Historical
Fiction
for Grades 3 & 4
The Children's Library/Mt. Lebanon Public Library
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15228
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The
Night Crossing
Karen Ackerman
An Austrian family escapes to Switzerland in 1938.
1930s, Europe
Twenty
and Ten
Claire H. Bishop
Twenty fifth graders hide ten Jewish children from the Nazis in occupied France.
World War II, France
Caddie
Woodlawn
Carol Ryrie Brink
The exciting adventures of Caddie Woodlawn, whose tomboyish childhood was spent on the Wisconsin frontier.
1860s, USA
The
Courage of Sarah Noble
Alice Dalgliesh
Eight year-old Sarah must keep up her courage when she lives for a short time
with the Indian family of Tall John in the Connecticut woods. Based on a true
story.
1700s, USA
The
Matchlock Gun
Walter D. Edmonds
During his father’s absence, young Edward van Alstyne must protect his mother
and little sister from an Indian attack in this exciting story.
1700s, USA
Morning Girl
Michael Dorris
Morning Girl, a Taino living in the West Indies, describes her island life
before the arrival of the first Europeans.
1492, West Indies
Understood Betsy
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
A timid girl discovers her own strengths and abilities when she goes to live
with her relatives on
their Vermont farm.
1800s, USA
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
Jean Fritz
The talents and adventures of Paul Revere, and the exciting times in which he
lived.
1700s, USA
This Time, Tempe Wick?
Patricia Lee Gauch
A Revolutionary War story about a girl and her horse.
Revolutionary War, USA
The Lion and the Unicorn
Shirley Hughes
A Jewish boy living in London during the Blitz in World War II is evacuated to the countryside where he finds the true meaning
of courage.
World War II, England
A Tournament of Knights
Joe Lasker
A young knight prepares for his first tournament in this illustrated,
fact-filled book.
Middle Ages
Ben and Me
Robert Lawson
The friendship and adventures of Amos the mouse and Benjamin Franklin are
recounted by Amos in
this funny book.
1700s, USA
Nim and the War Effort
Milly Lee
In San Francisco, a young Chinese-American girl does her best to help in the war
effort during World War II.
World War II, USA
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan
When Caleb and Anna’s father advertises for a wife, Sarah, who is plain
and tall, comes from Maine to live with them and captivates them all.
1800s, USA
Baseball Saved Us
Ken Mochizuki
A Japanese-American boy learns to play baseball in an internment camp.
World War II, USA
The House on Stink Alley
F. N. Monjo
Young Love Brewster narrates this story of the Pilgrims, who, after
leaving England, and before sailing on the Mayflower, sought refuge in Holland.
1600s, Holland
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Barbara Nichol
A young boy’s letters tell about his musical and eccentric neighbor.
1800s, Austria
Pink and Say
Patricia Polacco
Two soldiers on opposite sides become friends during the Civil War.
Civil War, USA
Trouble at the Mines
Doreen Rappaport
During the 1898 coal miner’s strike in Pennsylvania, a young girl hopes that
Mother Jones, “the miner’s angel,” will lead the miners to victory.
1890s, USA
Good-bye for Today: The Diary of A Young Girl
at Sea
Peter Roop
A young girl’s journal of her exciting and dangerous trip aboard her
father’s whaling ship during a trip from Japan to the Arctic seas.
1800s
Mei
Fuh: Memories from China
Edith Schaeffer
The lives of a young American girl and her parents in China at the beginning of the last century.
Early 1900s, China
The Good Master
Kate Seredy
City-born Kate is an enthusiastic visitor to her cousin’s Hungarian farm.
1800s, Hungary
The Little Riders
Margaretha Shemin
During World War II a Dutch town is occupied by German troops.
World War II, Netherlands
The Minstrel in the Tower
Gloria Skurzynski
A brother and sister travel through the French countryside in search of their
wealthy uncle.
1100s, France
The
Gold Cadillac
Mildred Taylor
An African-American family’s trip south in their new car in the 1950s.
1950s, USA
Boy
of the Deeps
Ian Wallace
A boy joins his father in the coal mines deep under the Atlantic Ocean in Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia.
1900s, Nova Scotia
The
Little House in the Big Woods
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The day to day lives of a pioneer family in the Midwest.
1800s, USA
Coolies
Yin
Two Chinese brothers endure harsh, dangerous, and demeaning years when they work
as coolies during the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
1800s, USA
The
Ballad of the Pirate Queens
Jane Yolen
The story of two famous women pirates who lived during the 1700s.
1700s, Americas
These and other great books are
available at
The Children’s Library
Mt. Lebanon Public Library
16 Castle Shannon Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15228
412/531-1913
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