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Listed by Date
The following bibliography is of fiction arranged chronologically by the date the story takes place. This is helpful if a student is trying to find a story set during a certain year or during a certain time period such as the Middle Ages or The Great Depression or World War II, for example. If a story takes place over a range of time, the date listed is one that seems central to the plot. To find out more about a particular story, note the author and title on a piece of scrap paper, then look it up on the library catalog. These books are available for checkout from Franklin's library.
Historical Fiction By Date In the Franklin Library Updated
January 2004
DATE
|
AUTHOR
|
TITLE
|
|
Prehistoric |
Craig,
Rugh |
MALU’S WOLF |
|
Prehistoric |
Dickinson, Peter |
A BONE FROM A DRY SEA |
|
1300 BC |
Levitin, Sonia |
ESCAPE FROM EGYPT |
|
30
AD |
Speare, Elizabeth |
BRONZE BOW |
|
500 |
Pyle, Howard |
OTTO OF THE SILVER HAND |
|
500 |
White, T.H. |
ONCE AND FUTURE KING |
|
500 |
White, T.H. |
THE SWORD IN THE STONE |
|
600 |
Cochran, Molly |
BROKEN SWORD |
|
918 |
Tingle, Rebecca |
THE EDGE ON THE SWORD |
|
1063 |
Alder, Elizabeth |
KING’S SHADOW |
|
1099 |
Bradford, Karleen |
THERE WILL BE WOLVES |
|
1100 |
Paterson, Katherine |
SIGN OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM |
|
1100 |
Tomlinson, Theresa |
FOREST WIFE |
|
1140 |
Goodman, Joan |
THE WINTER HARE |
|
1150 |
Crossley-Holland, Kevin |
SEEING STONE |
|
1180 |
Park, Linda Sue |
A SINGLE SHARD |
|
1274 |
Hunter, Mollie |
THE KING’S SWIFT RIDER |
|
1290 |
Cushman, Karen |
CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY |
|
1294 |
Gray, Elizabeth |
ADAM OF THE ROAD |
|
1299 |
Temple, Frances |
RAMSEY SCALLOP |
|
1300 |
Cushman, Karen |
MIDWIFE’S APPRENTICE |
|
1300 |
DeAngeli, Marguerite |
DOOR IN THE WALL |
|
1302 |
Temple, Frances |
THE BEDUIN’S GAZELLE |
|
1492 |
Miklowitz, Gloria |
SECRETS IN THE HOUSE OF DELGADO |
|
1500 |
Lester, Julis |
OTHELLO |
|
1500 |
Hilgartner, Beth |
MURDER FOR HER MAJESTY |
|
1500 |
Merino, Jose |
BEYOND THE ANCIENT CITIES |
|
1500 |
Namioka, Lensey |
COMING OF THE BEAR |
|
1516 |
Meyer, Carolyn |
MARY, BLOODY MARY |
|
1547 |
Meyer, Carolyn |
BEWARE, PRINCESS ELIZABETH |
|
1558 |
Blackwood, Gary |
THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER |
|
1558 |
Pope, Elizabeth |
