Historical Fiction reading list
13 books in this genre assigned in US schools
A Long Walk to Water
Linda Sue Park
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 720L
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 1170L
Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 950L
Dragonwings
Laurence Yep
Grades 6–8 · Lexile 870L
My Ántonia
Willa Cather
Grades 10–12 · Lexile 1010L
One Crazy Summer
Rita Williams-Garcia
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 750L
Refugee
Alan Gratz
Grades 5–9 · Lexile 800L
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
Grades 6–8 · Lexile 920L
Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys
Grades 8–12 · Lexile 560L
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
Grades 8–11 · Lexile 730L
The Devil's Arithmetic
Jane Yolen
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 730L
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Grades 10–12 · Lexile 1420L
