what is a good historical fiction book for my daughter?

Question

in fourth grade, dosent like killing,creepy.or horror

Answer 1

The American Girl books are fantastic. There are currently 8 sets of 6 short novels, each about a 9-10 year old girl during a different period in American history. There are also a number of shorter stories about each character. These were some of my favorites when I was your daughter's age.

Kaya- a Nez Perce girl living in 1764

Felicty- Williamsburg, Virginia, 1774

Josefina- New Mexico, 1824

Kirsten- a Swedish immigrint in Minnisota, 1854

Addy- an escaped slave girl in Philidelphia, 1864

Samantha- an orphan living with her wealthy grandmother, 1904

Kit- trying to help her family make it throug the Great Depression, 1934

Molly- daughter of a military doctor on thee American Home Front, 1944

I'd also recomend the "Dear America" and "My Name is America" books. They're all written as journal/diary entries from a boy or girl between about 12 and 15 years old during different periods in American history. The "Dear America" books are all narrated by girls and cover time periods/events from the 1600s up to the 1960s. "My Name is America" books are narrated by boys, and cover the same time period. My favorites when I was younger were "The Winter of Red Snow:The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge PA, 1777", "Across the Wide and Lonesome Prarie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847", and "The Journal of Sean Sullivan: A Transcontinental Railroad Worker, Nebraska and Points West, 1867."

Here are links to sites for both series: http://www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/books/index.htm (Dear America/My Name is America)

http://store.americangirl.com/pls/ag/AG_pagethumb?catid=375905 (American Girl)

Answer 2

Here are some books I feel a 4th grader might like:
Anne of Green Gables is a good choice. I first read it in 4th grade and continue to go back to it time and again (I'm 25 now).
Little Women is another good one.
The Secret Garden is an excellent book.
Other, lesser known books:

The Mermaid Summer (Molly Hunter)-about a young girl and her older brother who live in a fishing village. They meet a mermaid who has placed a curse on the town's fishermen and must figure out a way to get her to release them from the curse.

The Little White Horse (Elizabeth Gaudge)-about a 12/13 year old girl, in Victorian England, who is orphaned and goes to live with an uncle (similar to The Secret Garden). She comes to love her new home and everyone in it. She finds that one of her ancesters commited a wrong that must be righted. She decides to be the one to fix it.

Midnight in the Dollhouse (Marjorie Stover)-about a young girl in New England during the Civil War. She breaks her leg and is confined to her bed with a doll house to keep her occupied. The dolls come to life while everyone is asleep. They help the girl find a secret treasure. A cute book! There is a sequel, called When the Dolls Woke, that takes place in "present" time. The dollhouse has been kept in the family, passed down through the generations.

Answer 3

I would definitely recommend Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Strawberry Girl by Lois Lensky, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor, The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis.

Answer 4

Number the Stars is an awesome fiction book, I am reading it to my right now, it is a fiction book that is set in the time of World War I

The Little House on the Prarie Books would be good.

I feel in love withe the Secret Garden when I was her age.

Answer 5

Anything by Ann Rinaldi. I have loved to read all of my life, but I credit her with my interest in history. She focuses mainly on American history and takes actual eventsand builds a character and the story of the character around it. Her accuracy for the historical backgrounds can't be beat in historical ficiton. A couple of good ones to start with are "Wolf by the Ears", "The Secret of Sarah Revere" or "A Ride Into Morning".

Answer 6

I agree with the suggestion for the Dear America books, I read those when I was that age and I loved them, especially the ones about the girl on the Titanic and the girl captured by Native Americans.

Answer 7

A couple of series - The American Girl series - different girls, different time periods. I'm not fond of them, but their history is accurate.

What I AM fond of, and used to keep in my classroom are the Dear America and My Name is America series. Their histry is spot on, even though the stories are made up. Most come in a diary form, making it an easy read. The Dear America books tend to be about girls, the My Name is America tend to be about boys.

I highly recommend these

Answer 8

I'm a huge fan of the Young Americans Book Series.

Also, here's a useful website:
http://www.gti.net/rocktwp/histfict.html

Answer 9

Well, she may be a little old, but the Little House books are very good. Also, Cheaper by the Dozen (the real one). Anne of Green Gables and all of those...

Answer 10

I recommend Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell I think