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Historical Fiction:  BC - 1000

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Historical Fiction: BC - 1000

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Cooney, Caroline B. Goddess of Yesterday

In a prelude to the Trojan War, Anaxandra is taken from her home at a young age and survives by posing as two different princesses, before ending up as a servant to Helen and Paris as they make their way to Troy.  (J,S)

Galloway, Priscilla The Courtesan's Daughter

Ancient Athens is the backdrop for 14 year-old Phano and 30 year-old Theo, who are in love and want to marry. Their plans go awry, however, when an enemy of Phano's family claims that Phano is really a slave who belongs to him.  (J,S)

Geras, Adele Troy

Stories from the last weeks of the famous Trojan War are told from different women's perspectives, who tell tales of caring for the wounded, men weary from fighting, and bored gods and goddesses who find ways to stir things up.  (J,S)

Lasky, Kathryn The Last Girls of Pompeii

In Pompeii, in the summer of A.D. 79, Julia and Mitka appear to lead opposite lives. Julia is the daughter of a wealthy ship-builder; Mitka is an orphan. Julia bears the Curse of Venus—a withered arm; Mitka’s beauty turns heads. Julia is free; Mitka is her slave. Then Julia learns that her parents are planning to put her in the service of the Temple of Damia, the center of a cultish new religion, and Mitka will be sold to an awful man who plans to make her his concubine. But when Mt. Vesuvius erupts, Julia’s and Mitka’s fates are forever altered, forcing them both to face the true meaning of freedom.  (M)

Lawrence, Caroline The Secrets of Vesuvius

In this, book two of The Roman Mysteries series, Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle's farm near Mt. Vesuvius, where they try to solve a riddle, reunite a family, and get out of the path of a natural disaster.  (M)

McCaffrey, Anne Black Horses for the King

Galwyn, the son of a bankrupted and dishonored aristocrat, has always had an ear for languages. So when Lord Artos--later known as King Arthur--needs an interpreter to help him buy large horses to breed a troop strong enough to carry armed warriors against the Saxon invaders, Galwyn gets a chance to redeem his father’s honor and make a name for himself.  (M,J)

Roberts, Judson Viking Warrior

Young Halfdan is a slave. He is crafty with a bow and arrow and wise in the ways of the animals, but he can only dream of a warrior's life. That is, until the dark day a Saxon's blows lay his father on his deathbed, and his mother makes a tragic bargain for Halfdan's freedom.  (M,J,S)

Tingle, Rebecca The Edge on the Sword

When fifteen-year-old Æthelflæd is suddenly and reluctantly betrothed to an ally of her father, the king, her world will never be the same. For as a noblewoman in the late 800s, she will be expected to be meek and unlearned-and Flæd is anything but meek and unlearned. Her marriage will bring peace to her land, but while her royal blood makes her a valuable asset, she is also a vulnerable target. And when enemies attack, Flæd must draw upon her skills and fight to lead her people to safety and prove her worth as a princess-and as a warrior.  (M,J,S)

Wein, Elizabeth A Coalition of Lions

After the death of virtually all of her family in the battle of Camlan, Goewin, Princess of Britain, daughter of the High King Artos, makes a desperate journey to African Aksum, to meet with Constantine, the British ambassador and her fiance. But Aksum is undergoing political turmoil, and Goewin's relationship with its ambassador to Britain makes her position more than precarious. Caught between two countries, with the power to transform or end lives, Goewin fights to find and claim her place in a world that has suddenly, irrevocably changed. (J,S)

 

  Grade Level Interest
M Middle School (defined as grades 6-8).
J Junior High (defined as grades 7-9).
S Senior High (defined as grades 10-12).
A/YA Adult-marketed book recommended for teens.

 

 

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