Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

The Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton AbbeyWhen Rose Raventhorpe's beloved butler is found (gasp!

From the acclaimed author of The Forest of Moon and Sword comes a high-seas adventure for readers 9+.

A story of a the very last living dragon, stuck living in a tunnel under London, and the boy who unintentially finds himself as her protector.

Power, politics and pirates collide in the first book in the Isles of Storm and Sorrow trilogy.

The first in a brand new historical adventure series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.

The second thrilling adventure in a new historical series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.

Third in a new historical adventure series from million copy selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.

The fourth and final book in the new historical adventure series from million copy selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.

From the bestselling author of The Miniaturist.

A compellingly beautiful tale of magic, intrigue and deception, set against the backdrop of eighteenth-century Paris on the cusp of revolution.

Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award.

Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles.

The love story of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler - based on the story that inspired the bestselling musical Hamilton.

In a vividly drawn India of the late 19th century, orphan Kimball O'Hara is on the cusp of manhood.

Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017.

After saving the Grand Duchy of Elffinberg from the jaws of a dragon in The Last Duchess, Pattern has been recruited by The Silver Service Agency to help solve supernatural mysteries.

Amsterdam, 1943 Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black-market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the front line when the Germans invaded.

Evelyn has no interest in marriage and even the dashing Mr.

For fans of The Book Thief and Raiders of the Lost Ark, this thrilling new novel set during World War I features a girl who must pretend to be a male soldier to save her younger brothers.

Once upon another time,the world was young and new.

The story is about a Native American boy called Runs with the Wind.

Second in the trilogy about an orphan girl with big dreams from the beloved author of Anne of Green Gables and featured in Netflix's Russian Doll.

From a Newbery Award-winning author: Seven beloved classics that beautifully capture growing up and overcoming challenges across America.

From a Newbery Award-winning author: These seven beloved classics beautifully capture growing up and overcoming challenges across America.

The classic children's tale of a man who could walk with the animals, talk with the animals, grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals .

From the author of Little Women: An American classic of young best friends in a rustic New England town.

Three brothers embark on daring journeys in this epic of high adventure that reimagines the origins of monumental discoveries in ancient history.

A Newbery Honor Book and Winner of the Christopher Award: A young boy fires a forbidden rifle-and must face the consequences.

Newbery Medal Winner: A young Louisiana boy faces the horrors of slavery when he is kidnapped and forced to work on a slave ship in this iconic novel.

A young boy dreams of music and sunshine in the Great Smoky MountainsAs far as Billy is concerned, there's no sight more beautiful than the sun setting over the Blue Ridge Mountains.

A young girl grows up in the sooty shadow of the coal mines of West VirginiaWhen the whistle blows, Christina knows her father is coming home.

An Iowa farm boy longs to quit school and join his dad working the landDick comes home from school early and tells his mother he was sent home with a stomachache.

A boy and his grandpa hope to strike oil in drought-ridden Oklahoma It's hot in Oklahoma.

A Newbery Honor Book: During the Revolutionary War, a courageous pioneer girl fights for freedomWhen thirteen-year-old Stephanie Venable moves with her family from North Carolina to a four-hundred-acre homestead in Kentucky, she knows they're in for a great adventure.

A Highland lad joins forces with a notorious Scottish "e;Robin Hood"e; to seek revenge on the greedy laird who destroyed the boy's villageAuthors Jane Yolen and Robert J.

A Highland lad comes of age at the brutal battle of Culloden in 18th-century ScotlandIn the year 1745, the cry goes out across the Scottish Highlands for every able-bodied Scotsman to take up arms in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Little John lives a lifetime of adventure-from humble ferryman to legendary outlawJohn Little is strong enough to be a knight, but he knows he is destined to life as a thief.

From the jungles of Panama to the gold fields of California, a young man searches for justiceIn 1849, there are 2 ways to reach California: overland or by sea.

A 17-year-old Viking learns the horrible nature of warfare during his first raidThe warriors of Lidsmod's village live for war.

A desperate sheriff in Sherwood Forest chases a bandit called Robin HoodThe boar charges and Geoffrey, the sheriff of Nottingham, stands tall with an iron spear gripped in his hands, waiting for the moment to strike.

The children of London are disappearing-can Is solve the mystery before she vanishes too?

When Theodore's safe, predictable world is destroyed, his life-and his faith-are in dangerThirteen-year-old Theodore has lived in China all his life and never felt terror, until his father's missionary settlement is attacked and burned in the night.

A former child soldier tries to learn the ways of peace in an African nation in this "e;rip-roaring adventure story"e; by a Carnegie Medal winner (Publishers Weekly).

On a prehistoric shore, a young girl fights to help her tribe surviveShe is at home in the ocean, as comfortable in the water as she is on dry land.

Four children embark on a quest for a new land at the dawn of human history Africa, two hundred thousand years ago: Suth and Noli were orphaned the night the murderous strangers came, speaking an unfamiliar language and bringing violence to the peaceful Moonhawk tribe.

Is Twite and her cousin, Arun, use their telepathic gifts to find Arun's missing mother in this gripping adventure set in an alternate British kingdomWhen Is Twite and her cousin, Arun, return to Cold Shoulder Road in Folkestone after their astonishing adventures in the North, the town is deserted and Arun's mother is missing.

A classic coming-of-age novel set in the midst of the French and Indian WarIn the wilderness of the Northeast, Robert Lennox's life is staked on how well he can evade the fierce Tandakora and his persistent warriors.

The timeless children's story about a young orphan whose sunny outlook and effervescent spirit transform a Vermont townAlone in her big house in Beldingsville, Vermont, Miss Polly welcomes neither friends nor companions of any sort.

Thousands of miles from home, one soldier leads an army to safetyThe war with Sparta is over, and Athens is at peace for the first time in thirty years.