Middle Reader 8-12 > Historical Fiction
A genre of stories that didn’t really happen, but are based on events in history. They're perfect for kids who love to explore the past, and are often full of big adventures.
The Schoolmaster's Daughter by Jackie French
$17.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12
Drawing on her own family history, this is a story from Jackie French about education in Colonial Australia - and how women once had to fight for their right to it. January 1901Sharks circle a stranded ship as a young girl and her family stagger from the waves ...Rescued by a Pacific Islander boy named ...Show more
Now by Morris Gleitzman
$19.99 AUD
Category: Advanced Reader 10+ | Series: Felix & Zelda | Reading Level: very good
Once I didn't know about my grandfather Felix's scary childhood.Then I found out what the Nazis did to his best friend Zelda.Now I understand why Felix does the things he does.At least he's got me.My name is Zelda too.This is our story. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize 2010.Shortlis ...Show more
Pennies For Hitler by Jackie French
$16.99 AUD
Category: Middle Reader 8-12 | Series: Matilda | Reading Level: very good
It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving parents. It is also a time when his teacher measures the pupils' heads to see which of them have the most 'Aryan'- shaped heads. But when a university graduation ceremony turns into a pro-Nazi ...Show more