Historical Fiction 2023 Reading Challenge

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 
Host: The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader
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Dates: January - December 2023
# of books: Ancient History - 25+ books

1. The Windeby Puzzle. Lois Lowry. 2023. [February] 224 pages. [Source: Review copy]

2. Farmer Boy. Laura Ingalls Wilder. Illustrated by Garth Williams. 1933. 372 pages. [Source: Library]

3 Doomsday Book. Connie Willis. 1992. Random House. 592 pages.  [Source: Book I Bought]

4 The Little Wartime Library. Kate Thompson. 2022. 496 pages. [Source: Review copy]

5 The Secret School Avi. 2001. 157 pages. [Source: Library]

6 The Secret Sisters. Avi. 2023. [August] 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]

7 Freewater. Amina Luqman-Dawson. 2022. 416 pages. [Source: Library]

8 The Davenports (Davenports #1) Krystal Marquis. 2023. 384 pages. [Source: Library]

9 Gold Rush Girl. Avi. 2020. 306 pages. [Source: Library]

10. Beyond the Wire. James D. Shipman. 2022. 349 pages. [Source: Library]

11 The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Shocking Story of a Woman Who Dared to Fight Back. Kate Moore. 2021. 537 pages. [Source: Library]

12 Miss Newbury's List (Proper Romance) Megan Walker. 2023. 280 pages. [Source: Review copy]

13 Don't You Know There's A War On? Avi. 2001. 208 pages. [Source: Library]

14 The Book Spy. Alan Hlad. 2023. [January] 304 pages. [Source: Library]

15 The Farewell Tour. Stephanie Clifford. 2023. [March] 352 pages. [Source: Library]

16 The Summer We Found The Baby. Amy Hest. 2020. 192 pages. [Source: Library]

17 The Other Side of the River (Petra Luna #2) Alda P. Dobbs. 2022. [January] 368 pages. [Source: Library]

18 The Long Winter (Little House #6) Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1940. 334 pages. [Source: Library]

19 The House Is On Fire. Rachel Beanland. 2023. 384 pages. [Source: Library]

20 Harboring Hope. Susan Hood. 2023. [March] 400 pages. [Source: Library]

21 Queen Bee. Amalie Howard. 2023. 368 pages. [Source: Library]

22 A Sky Full of Song. Susan Lynn Meyer. 2023. [April] 272 pages. [Source: Library]

23 Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust. Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene. 2022. (2021) 128 pages. [Source: Library]

24 The Refusal Camp. James R. Benn. 2023. [March] 255 pages. [Source: Library]

25 When Clouds Touch Us. Thanhhà Lại. 2023. [May] 256 pages. [Source: Library]

26 Bea and the New Deal Horse. L.M. Elliott. 2023. 384 pages. [Source: Library]

27 Tenmile. Sandra Dallas. 2022. [November] 240 pages. [Source: Library]

28 Strangers in the Night. Heather Webb. 2023. 432 pages. [Source: Library]

29 Someplace to Call Home. Sandra Dallas. 2019. 240 pages. [Source: Library] [Middle Grade Historical]

30 Projekt 1065. Alan Gratz. 2016. 320 pages. [Source: Library] [Middle Grade, Young Adult Historical Fiction, World War II]

31 When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. Judith Kerr. 1971. 191 pages. [Source: Library] [Middle Grade, Historical, World War II]

32 Beneath the Wide Silk Sky. Emily Inouye Huey. 2022. [October 18] 336 pages. [Source: Library] [MG Historical Fiction]

33. A Season Most Unfair. J. Anderson Coats. 2023. 285 pages. [Source: Library] [Children's Historical; MG Historical, Middle Ages]

34. The Woman with the Cure. Lynn Cullen. 2023. [February] 400 pages. [Source: Library] [Adult historical fiction]

35. The Spectacular. Fiona Davis. 2023. [June] 368 pages. [Source: Library]

36. Far Out! Anne Bustard. 2023. 221 pages. [Source: Library] [Middle grade historical fiction; MG mystery]

37. Thee, Hannah! Marguerite de Angeli. 1940. 98 pages. [Source: Library] [children's classic; j fiction]

38. Code Name Bananas. David Walliams. 2020/2023. 384 pages. [Source: Library] [J Historical Fiction; MG Historical Fiction] 

39. Proud Sorrows. (Billy Boyle #18) James R. Benn. 2023. [September] 365 pages. [Source: Review copy] [historical fiction; mystery; world war II; series book] 

40.  Rebecca of Salerno: A Novel of Rogue Crusaders, a Jewish Female Physician, and a Murder. Esther Erman. 2022. [August] 264 pages. [Source: Review copy] 

41. Canary Girls. Jennifer Chiaverini. 2023. [August] 432 pages. [Source: Library] [historical fiction; world war I; adult fiction] 

42. I'll Tell You No Lies. Amanda McCrina. 2023. [August] 224 pages. [Source: Library] [YA Historical fiction; YA Fiction; Cold War] 

43. Queen Wallis. C.J. Carey. 2023. [July] 416 pages. [Source: Library] [adult fiction; alternative history; 1950s; speculative fiction]

44. A Papa Like Everyone Else. Sydney Taylor. 1966. 176 pages. [Source: Library] [mg historical fiction; j historical fiction; children's classic] 

45. The Queen and the Knave (Dread Penny Society #5) Sarah M. Eden. 2023. 368 pages. [Source: Review copy] [adult historical romance] 

46. Prize for the Fire. Rilla Askew. 2022. 384 pages. [Source: Library]

47.The Sky Over Rebecca. Matthew Fox. 2022/2023. 256 pages. [Source: Library]

 

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