Historical Fiction

At the tender age of eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay....

Dilly loved a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder mystery novel.

When Nazi soldiers come to the orphanage Felix decides to escape and make his way home....

While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the Western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State....

Told from four-year-old Laura's point of view, this story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin....

In 1894, 12-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie, and he's wanted by the troopers....

A loving threesome, Billy and his two dogs ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan has the brawn, Little Ann has the brains, and Billy has the will...

The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of 1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes to her first evening social....

For two summers Torak and Renn have been living in the Forest with their faithful pack-brother, Wolf. But their happiness is shattered when Renn realises Torak is in danger – and she's the threat....

The town of Wirrawee is emerging from war, slowly, like a flower after a cold snap....

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war....

This audio collection includes the first eight stories from The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne....

Late summer, 1940. Hitler has conquered France. Now he intends to cross the Channel and defeat Britain before winter arrives....

Amy and Dan must steal a Clue guarded by thousands of the world’s best-trained soldiers. With their enemies closing in, the brother and sister are separated....

In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people…people like the boy, Salva Dut…caught in the middle....

Laura Ingalls Wilder is beginning life with her new husband, Almanzo, in their own little house. Laura is a young pioneer wife now and must work hard with Almanzo, farming the land....

It's 1919, Richmond football club is on top of the ladder, cream buns are threepence each and four boys are gunning for the best job in town....

When Enola learns of a missing left-handed artist, she uses a series of clever disguises to brave lurking dangers and follow cryptic clues that lead to the young Lady Cecily....

Finally, Amira is 12. Old enough to wear a toob, old enough for new responsibilities. And maybe old enough to go to school in Nyala - Amira's one true dream...

Ten-year-old George Calder can't believe his luck - he and his little sister, Phoebe, are on the famous Titanic, crossing the ocean with their aunt Daisy....

Twelve-year-old Ming Qong is convinced that girls must have changed the world, even if they are rarely mentioned in history books.

Stella Montgomery is in disgrace. The Aunts have sent her to Wakestone Hall, a grim boarding school where the disobedient are tamed and the wilful are made meek. But when a friend disappears, Stella is determined to find her -- no matter the danger ...

Amy and Dan Cahill discover that their family was one of the most powerful in human history....

Here is a sequel to Once, written and narrated by one of Australia's most popular children's authors....

This stunning book from the survival story master, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person’s battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coastal wilderness....

After the annoying baby twins demolish the fort Cass has built in the sitting room, she has the great idea of building a proper fort outdoors that can be the Bubble Street Gang's clubhouse. Lex's granny suggests the perfect spot at the back of Mr McCall's field and Cass and the gang get to work. The gang settle in quickly and begin planning their next adventure, when they realise someone is using the clubhouse when they're not there. Stuff moves around, cookie crumbs are left behind and the door is left open. Join Cass and the Bubble Street Gang as they investigate The Clubhouse Mystery.

Summer, 1941: London evacuees Harry and Rosie Morton are looking forward to a summer exploring the Lancashire coast with their new friends – and learning to tango as a surprise for Mum’s birthday. Until the twins learn two things: their awful cousin, Jasper, is coming to stay. Worse still: Dad is returning to the Western Front.

Libertad o muerte: esta era la elección a la que se enfrentaba el pueblo de la Escocia del siglo XIV si se sublevaba contra su gobernante inglés. La mayoría diría que no había elección. Muchos de los nobles escoceses eran partidarios de Inglaterra. Era poco probable que muchos se alzaran contra el abrumador ejército inglés. El héroe de la historia, Archibald Forbes, se une a la lucha por la libertad de Escocia liderada por los valientes Sir William Wallace y Robert the Bruce.

Get ready for a thrilling journey through the ages with Teddy, a curious and lovable teddy bear! When a magical opportunity arises, Teddy embarks on a super-duper time-twisting escapade. Join him as he zooms through history, meeting fascinating people from bygone eras and making wonderful new friends along the way. This exciting adventure makes learning history fun and accessible for young listeners, sparking their curiosity about the past and showing them that even a teddy bear can be a brave explorer.

At the outbreak of World War I, eleven-year-old Elsie Clarke is sent to a mysterious school in the woods for only the most talented children. But fewer still, the Gifted, are invited to the other side–a sentient forest called Elsewhere with a magical secret.