Three History Novels That You Might Actually Enjoy...

DO NOT run away because I mentioned history. It can be one of the most fun things to study or read about. If you don’t like history because you say it’s boring, think again. It is not boring. Let me repeat that. It is not boring. The reason that you probably think that it is boring is because of school, or something else…idk. I’m not saying that all history books are fun though. I’ve had my fair share of boring ones. You just REALLY need to give it a second chance. Okay? Good. Now that we have this settled let's continue to the fun part of the post.


Johnny Tremain
By Esther Forbes

This book is about a teenage boy, Johnny Tremain. He is an apprentice to a silversmith in Boston in the 1770s. The book follows what his life is like in the years before the Revolutionary War. About how he gets caught up in all of the excitement. It’s very well written and easy to read/understand. I have read it three times. Needless to say, I enjoy it every time that I read it.

A Break With Charity
By Ann Rinaldi

A Break With Charity is set in the time that the Salem Witch Trials took place. The book centers around a girl named Susanna that wants to join the group of girls meeting at the parsonage every week. She never is accepted, but soon realizes that the group is getting ready to cause pain to the whole community. Slowly it happens, people are getting named as witches and getting imprisoned. She knows the truth to what is going on but cannot make the choice to tell what she knows or keep quiet for fear that her family might be named as witches. I LOVE almost any book on the Salem Witch trials. I have read many. This one is by far the best though. Ann Rinaldi is an amazing author as well, if you enjoy this book of hers you might want to check out her others.

Bonanza Girl
By Patricia Beatty

This book is set during the 1880s in the gold fields of Idaho . It is about a thirteen-year-old girl named Katie Ann. In the beginning of the story, she and her family live in Portland, Oregon . On a whim her mom decides to move Katie and her brother to the Idaho gold fields so that she can teach school to miner's children. When they arrive they find out that none of the miners have kids or if they do they aren’t with them. The book is about their struggles living in a boom-town.


Now, go read those!!!!

-Staff.