PERILOUS GARD |
|
1558 |
Cheaney, J.B. |
THE PLAYMAKER |
|
1559 |
Yolan, Jane |
QUEEN’S OWN FOOL |
|
1580 |
Kositsky, Lynne |
QUESTION OF WILL |
|
1580 |
Pressler, Mirjam |
SHYLOCK’S DAUGHTER |
|
1593 |
Horowitz, Anthony |
DEVIL AND HIS BOY |
|
1600 |
Burgess, Melvin |
BURNING ISSY |
|
1600 |
Graham, Harriet |
A BOY AND HIS BEAR |
|
1600 |
Hoobler, Dorothy |
THE GHOST IN THE TOKAIDO INN |
|
1600 |
Matas, Carol |
THE BURNING TIME |
|
1609 |
Massie, Elizabeth |
WINTER OF THE DEAD |
|
1620 |
Rinaldi, Ann |
THE JOURNAL OF JASPER JONATHAN PIERCE |
|
1660 |
Sturtevant, Katherine |
AT THE SIGN OF THE STAR |
|
1670 |
Luhrmann, Winifred |
ONLY BRAVE TOMORROWS |
|
1675 |
Konigsburg, E.L. |
PROUD TASTE FOR SCARLET AND MINIVER |
|
1690 |
Miller, Arthur |
CRUCIBLE (Play) |
|
1700 |
Garfield, Leon |
EMPTY SLEEVE |
|
1700 |
Lawrence,
Iain |
BUCCANEERS |
|
1700 |
Speare, Elizabeth |
WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND |
|
1701 |
Haugarrd, Erik |
THE REVENGE OF THE 47 SAMURAI |
|
1704 |
Cooney, Caroline |
RANSOM OF MERCY CARTER |
|
1734 |
Krensky, Stephen |
THE PRINTER’S APPRENTICE |
|
1743 |
Field, Rachel |
CALICO BUSH |
|
1750 |
Meyers,
Dean |
THE
GLORY FIELD |
|
1763 |
Osborne, Mary |
STANDING IN THE LIGHT: A CAPTIVE DIARY
OF… |
|
1769 |
Trottier, Maxine |
A CIRCLE OF SILVER |
|
1770 |
Rinaldi, Ann |
FIFTH OF MARCH |
|
1773 |
Forbes, Esther |
JOHNNY TREMAIN |
|
1775 |
Collier, James |
WAR COMES TO WILLY FREEMAN |
|
1775 |
Curtis, Alice |
A LITTLE MAID OF VIRGINIA |
|
1775 |
Lunn, Janet |
THE HOLLOW TREE |
|
1775 |
Marko, Katherine |
AWAY TO FUNDY BAY |
|
1775 |
Rinaldi, Ann |
CAST TWO SHADOWS: AN AMERICAN
REVOLUTION… |
|
1775 |
Rinaldi, Ann |
RIDE INTO MORNING |
|
1776 |
Rinaldi, Ann |
TIME ENOUGH FOR DRUMS |
|
1778 |
Avi |
FIGHTING GROUND |
|
1778 |
Rinaldi, Ann |
FINISHING BECCA |
|
1781 |
Durrant, Lynda |
BETSY ZANE, THE ROSE OF FORT HENRY |
|
1781 |
Walter, Mildred |
SECOND DAUGHTER |
|
1787 |
Collier, James |
JUMP SHIP TO FREEDOM |
|
1788 |
Rinaldi, Ann |
STITCH IN TIME |
|
1800 |
Wilder, Laura |
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE (series) |
|
1800 |
Pearsall, Shelley |
TROUBLE DON’T LAST |
|
1804 |
Lasky, Kathryn |
THE JOURNAL OF AUGUSTUS PELLETIER: |
|
1814 |
Robinette, Harriette |
WASHINGTON IS BURNING |
|
1818 |
Gregory, Kristiana |
THE STOWAWAY |
|
1820 |
Rinaldi, Ann |
WOLF BY THE EARS |
|
1830 |
