Can you recommend a good book of historical fiction for my 9t grade daughter? Her favorite genre is?

Question

sciece fiction, but I think out of all genres, those two would be the hardest to combine. Thanks.

Answer 1

Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. Straight historical fiction, but about a real yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793. Talks about what life was like when 90% of the population died or fled the city. Society shut down, which is a lot like some sci fi. It is a well written bookf with a good story, and plenty of details to make the teacher happy.

The Beekeeper's Apprentice is about a young girl who meets Sherlock Holmes when he has retired from detecting. Needless to say, they become partners and get sucked back into crimefighting (it's not as cheesy as it sounds). But there is a lot of information about the evolution of forensic science. It is an adult novel, but there is nothing in it, in content or complexity, that a bright 14 yr old can't read.

Technically, historical fiction can't involve time travel, but there are some good novels that involve it, if the teacher will allow them. Timeline by Michael Crichton is one, The House on the Strand by Daphne DuMaurier is another.

***You asked for a book that was historical fiction. While other answers are recommending books, most of them are not historical fiction. If this is for a class assignment, make sure the book is appropriate with the teacher before she starts to read.

Answer 2

Anything by Isaac Asimov

FICTION
Science Fiction Novels
1 Pebble In The Sky Doubleday 1950
3 The Stars, Like Dust-- Doubleday 1951
4 Foundation Gnome Press [1] 1951
5 David Starr, Space Ranger [2] Doubleday 1952
6 Foundation and Empire Gnome Press [1] 1952
7 The Currents of Space Doubleday 1952
9 Second Foundation Gnome Press [1] 1953
10 Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids [2]
Doubleday 1953
11 The Caves of Steel Doubleday 1954
12 Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus [2] Doubleday 1954
15 The End of Eternity Doubleday 1955
17 Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury [2]
Doubleday 1956
20 The Naked Sun Doubleday 1957
21 Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter [2] Doubleday 1957
26 Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn [2] Doubleday 1958
67 Fantastic Voyage Houghton Mifflin 1966
121 The Gods Themselves Doubleday 1972
262 Foundation's Edge Doubleday 1982
278 Norby, the Mixed-up Robot [21] Walker 1983
281 The Robots of Dawn Doubleday 1983
298 Norby's Other Secret [21] Walker 1984
318 Norby and the Lost Princess [21] Walker 1985
328 Robots and Empire Doubleday 1985
333 Norby and the Invaders [21] Walker 1985
349 Foundation and Earth Doubleday 1986
351 Norby and the Queen's Necklace [21] Walker 1986
364 Norby Finds a Villain [21] Walker 1987
365 Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain Doubleday 1987
379 Prelude to Foundation Doubleday 1988
404 Norby Down to Earth Walker 1988
429 Nemesis Doubleday 1989
437 Norby and Yobo's Great Adventure [21] Walker 1989
445 Norby and the Oldest Dragon [21] Walker 1990
456 Nightfall [32] Doubleday 1990
The Ugly Little Boy [32] Doubleday 1992
Norby and the Court Jester [21] Walker 1991
Forward the Foundation Doubleday 1993
The Positronic Man [32] Doubleday 1993

Mystery Novels
28 The Death Dealers (A Whiff of Death) Avon 1958
172 Murder at The ABA Doubleday 1976

Science Fiction Short Stories and Short Story Collections
2 I, Robot Gnome Press [1] 1950
14 The Martian Way and Other Stories Doubleday 1955
23 Earth Is Room Enough: Science Fiction
Tales of Our Own Planet Doubleday 1957
29 Nine Tomorrows: Tales of the Near Future Doubleday 1959
60 The Rest of the Robots Doubleday 1964
82 Through a Glass, Clearly New English Library 1967
87 Asimov's Mysteries Doubleday 1968
98 Nightfall and Other Stories Doubleday 1969
113 The Best New Thing World Pub. Co. 1971
125 The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of
Trying Doubleday 1972
146 The Best of Isaac Asimov Sphere 1973
150 Have You Seen These? NESRAA 1974
164 Buy Jupiter and Other Stories Doubleday 1975
167 The Heavenly Host Walker 1975
170 "The Dream", "Benjamin's Dream" &
"Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast" Benjamin Franklin Keeps. 1976
174 Good Taste Apocalypse Press 1976
176 The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories Doubleday 1976
229 Three by Asimov Targ 1981
249 The Complete Robot Doubleday 1982
267 The Winds of Change and Other Stories Doubleday 1983
323 The Edge of Tomorrow Tor/Tom Doherty Associates 1985
332 It's Such a Beautiful Day Creative Education 1985
336 The Alternate Asimovs Doubleday 1986
345 Science Fiction by Asimov Davis Publications 1986
347 The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov Doubleday 1986
350 Robot Dreams Byron Preiss 1986
376 Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov Avenel 1987
409 All the Troubles of the World Creative Education 1989
410 Franchise Creative Education 1989
411 Robbie Creative Education 1989
412 Sally Creative Education 1989
421 The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of
Isaac Asimov Dark Harvest 1989
450 Robot Visions Byron Preiss 1990
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------460 The Complete Stories Volume 1 Doubleday 1990
467 Cal [35] 1991
The Complete Stories Volume 2 Doubleday 1992
Gold HarperPrism 1995
Magic HarperPrism 1996

Answer 3

These are some of the best historical fiction I have read:
Matthew Pearl's "The Dante Club" and "The Poe Shadow"
Tracy Chevalier's "Girl With a Pearl Earring"
Blood Secret by Kathryn Lasky
Beyond the Burning Time by Kathryn Lasky
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

She might also like:
1984 by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Does This School Have Capital Punishment by Nat Hentoff
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Messenger by Lois Lowry
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book by Nat Hentoff
Memoirs of a Bookbat by Kathryn Lasky
The War Between the Classes by Gloria D. Miklowitz
The Wave by Todd Strasser
Prank by Kathryn Lasky
Pageant by Kathryn Lasky

Answer 4

Try "Time and Again" by Jack Finney and "To Say Nothing of the Dog" and "The Doomsday Book," both by Connie Willis. They all involve time travel, but recreate historical periods in the way that historical fiction novels do -- all three are really good combinations of sci fi and historical fiction. I think I first read them when I was in the 9th grade age range.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

probably the closest thing i can think of to "historical science fiction" would be Farenheit 451 but, a few really good historical fiction books i LOVED Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, The Red Tent, and The Poisonwood Bible but, those might be advanced for a ninth grader,....
i went to amazon.com and looked under the genre historical fiction and typed young adult in the search box and got lots of results, the one that stood out was Treasure Island but, use the link to see more
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/002-7189758-0980822?url=node%3D1000%2C17%2C10134%2C10177&field-keywords=young+adult&Go.x=14&Go.y=15

Answer 7

"The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara is a wonderfully written historical fiction novel about the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. It is also extremely historically accurate.

Answer 8

Brave new world by aldous Huxley. It is science fiction, because its about the future but it was written so long ago that it was actually written about the past. Much of it is based on things that Huxley remembers, that he modified to make them futuristic.
comet comet somehow sounds cute, but when you combine comet with some other word, it just doesnt work.

Answer 9

I really enjoyed "A Farewell to Arms" by Earnest Hemingway. It takes place during WWI. It is romantic, action filled, just really dramatic and overall a great read. I have to warn you it can be somewhat sad and depressing, but isn't that what a book should do (create an emotion in a reader).

Answer 10

Try this book, 'Ancient Lore' Magic of Gods, Crystals and More:
Book 1: Journeys
Go to the site and in search type in name and it will come up.