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- “Two Destinies” by B.C. Bond (4th Grade) This historical fiction set in ancient Nepal follows a prince named Siddartha who dreams of leaving his palace to learn about the outside world.
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- Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich. This is the book I hand kids and parents who tell me they love Little House on the Prairie. Set in the 1840s, it’s about an Ojibway family living near Lake Superior.
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. When Esperanza and her family are forced to flee their privileged lives on a ranch in Mexico to a farm camp in California during the Great Depression, Esperanza must adapt to a new life of hard work and rise to meet the challenges of her new home.
- Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm. Jobs are scarce in the 1930s, so when Turtle’s mama gets a job as a housekeeper for a lady who doesn’t like children, she’s sent to live with family she’s never met in Key West, Florida.
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. When sisters Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are sent to stay with their mother, Cecile, in Oakland, California, for the summer, they’re excited for Disneyland and reconnecting with their mother.
- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (ages 8 – 12)
- Park writes a wonderfully touching multilayered story about a young half-Asian girl’s life during western expansion, frontier times. After Hana’s mother dies, her father moves the two of them to a small midwestern town.
- The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (ages 8 – 12)
- Gladiator School Book 1 Blood Oath by Dan Scott (ages 8 – 12)
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Historical fiction is one of the most fun ways to introduce kids to life in the past. By putting them in the shoes of people who lived back then, they are more likely to be engaged in the details and curious about how the characters’ lives differ from their own. This list of historical fiction books for 4th graders covers a wide range of historical...
Come take a peak at these engaging historical fiction booksto read and learn thorugh history! Ancient Egypt: An Interactive History Adventureby Heather Adamson is a choose your own ending book that allows the reader to explore life in ancient Egypt through 3 different storylines and 22 possible endings. The Aztec Empire: An Interactive History Adve...
The Town that Fooled the British: A War of 1812 Storyby Lisa Papp and Robert Papp shares the story of St. Michaels, Maryland during the War of 1812, when the small town figured out how to outsmart the British forces sailing up the Chesapeake River. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Scholastic Gold) by Avi follows 13 year old Charlotte as she...
Caddie Woodlawnby Carol Ryrie Brink and Trina Schart Hyman tells the story of 11 year old Caddie who lives with her family in Wisconsin in the mid 1800s. When Caddie’s family hosts a family from Boston, her mother hopes Caddie will learn some refinement from the visiting child. Boston Jane: An Adventureby Jennifer L. Holm follows a young girl named...
All-of-a-Kind Familyby Sydney Taylor introduces readers to a family with 5 young girls and their life in New York City before World War I begins. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cryby Mildred D. Taylor follows a black family living in Mississippi during the Depression, as 9 year old Cassie learns about racism. Out of the Dustby Karen Hesse introduces read...
I’ll climb down off my soapbox now and talk about this list of historical fiction books for 4th graders. They cover a range from pioneer times to WWII up to the civil rights movement. And despite what the previous paragraphs may have sounded like, I actually do love the books on this list.
Introduce your kids to important American and World history with these 4th & 5th grader historical fiction books. WWII, American Revolution, the Jew’s struggle in Nazi Germany, the Great Depression, ancient China – the books cover a wide timeline in history.
Books shelved as 4th-grade-historical-fiction: The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough, Freedom Crossing by Margaret Goff Clark, Malala: My Story of Sta...
Looking for children's books in the historical fiction category? Here you'll find a list of great titles for kids from Kindergarten through 6th grade.
