Best Historical Fiction books for young adult readers, including adult-YA crossover books.
YA & Adult-YA Crossovers:
Historical Fiction
Total books found: 266
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Remember Us
by Jacqueline Woodson
5/6/2025, 192 pages.
Winner: BookBrowse YA Book Award 2023
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply into life's burning questions about time and...
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Nahia
by Emily Jones
4/15/2025, 304 pages.
A sweeping epic set in the wild and dangerous world of prehistoric Europe!
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Everything Is Poison
by Joy McCullough
1/14/2025, 304 pages.
A Blood Water Paint-style historical YA in prose and verse from New York Times bestselling author Joy McCullough.
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Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between
by L.M. Elliott
1/14/2025, 384 pages.
As a presidency unravels and the fight for women's rights intensifies, a teen girl's future will be determined by her willingness to seek the truth, in this stunning work of ...
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A Traitorous Heart
by Erin Cotter
1/7/2025, 464 pages.
A noblewoman in the scandalous French court finds herself under the dangerous and watchful eye of the Parisian royalty when she falls in love with the handsome king who is ...
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A Council of Dolls
by Mona Susan Power
11/5/2024, 304 pages.
The long-awaited, profoundly moving, and unforgettable new novel from PEN Award–winning Native American author Mona Susan Power, spanning three generations of Yanktonai ...
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The Blood Years
by Elana K. Arnold
10/22/2024, 400 pages.
From Michael L. Printz honoree & National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold comes the harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania.
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Murder by Degrees
by Ritu Mukerji
10/15/2024, 304 pages.
For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd, Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th century Philadelphia, following a pioneering woman doctor as she ...
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Everything Glittered
by Robin Talley
9/24/2024, 384 pages.
In this queer historical thriller from a New York Times bestselling author, society girls try to find a murderer in a city filled with secrets and stunted by shame. Perfect for ...
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King of the Armadillos
by Wendy Chin-Tanner
9/17/2024, 336 pages.
A transcendent debut novel about family, love, and belonging, set against the backdrops of 1950s New York City and a historical leprosarium in Louisiana, following one young man's ...
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