Blos, Joan |
GATHERING OF DAYS |
|
1832 |
Avi |
TRUE CONFESSIONS OF CHARLOTTE DOYLE |
|
1834 |
Dana, Richard Henry |
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST |
|
1838 |
Bruchac, Joseph |
JOURNAL OF JESSE SMOKE |
|
1838 |
Holtze, Sollace |
CIRCLE UNBROKEN |
|
1840 |
Fox, Paula |
SLAVE DANCER |
|
1840 |
Kimball, K. |
STAR SPANGELED SECRET |
|
1844 |
Dumas, Alexander |
COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO |
|
1847 |
Houston, James |
SNOW MOUNTAIN PASSAGE |
|
1848 |
Paulsen, Gary |
CALL ME FRANCIS TUCKET |
|
1848 |
Paulsen, Gary |
MR. TUCKET |
|
1849 |
DeFelice, Cynthia |
THE APPRENTICESHIP OF LUCAS WHITAKER |
|
1849 |
Lyons, Mary |
DEAR ELLEN BEE:
A CIVIL WAR SCRAPBOOK |
|
1850 |
Lasky, Kathryn |
BEYOND THE DIVIDE |
|
1850 |
Murrow, Liza |
WEST AGAINST THE WIND |
|
1850 |
Paulsen, Gary |
NIGHTJOHN |
|
1852 |
Yep, Laurence |
THE JOURNAL OF WONG MING-CHUNG |
|
1854 |
Holm, Jennifer L. |
BOSTON JANE |
|
1855 |
Avi |
THE
BARN |
|
1855 |
Twain, Mark |
1,000 L
BANK NOTE |
|
1856 |
Corinne,
Dema |
IF
EVER I RETURN AGAIN |
|
1860 |
Beatty,
Patricia |
CHARLEY
SKEDADDLE |
|
1860 |
Beatty,
Patricia |
TURN
HOMEWARD, HANNALEE |
|
1860 |
Collier,
James |
WITH
EVERY DROP OF BLOOD |
|
1860 |
Irwin,
Hadley |
JIM-DANDY |
|
1860 |
Nixon,
Joan |
FAMILY
APART (Orphan Train Series) |
|
1861 |
Crist-Evans,
Craig |
MOON
OVER TENNESSEE |
|
1861 |
Fleischman,
Paul |
BULL
RUN |
|
1861 |
Hesse,
Karen |
A
LIGHT IN THE STORM: A CIVIL WAR DIARY |
|
1861 |
Houston,
Gloria |
MOUNTAIN
VALOR |
|
1861 |
Hunt,
Irene |
ACROSS
FIVE APRILS |
|
1861 |
Keith,
Harold |
RIFLES
FOR WATIE |
|
1861 |
Meyer,
Carolyn |
WHERE
THE BROKEN HEART STILL BEATS |
|
1861 |
Rinaldi,
Ann |
GIRL
IN BLUE |
|
1861 |
Rinaldi,
Ann |
AMELIA’S
WAR |
|
1862 |
Beatty,
Patricia |
EBEN
TYNE, POWDERMONKEY |
|
1862 |
Burchard,
Peter |
JED:
STORY OF A YANKEE SOLDIER |
|
1862 |
Ernst,
Kathleen |
THE
NIGHT RIDERS OF HARPERS FERRY |
|
1862 |
Forrester,
Sandra |
SOUND
THE JUBILEE |
|
1862 |
Wisler,
G. Clifton |
RED
CAP |
|
1862 |
Wisler,
G. Clifton |
THUNDER
ON THE TENNESSEE |
|
1863 |
Holland,
Isabelle |
BEHIND
THE LINES |
|
1863 |
Crisp,
Marty |
PRIVATE
CAPTAIN: A STORY OF GETTYSBURG |
|
1864 |
Donahue,
John |
AN
ISLAND FAR FROM HOME |
|
1864 |
Hansen,
Joyce |
WHICH
WAY FREEDOM |
|
1864 |
O’Dell,
Scott |
SING
DOWN THE MOON |
|
1864 |
Reeder,
Carolyn |
ACROSS
THE LINES |
|
1865 |
Bartoletti,
