# Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) books assigned in US schools

**10** books in the Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 580L–1000L
**Grade span:** 3–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/historical-fiction-middle-grade
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_fiction
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- family (5)
- courage (3)
- friendship (3)
- perseverance (3)
- resilience (3)
- freedom (2)
- history (2)
- Holocaust
- art
- colonial Puritan society

## Authors in this genre

- Alan Gratz
- Elizabeth George Speare
- Katherine Marsh
- Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- L. M. Elliott
- Laurie Halse Anderson
- Linda Sue Park
- Lois Lowry
- Patricia MacLachlan
- Scott O'Dell

## Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) titles

- [A Single Shard](https://readinglist.school/book/a-single-shard) by Linda Sue Park _(920L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Bea and the New Deal Horse](https://readinglist.school/book/bea-and-the-new-deal-horse) by L. M. Elliott _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9)_
- [Heroes](https://readinglist.school/book/heroes) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Island of the Blue Dolphins](https://readinglist.school/book/island-of-the-blue-dolphins) by Scott O'Dell _(1000L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Sarah, Plain and Tall](https://readinglist.school/book/sarah-plain-and-tall) by Patricia MacLachlan _(660L · Grades 3–5)_
- [The Lost Year](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lost-year) by Katherine Marsh _(Grades 6–8)_
- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7)_
- [The Witch of Blackbird Pond](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witch-of-blackbird-pond) by Elizabeth George Speare _(850L · Grades 5–8)_

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