Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) reading list
10 books in this genre assigned in US schools
A Single Shard
Linda Sue Park
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 920L
Bea and the New Deal Horse
L. M. Elliott
Grades 3–5
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
Grades 5–9 · Lexile 780L
Heroes
Alan Gratz
Grades 6–8
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 1000L
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 670L
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 660L
The Lost Year
Katherine Marsh
Grades 6–8
The War That Saved My Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 580L
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 850L