Susan |
A
COAL MINER’S BRIDE |
|
1865 |
Calvert,
Patricia |
BIGGER |
|
1865 |
Gaines,
Ernest |
AUTIOBIOGRAPHY
OF MISS JANE PITMAN |
|
1865 |
Taylor,
Mildred |
LAND |
|
1865 |
Turner,
Ann |
THE
GIRL WHO CHASED AWAY SORROW |
|
1865 |
Wisler,
G. Clifton |
RUN
THE BLOCKADE |
|
1865 |
Reeder,
Carolyn |
SHADES
OF GRAY |
|
1867 |
Yep,
Laurence |
DRAGON’S
GATE |
|
1868 |
Gregory,
Kristiana |
THE
GREAT RAILROAD RACE |
|
1870 |
Eckert,
Allen |
INCIDENT
AT HAWK’S HILL |
|
1870 |
Gregory,
Kristiana |
JENNY
OF THE TETONS |
|
1872 |
Pullman,
Phillip |
RUBY
IN THE SMOKE |
|
1876 |
Burks,
Brain |
SOLDIER
BOY |
|
1877 |
Avery,
Gillian |
MARIA’S
ITALIAN SPRING |
|
1877
|
O’Dell,
Scott |
THUNDER
ROLLING IN THE MOUNTAINS |
|
1878 |
Pullman,
Phillip |
SHADOW
IN THE NORTH |
|
1880 |
Holland,
Isabelle |
JOURNEY
HOME |
|
1880 |
Wister,
Owen |
THE
VIRGINIAN |
|
1880 |
Jackson,
Helen Hunt |
RAMONA |
|
1881 |
Pullman,
Phillip |
TIGER
IN THE WALL |
|
1882 |
Pullman,
Phillip |
THE
TIN PRINCESS |
|
1885 |
Rinaldi,
Anne |
GIRL
IN BLUE |
|
1886 |
Clark,
Clara G. |
NELLIE
BISHOP |
|
1887 |
Hahn,
Mary Downing |
GENTLEMAN
OUTLAW AND THE ME-ELI |
|
1890 |
Duffy,
James |
RADICAL
RED |
|
1890 |
Arrington,
Frances |
BLUESTEM
|
|
1890 |
Pullman,
Phillip |
RUBY
IN THE SMOKE |
|
1893 |
McNamara,
Brooks |
MERRY
MULDOONS |
|
1894 |
Fleischman,
Sid |
JIM
UGLY |
|
1894 |
Voight,
Cynthia |
CALLENDAR
PAPERS |
|
1896 |
Reid,
Van |
CORDELIA
UNDERWOOD |
|
1899 |
Holm,
Jennifer |
OUR
ONLY MAY AMELIA |
|
1899 |
Hill,
Pamela |
GHOST
HORSES |
|
1900 |
Angell,
Judie |
ONE-WAY
TO ANSONIA |
|
1900 |
Collidge,
Olivia |
COME
BY HERE |
|
1902 |
Nixon,
Joan |
LAND
OF DREAMS/LAND OF PROMISE |
|
1903 |
Kilpatrick,
Katherine |
KEEPING
THE GOOD LIGHT |
|
1904 |
Duey,
Kathleen |
NELL
DUNNE, ELLIS ISLAND |
|
1905 |
McCutcheon,
Elise |
STORM
BIRD |
|
1906 |
DeFelice,
Cynthia |
LOSTMAN’S
RIVER |
|
1906 |
Duey,
Kathleen |
EARTHQUAKE,
SAN FRANCISCO |
|
1906 |
Gregory,
Kristina |
EARTHQUAKE
AT DAWN |
|
1906 |
Thesman,
Jean |
SEA
SO FAR |
|
1906 |
Savage,
Deborah |
TO
RACE A DREAM |
|
1907 |
Shiefman,
Vicky |
GOOD-BYE
TO THE TREES |
|
1909 |
Yep,
Laurence |
DRAGONWINGS |
|
1910 |
Sebestyen,
Ouida |
WORDS
BY HEART |
|
1910 |
Yarbro,
Chelsea |
FLOATING
ILLUSIONS |
|
1912 |
Smith,
Betty |
A
TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN |
|
1912 |
Williams,
Barbara |
TITANIC
CROSSING |
|
1912 |
Bunting,
Eve |
S.O.S.
