Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

When Matt is unexpectedly transported to the Scriptorium of Padavia (real-life Padua) University, he discovers he is a Stravagante who can travel through time using his talisman, a leather-bound book.

Iggy discovers a young member of the Henna tribe lost in the jungle (Henna, so-named for their fiery red hair and penchant for covering their faces in mud).

Violet Willoughby doesn't believe in ghosts, especially since her mother has worked as a fraudulent medium for a decade.

Just as the invasion begins, an ambitious and vicious Japanese officer orders the massacre of a village of the Ao Naga tribe.

An extraordinarily rich debut novel, set in India in 1947 at the time of Partition, touching on the importance of tolerance, love and family.

Set in Talia, a parallel world very similar to 16th-century Italy, the narrative follows Lucien, who in our world is very ill.

Velvet is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry.

Alex lives in East Berlin.

Sequel to City of Masks and City of Stars, the narrative moves to the Talian equivalent of the city of Florence, where beauty and danger walk - as ever - hand in hand.

Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and its impact on British politics, this action-driven novel shows once again that Celia Rees is one of our very best writers for teenage readers.

London is at war and as the Blitz rages, children like Josie and her brother Len face the same dangers as the adults.

Continuing the story of Cleopatra before she became the legendary figure we think we know, this fast-paced adventure story is perfect for teen girls.

Praise for The Hawkweed Prophecy:The Hawkweed Prophecy was bewitching from the get-go.

A gorgeous, bewitching story of two outcast girls whose lives are twisted by an ancient prophecy.

Her precious mother is dead - and it isn't an accident!

Across Europe, the horror of war is destroying lives and separating families.

Tales to remember yesterday's fallen - from today's bestselling authors.

The dead cannot rest in peace.

It's seven o'clock on a cold, London evening and in a grubby theatre down by the docks, Nathaniel Wolfe watches as his father - the greatest medium in London - takes to the stage.

It seemed as though a dragon, for it could be nothing else, had reared out of the ground in the night .

It seemed as though a dragon, for it could be nothing else, had reared out of the ground in the night .

Christopher Columbus' astonishing life is a story of inspiration, bravery, incredible achievement and terrible hardship.

An office worker and an aristocratic young lady become unlikely friends as they work together for women's right to vote.

An office worker and an aristocratic young lady become unlikely friends as they work together for women's right to vote.

On a hot summer afternoon in 1944, SS troops wiped out an entire French village.

On a hot summer afternoon in 1944, SS troops wiped out an entire French village.

A Slip in Time is the story of
an ordinary boy who gets mixed up in some extraordinary events.

A thrilling historical adventure based on documents from the National Archives.

A thrilling historical adventure based on documents from the National Archives.

"e;In sixteen hundred and sixty-five there was hardly anyone left alive.

"e;In sixteen hundred and sixty-five there was hardly anyone left alive.

This laugh-out-loud comic romp marks Michael Cox's debut on the A&C Black children's list.

A thriller set in ancient Egypt between 1351-1354 BC.

Final Victory is the
thought-provoking story of young boys who are caught up in the
propaganda machine of Hitler's Germany during World War II.

John Snow was a Victorian physician who helped to establish that cholera was spread by contaminated water (not bad air, as theory had it).

John Snow was a Victorian physician who helped to establish that cholera was spread by contaminated water (not bad air, as theory had it).

A story set in Ancient Greece.

Fascinating fictional retelling of the events that led to the tragedy of the Titanic, based on documents from the National Archives and written by bestselling author Tony Bradman and his son Tom.

Holly's family move to the old house so her dad can do his job: bulldozing the ancient trees to make way for a housing estate.

A Slip in Time is the story of an ordinary boy who gets mixed up in some extraordinary events.

Tony Bradman creates a thrilling narrative retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy, Julius Caesar.

Christopher Columbus' astonishing life is a story of inspiration, bravery, incredible achievement and terrible hardship.

Fascinating fictional retelling of the events that led to the tragedy of the Titanic, based on documents from the National Archives and written by bestselling author Tony Bradman and his son Tom.

Young Edward VI is crowned king upon the death of his father, Henry VIII - but he is only nine years old.

Holly's family move to the old house so her dad can do his job: bulldozing the ancient trees to make way for a housing estate.

During the Nazi occupation of Ukraine, a match was set up between Dynamo Kiev's players, playing as FC Start, and a German side.

It's Christmas Eve, 1914, and there's a war on.

This laugh-out-loud comic romp marks Michael Cox's debut on the A&C Black children's list.

One dawn, a fiery comet appears over the city.