Turner, A NETTIE’S
TRIP SOUTH (1987) A ten-year-old
northern girl encounters the ugly realities of
slavery when she visits Richmond, Virginia, and sees a slave auction. VanLeeuwen, J. HANNAH’S HELPING HANDS (1999) In 1779,
in Connecticut, Hannah and her family try to maintain there way of life as the
Revolutionary War rages around them. Yep, L WHEN
THE CIRCUS CAME TO TOWN (2002) An Asian cook and a Chinese New Year celebration
help a girl at a Montana stage coach station to regain her confidence after
smallpox scars her face. A service of the City of Midland HistoricalFicAmer2to4 1/06 SW |