TITANIC |
|
1913 |
Pfeffer,
Susan |
JUSTICE
FOR EMILY |
|
1913 |
Pfeffer,
Susan |
OBODY’S
DAUGHTER |
|
1913 |
Whelan,
Gloria |
ANGEL
ON THE SQUARE |
|
1914 |
Lawrence,
Iain |
LORD
OF THE NUTCRACKER MEN |
|
1914 |
Giono,
Jean |
MAN
WHO PLANTED TREES |
|
1914 |
Dank,
Milton |
KHAKI
WINGS |
|
1914 |
Frank,
Rudolf |
NO
HERO FOR THE KAISER |
|
1916 |
Hough,
Richar |
FLIGHT
TO VICTORY |
|
1918 |
Hesse,
Karen |
A
TIME OF ANGELS |
|
1918 |
Ingold,
Jeanette |
PICTURES,
1918 |
|
1918 |
Karr,
Kathleen |
IN
THE KAISERS CLUTCH |
|
1918 |
Myers,
Anna |
FIRE
IN THE HILLS |
|
1918 |
Thesman,
Jean |
THE
ORNAMENT TREE |
|
1919 |
Hesse,
Karen |
LETTERS
FROM RIFKA |
|
1919 |
McKissack,
Patricia |
COLOR
ME DARK: |
|
1919 |
Skurzynski,
Gloria |
GOOD-BYE
BILLY RADDISH |
|
1919 |
Rostkowski,
|
AFTER
THE DANCING DAYS |
|
1920 |
Fitzgerald,
F. Scott |
GREAT
GATSBY |
|
1920 |
Fritz,
Jean |
HOMESICK |
|
1921 |
Grosser,
Morton |
FABULOUS
FIFTY |
|
1921 |
Meyer,
Carolyn |
WHITE
LILACS |
|
1924 |
Hesse,
Karen |
WITNESS |
|
1927 |
Smith,
Betty |
JOY
IN THE MORNING |
|
1927 |
Yep,
Laurance |
STAR
FISHER |
|
1928 |
Bradbury,
Ray |
DANDELION
WINE |
|
1929 |
Hunt,
Irene |
NO
PROMISES IN THE WIND |
|
1930 |
Bennett,
Paul |
FOLLOW
THE RIVER |
|
1930 |
Curtis,
Christopher |
BUD,
NOT BUDDY |
|
1930 |
Hesse,
Karen |
OUT
OF THE DUST |
|
1930 |
Lee,
Harper |
TO
KILL A MOCKINGBIRD |
|
1931 |
Aaron,
Chester |
LACKAWANNA |
|
1932 |
Hunt,
Iene |
NO
PROMISES IN THE WIND |
|
1932 |
Koller,
Jackie |
NOTHING
TO FEAR |
|
1933 |
Crew,
Linda |
FIRE
ON THE WIND |
|
1933 |
Taylor,
Mildred |
ROLL
OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY |
|
1935 |
Taylor,
Mildred |
LET
THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN |
|
1936 |
Watson,
James |
FREEDOM
TREE |
|
1937 |
Haugaard,
Erik |
CHASE
ME, CATCH NOBODY |
|
1938 |
Levitin,
Sonia |
JOURNEY
TO AMERICA |
|
1939 |
Bawden,
Nina |
CARRIE’S
WAR |
|
1939 |
Magorian,
Michelle |
GOOD
NIGHT, MR. TOM |
|
1939 |
Bergman,
Tamar |
ALONG
THE TRACKS |
|
1939 |
Orlev,
Uri |
MAN
FROM THE OTHER SIDE |
|
1939 |
Bunting,
Eve |
SPYING
ON MISS MULLER |
|
1940 |
Benary-Isbert,
Margot |
THE
ARK |
|
1940 |
Benchley,
Nathaniel |
BRIGHT
CANDLES |
|
1940 |
Boulle,
Pierre |
BRIDGE
OF THE RIVER KWAI |
|
1940 |
Daly,
Maureen |
SEVENTEENTH
SUMMER |
|
1940 |
Gehrts,
Barbara |
DON’T
SAY A WORD |
|
1940 |
Maclean,
Alistair |
GUNS
OF NAVARONE |
|
1940 |
Westall,
Robert |
BLITZCAT |
|
1940 |
Yolan,
Jane |
BRIAR
ROSE |
|
1940 |
Orgel,
Doris |
DEVIL
IN VIENNA |
|
1940 |
Orlev,
Uri |
ISLAND
ON BIRD STREET |
|
1940 |
Yolan,
Jane |
DEVIL’S
ARITHMETIC |
|
1941 |
Mazer,
Harry |
BOY
AT WAR: A NOVEL OF PEARL HARBOR |
|
1941 |
Gallico,
