Any one got suggestions of great historical fiction books for a 7th grader?

Answer 1

American Girl has a great series about several different girls in different time periods in American History

Answer 2

Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes, was an enjoyable read, if I remember correctly. It is set in America at the period just before and during the Revolutionary War.

I don't mean to be snarky, but I'd like to point out to "brian s" that although the terms "historical" and "fiction" are contradictory in a technical sense, "historical fiction" is used very widely among readers and booksellers to designate a particular subset of fictional works in which the action is set among (and often directly related to) historical events. Works such as _Lincoln_, by Gore Vidal, or E. L. Doctorow's _The March_ constitute examples of the genre, for the events they depict are mostly fictional, even though they feature characters (such as Abraham Lincoln or William T. Sherman) who actually existed and events which actually occurred.

Answer 3

"Across Five Aprils" (Civil War-era) and "No Promises in the Wind" (Depression-era), both by Irene Hunt are quite good.

Esther Forbes's "Johnny Tremain" is a classic.

There's also all the American Girls books, though those are more of a 3rd to 5th grade level (but worth it for an easy read).

The "Dear America" and "My Name is America" books are also very good. They're all written as journals/letters chronicling different parts of American history through the eyes of a girl or boy who is about 12-15 years old.

"Royal Diaries" are similar- fictional diaries from well-know royalty (Marie Antoinette, Cleopatra, Catherine the Great, etc).

"There Will be Wolves" by Karleen Bradford. It's about a young woman traveling on one of the Crusades in 1096.

And "Catherine, Called Birdie" and "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman are very good.

Answer 4

The Scarlet Pimpernel
Roots
A Tale Of Two Cities
Oliver Twist
Hard Times

Answer 5

The Book Thief---Markus Zusak
Things They Carried---Tim O'Brien
The Killer Angels---Michael Shaara
The Canterbury Tales---Geoffrey Chaucer
Across Five Aprils---Irene Hunt
Before We Were Free---Julia Alvarez

Answer 6

Dear Peanut - it can't be historical if it's fiction. Do you mean classic fiction? If so I'd recommend books like Treasure Island, Gulliver's Travels, Robinson Crusoe, Mobby Dick, Silas Marner, The Mill On The Floss (Enid Blyton), The Count Of Monte Christo (Victor Hugo), The Call Of The Wild (Jack London), The Pearl (John Steinbeck), Great Expectations & Oliver Twist (Dickens), Heidi, Any Mark Twain...
If you can get the movies also - kids love to see re-enactments.

Answer 7

I remember reading a book back in 7th grade called "My Brother Sam Is Dead"; it took place during the Revolutionary War and followed the story of a family whose allegiance was split down the middle between king and homeland. It really impressed me back then, so it might be worth a shot.

Another good one (if he or she is a strong reader) is "Giants in the Earth", which is about a family settling on the Midwestern US plains during the frontier days. Great book!

Answer 8

Trouble Don't Last by Shelley Pearsall
Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall

Authors I'd recommend...
Ann Rinaldi
Carolyn Meyer

Answer 9

I read a great book once about the Scottish/English war during the time of William Wallace. It was a great book. Unfortunatly I don't remember the title, sorry.

Answer 10

maybe gone with the wind...
But in mmy Middle School 7th Grade class we read The Outsiders. Good Book!