Determined to take control of her own destiny, Tory stows away on the ship.

Victoria Blaisdell longs for independence and adventure, and she yearns to accompany her father as he sails west in search of real gold! But it is 1848, and Tory isn’t even allowed to go to school, much less travel all the way from Rhode Island to California. Middle Grade Historical Fiction Set in the 1800s Jefferson’s Sons: A Founding Father’s Secret Children

With the help of a spider who weaves Jing a means to escape, and a nightingale who helps her find her way, Jing embarks on a quest back to Huanan–and to herself.

It’s not fair, and Jing feels this bitterly, especially when she is treated poorly by the Koh’s, and sold yet again into a worse situation that leads Jing to believe her only option is to run away, and find home again. She is sold as a bride to the Koh family, where she will be the wife and nursemaid to their three-year-old son, Ju’nan. Her father is a poor tea farmer, and her family has come to the conclusion that in order for everyone to survive, Jing must be sacrificed for the common good. Though twelve-year-old Li Jing’s name is a different character entirely from the Huli Jing, the sound is close enough to provide constant teasing-but maybe is also a source of greater destiny and power. In the village of Huanan, in medieval China, the deity that rules is the Great Huli Jing. It’s a great way to support a blog(ger) you love. To download a printable version of this list, subscribe to my newsletter below!Ĭlick on the graphics to head over to the book’s Amazon page.ĭisclaimer: I use affiliate links for Amazon and will make a cent or two if you buy using these links. You can now find the historical fiction novels by the time period in which they are set.

This post has been updated for August 2021. In this list, you’ll find recommendations featuring Chinese, American, African-American, Kenyan, Cuban, Chilean history and more! These middle-grade historical fiction picks also tackle other topics such as living with war, grief, moving, children with special needs and more. Of course, all of these middle-grade historical fiction recs have more than the his-fic angle going for them. I’m not sure what it is about middle-grade historical fiction - perhaps because it’s written to be more appealing and easier to read? Either way, I’m always on board. I’m a contemporary girl through and through when it comes to adult fiction. Middle-grade historical fiction is probably the only kind of historical fiction I enjoy.

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