Paul |
SNOW
GOOSE |
|
1941 |
Salisbury,
Graham |
UNDER
A BLOOD RED SUN |
|
1941 |
Thesman,
Jean |
MOLLY
DONNELLY |
|
1941 |
estall,
Robert |
THE
MACHINE GUNNERS |
|
1942 |
Laird,
Christa |
SHADOW
OF THE WALL |
|
1942 |
Mazer,
Harry |
LAST
MISSION |
|
1942 |
Murphy,
Claire |
GOLD
STAR SISTER |
|
1942 |
Denenberg,
Barry |
THE
JOURNAL OF BEN UCHIDA, CITIZEN 13559 |
|
1942 |
Kerr,
M.E. |
SLAP
YOUR SIDES |
|
1942 |
Reuter,
Bjarne |
BOYS
FROM ST. PETRI |
|
1942 |
Walters,
Eric |
CAGED
EAGLES |
|
1943 |
Gee,
Maurice |
THE
CHAMPION |
|
1943 |
Lowry,
Lois |
NUMBER
THE STARS |
|
1944 |
Elliott,
L. M. |
UNDER
A WAR-TORN SKY |
|
1944 |
Ferry,
Charles |
RASPBERRY
ONE |
1944 |
Manley, Joan |
SHE FLEW NO FLAGS |
1944 |
Mazer, Harry |
LAST MISSION |
1945 |
Banks, Sara |
SHE FLEW NO FLAGS |
|
1945 |
Choi,
Sook Nyul |
YEAR
OF IMPOSSIBLE GOODBYES |
|
1945 |
Hartling,
Peter |
CRUTCHES |
|
1945 |
Magorian,
Michelle |
BACK
HOME |
|
1945 |
Morpurgo,
Michael |
WAITING
FOR ANYA |
|
1945 |
Pearson,
Kit |
LIGHTS
GO ON AGAIN |
|
1945 |
Vos,
Ida |
ANN
IS STILL HERE |
|
1945 |
Watkins,
Yoko |
SO
FAR FROM THE BAMBOO GROVE |
|
1945 |
Yep,
Laurence |
HIROSHIMA |
|
1946 |
Davies,
Valentine |
MIRACLE
ON 34TH STREET |
|
1946 |
Degens,
T. |
TRANSPORT
7-41-R |
|
1946 |
Ellis,
Ella |
YEAR
OF MY INDIAN PRINCE |
|
1946 |
Taylor,
Theodore |
THE
BOMB |
|
1947 |
Blume,
Judy |
STARRING
SALLY J. FREEDMAN AS HERSELF |
|
1947 |
Orlev,
Uri |
LADY
IN THE HAT |
|
1947 |
Watkins,
Yoko |
MY
BROTHER, MY SISTER, AND I |
|
1948 |
White,
Alana |
COME
NEXT SPRING |
|
1950 |
Choi,
Sook Nyul |
ECHOES
OF THE WHITE GIRAFFE |
|
1950 |
Greene,
Bette |
MORNING
IS A LONG TIME COMING |
|
1956 |
Szablya,
Helen |
THE
FALL OF THE RED STAR |
|
1958 |
Jimenez,
Francisco |
BREAKING
THROUGH |
|
1960 |
Soto,
Gary |
BURIED
ONIONS |
|
1963 |
Curtis,
Christopher |
WATSONS
GO TO BIRMINGHAM – 1963 |
|
1966 |
Dai,
Sijie |
BALZAC
AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS |
|
1967 |
Hinton,
S.E. |
THE
OUTSIDERS |
|
1967 |
Lipsyte,
R. |
THE
CONTENDER |
|
1968 |
Hamilton,
Virginia |
HOUSE
OF DIES DREAR |
|
1970 |
Meyers,
Walter Dean |
FALLEN
ANGELS |
|
1971 |
Anonymous |
GO
ASK ALICE |
|
1982 |
Hentoff,
Nat |
THE
DAY THEY CAME TO ARREST THE BOOK |
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1988 |
Paterson,
Katherine |
PARK’S
QUEST |
|
1989 |
Cottonwood,
Joe |
QUAKE! |
|
1989 |
Lutzeier,
Elizabeth |
THE
WALL |
|
1989 |
Mooney,
Bel |
THE
VOICES OF SILENCE |
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1995 |
Ellis,
Deborah |
BREADWINNER |
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1999 |
Mead,
Alice |
GIRL
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