Book Club: The Best of Young Adult Historical Fiction

Teacher Donna

Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(23)

In this every other week, discussion heavy, book club, we will be delving into some of the most well loved young adult Historical Fiction novels of all times!

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 9

If your learner is in love with Historical Fiction, and enjoys interacting and socializing with other book lovers, then this is the class for them! We will be reading well beloved books such as, "The Book Thief," "Fever,"  and so many more of the most popular young adult Historical Fiction novels from the past few decades. Over the course of the class, we will be reading 14 books in all! 

The class will meet once every two weeks to give students adequate time to read. Learners will read the...

Homework Offered
This is a reading intensive course, and students will be reading an entire book every two weeks between classes (i.e. one full novel every two weeks) at home prior to our class meetings.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered

0Books that will need to be borrowed from the library or purchased for class are as follows:

1)  "Pirates!" Celia Rees (10+)
2)	“Fever 1793” Laurie Halse Anderson (10+) 
3)  "A Spy in the House," Y.S. Lee (13+)
4)	“The Witch of Blackbird Pond” Elizabeth George Speare (9+) 
5)	“Woods Runner” Gary Paulsen – (12+) 
6)	“Dread Nation” Justina Ireland – (13+) 
7)	“Dark Water Rising” Marian Hale   (11+)  
8)	“Uprising” Margaret P. Haddix – (11+)    
9)	“Luck of the Titanic” Stacey Lee – (12+) 
10)	“When the World Was Ours” Liz Kessler – (13+) 
11)	“The Book Thief” Markus Zusak (13+) 
12) "We Are Not Free," Traci Chee (13+)
13) "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two," Joseph Bruchac (12+)
14)	“The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963” Christopher Paul Curtis (10+) 
15)	“The Wednesday Wars” Gary D. Schmidt (10+) 
16) "For What it's Worth," Janet Tashjian  (12+)
17)	“Towers Falling” Jewell Parker Rhodes  (10+)
18) "An Emotion of Great Delight," Tahereh Mafi (13+)

The book "content age ratings" are listed below with each of the book titles. Grown ups are encouraged to check out each of the book's rating content on "common sense media," prior to enrolling their student to ensure they are comfortable with the books we will be reading. All of the books rate in the 11+ to 14+ age range depending on the book.

Books that will need to be borrowed from the library or purchased for class are as follows:

1)  "Pirates!" Celia Rees (10+)
2)	“Fever 1793” Laurie Halse Anderson (10+) 
3)  "A Spy in the House," Y.S. Lee (13+)
4)	“The Witch of Blackbird Pond” Elizabeth George Speare (9+) 
5)	“Woods Runner” Gary Paulsen – (12+) 
6)	“Dread Nation” Justina Ireland – (13+) 
7)	“Dark Water Rising” Marian Hale   (11+)  
8)	“Uprising” Margaret P. Haddix – (11+)    
9)	“Luck of the Titanic” Stacey Lee – (12+) 
10)	“When the World Was Ours” Liz Kessler – (13+) 
11)	“The Book Thief” Markus Zusak (13+) 
12) "We Are Not Free," Traci Chee (13+)
13) "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two," Joseph Bruchac (12+)
14)	“The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963” Christopher Paul Curtis (10+) 
15)	“The Wednesday Wars” Gary D. Schmidt (10+) 
16) "For What it's Worth," Janet Tashjian  (12+)
17)	“Towers Falling” Jewell Parker Rhodes  (10+)
18) "An Emotion of Great Delight," Tahereh Mafi (13+)

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Meet the teacher

Teacher Donna

Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(23)

Hello! My name is Teacher Donna and I am so excited to meet you! I have a Bachelor's Degree in Education with a concentration in English, an active teaching certificate, and am currently in the process of completing my Master's Degree as a Reading...