Historical fiction

When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant illus. by Diane Goode
Grade level: 1-3
A picture book about a young girl who grew up in the Appalachian Mountains.

One Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town by Arnold Lobel
Grade level:2-4
Tells about the New Amsterdam colony in picture book form.

Sweetgrass By Jan Hudson
Grade level: 4-5
A young Blackfoot girl grows up during the small pox epidemic of 1837.

Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Grey illus. by Robert Lawson
Grade level: 5-6
Follow a young minstral and his many adventures in 1294 England.

A Taste of Daylight by Cyrstal Thrasher
Grade Level: 5-7
During the depression a girl and her family move from the country to the city.

The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff
Grade Level: 6-8
The Saxons invade Roman Britian.

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