Children's / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

One day, Ava is asked to dress as an inspirational figure for assembly at school, but who should she choose? Granny suggests famous familiar figures such as Winifred Atwell, Mary Seacole and Rosa Parks, and tells Ava all about their fascinating histories, but Ava's classmates have got there first...

It's 1381 and the king, Richard II, has imposed a new tax on the people. In the village of Aylesford, Tilda and her ploughman father were already struggling to make ends meet. As serfs they have no rights to move freely or earn wages for their work. Tilda is desperate for a better life than the v...

In time for the 20th anniversary of 9/11, master storyteller Alan Gratz delivers a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear - and the stunning links between the past and present.

Renni and Mahu are brothers, but they are complete opposites. When Mahu hatches a plot to rob the tomb of a long-dead general in the Valley of the Kings, Renni is swept into the crime to help his family. But taking the general's heart scarab sets a much greater chain of events into motion, which ...

London, 1876. Hetty Feather is just a tiny baby when her mother leaves her at the Foundling Hospital. The hospital cares for abandoned children but Hetty must first live with a foster family until she is big enough to go to school. Her happiness is threatened once more when she is returned to the...

Alice and Sonny's family yacht is in Egypt, ready to pick up famous actress Estelle Fortune, and take her to London to film her next blockbuster movie. But just before the boat leaves, Alice discovers that Estelle has vanished! In her room is a note, threatening that unless a large amount of mone...

It is 1921. Ireland has been at war with Britain for two years. Communities are torn apart by bitter hatred - and now a hard border. Helen's Hope in Belfast is a hostel for girls, a feminist and non-sectarian space. Stella refuses to use the work of her girls to make political symbols, but her re...

In the gloomy tunnels beneath Victorian Edinburgh's old town, Zinnie must uncover the mystery behind the ghost terrorizing her neighbours, while keeping her sisters safe.

1905. 12-year-old Helena's father is appointed clock-winder to the Marquis of Norfolk's enormous collection of clocks. It's a risky job - if the clocks stop, Helena's father will lose everything. But when Helena starts helping out, she discovers the Marquis is hiding many secrets, and finds herse...

When trainee valkyrie Lotta mistakes an unconscious Viking thief, Whetstone, for a fallen hero and takes him triumphantly to Valhalla, things are definitely not turning out to be epic or glorious. Having lost a precious talking cup, Whetstone is also desperate to cover up his mistake and the two ...