Our thanks to those who were able to join us for our SLAV online Book Club on Thursday October 10th, 2024, to discuss the topic: Historical Fiction.

We asked our members to share their favorite Historical Fiction books. Contributed titles are split into Picture Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, and Adult Fiction.

Many thanks to Deb at The Younger Sun  who is an invaluable resource, providing many recommendations. The staff at The Younger Sun are incredibly knowledgeable, and would be happy to help you with any book-buying needs!

Disclaimer: The lists generated as a result of Book Club discussions are not, by any means, an exhaustive list of all titles or authors for each genre/category discussed. Nor will all titles be suitable for all libraries. We advise staff discretion when referencing these lists, to properly confirm individual title suitability for individual libraries, school and student’s needs. These are suggested titles only, shared by our members and inclusion on, or exclusion from, a list does not suggest SLAV endorsement or rejection of a title.

Picture Books

          

Shearer by Neridah McMullin, Michael Tomkins. Alfred’s War by Rachel Bin Salleh Freedom Day : Vincent Lingiari and the story of he Wave Hill walk-off by Rosie Smiler, Thomas Mayor, Samantha Campbell. Eat My Dust! By Neridah McMullin, Lucia Masciullo Drover by Neriday McMullin, Sarah Anthony Tearaway Coach by Neriday McMullin, Andrew McLean

The Hidden Hat by Phil Cummings, Jennifer Goldsmith Votes for women! : The story of Nelly, Rose and Mary by Mark Wilson Home by Karen Hendriks, Alisa Knatko One Minute’s Silence by David Metzenthen, Michael Camilleri

Middle Grade

The Midwatch by Judith Rossell 11 Ruby Road : 1900 by Charlotte Barkla 11 Ruby Road : 1925 by Charlotte Barkla Wolf Road by Alice Roberts We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad The Houdini Inheritance by Emma Carroll Marion and the forty thieves by Sarah Luke Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger by Jackie French Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park When the war came home by Lesley Parr The key to Rome by Sophie Masson Yoko’s Diary edited by Paul Ham The boy who stepped through time by Anna Ciddor The great escape by Felice Arena Our castle by the sea by Lucy Strange Showerland series by Nat Amoore Freedom Finders series by Emily Conolan (choose your own destiny books) Runner by Robert Newton Forgotten Pearl by Belinda Murrell The I Survived graphic novel series The Unstoppable Flying Flanagan by Felice Arena (plus other Felice Arena books)

The Wearing of the Green by Claire Saxby Jackie French books The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken Our Australian Girls series Do You Dare series My Australian Stories series My Story series My Royal Story series The Royal Diaries series Princess series Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman Elsewhere Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams by Mindy Thompson Deadly Waters by Helen Chapman Escape from East Berlin by Andy Marino The Mud Puddlers by Pamela Rushby Pony by R.J. Palacio Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle Michael Morpurgo books Miss Penny Dreadful series by Allison Rushby Murder Most Unladylike series by Robin Stevens Father of the Lost Boys – Young Readers Edition by Yuot A. Alaak

Young Adult

            

Silver Linings by Katrina Nannestad Waiting for the storks by Katrina Nannestad All the beautiful things by Katrina Nannestad I must betray you by Ruta Sepetys Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr Levithian trilogy by Scott Westerfield Westfallen by Ann Brashares The Breadwinner series by Deborah Ellis The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley The War I finally won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Every Falling Star by Sungju Lee Ground Zero by Allan Gratz Grenade by Allan Gratz Refugee by Allan Gratz Hero by Allan Gratz Prisoner B-3087 by Allan Gratz Allies by Allan Gratz Code of Honour by Allan Gratz Tattooist of Auschwitz (YA Edition) by Heather Morris The Pagan Chronicles series by Catherine Jinks The Once series by Morris Gleitzman Suzy Zail books Ruta Sepetys books

When we flew away by Alice Hoffman Two sparrowhawks in a lonely sky by Rebecca Lim Yours From the Tower by Sally Nicholls Stateless by Elizabeth Wein 1914 by Sophie Masson 52 Mondays by Anna Ciddor Briar Rose by Jane Yolen Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbet The Divine Wind by Garry Disher The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander Freedom ride by Sue Lawson Freedom Swimmer by Wai Chim Haywire by Claire Saxby Interned by Pamela Rushby Those Girls by Pamela Rushby Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen Our race for Reconciliation by Anita Heiss Through My Eyes – Natural Disaster Zones series Through My Eyes – Australian Disaster Zones series One by One They Disappear by Mike Lucas A Cruel Twist of Fate by H. F. Askwith The Lady Helen series by Alison Goodman

Senior Fiction

            

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Juice by Tim Winton The island of missing trees by Elif Shafak There are rivers in the sky by Elif Shafak The Prophet song by Paul Lynch The one hundred year old man who climbed out of the window by Jonas Jonasson Our London Lives by Christine Dwyer Hickey The Narrow Land by Christine Dwyer Hickey There are rivers in the sky by Elif Shafak 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak At the foot of the cherry tree by Allie Parker

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran The Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley Books by Kristin Hannah Books by Fiona McIntosh James by Percival Everett Rapture by Emily Maguire Cafe Scheherazade by Arnold Zable The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Dirrayawadha: Rise Up by Anita Heiss Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray: River of Dreams by Anita Heiss Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman