This is the fifteenth article in a series designed to help the new novel author. This article focuses on the genre of historical fiction and the role of the author. Is the author a researcher or a story-teller?

"The Weeping Chamber" by Sigmund Brouwer is set in Jerusalem in the last days of Christ's life. It can be interpreted as an historical or a religious novel. This is an extensive study guide for the novel. It has many blackline masters...

John Wilson, a Canadian writer, has written a number of historical fiction books for junior up to high school level. This is a profile of his life, which is quite fascinating, from an interview in 1999. The bibliography lists his books...

A 2,000-mile trek across a continent-with no idea what awaits you on the other side. Tell your students to put on their traveling shoes and prepare for the journey of their lives! In this lesson, students compare imagined travel...

A reader's theater adaptation of Alison Hart's historical fiction book, Gabriel's Horses, is provided on this script. Nine character roles are needed in this performance.

[Free Registration/Login Required] The article will provide schema for students who are reading Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, or who are reading Celia Rees' Witch Child.

On Christmas Eve in the first year of WWI, British and German soldiers called a truce. "The Christmas Truce" story by Aaron Shepard is a good example of historical fiction. The story if followed by a factual account of this events.

Inspired by George Washington's Socks by Elvira Woodruff, students will write in the historical fiction genre.

On this website find a list of historical fiction books for kids middle school and elementary aged reading levels.

Just nineteen years old, Henry Forester is the youngest pilot in his Air Force squadron. Still, he's one of their best fliers, facing Hitler's Luftwaffe in the war-torn skies above France. But when his plane is shot down on a mission...

A list of previous winners and a brief description of this important award, given each year for a "meritorious book" of historical fiction.

Katherine Paterson writes historical fiction for middle school aged students. This book on the Bread and Roses strike includes good factual information about the strike woven into a personal story. This teacher's guide is a handy...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A directory of history resources (games, activities, puzzles, graphics) to be used as part of elementary study of Ancient Egypt and Greece, the Middle Ages, the Revolutionary War, and other topics....

Classic Reader provides a number of historical fiction pieces from famous authors. One work is the novelette "Dear Annie," which was first featured in Harper's Weekly on September 24, 1910. This work was written by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.

Classic Reader provides a number of historical fiction pieces from famous authors. One work is a story, "A Deal in Change," which was first published in the late 1800's. It was written by Robert Barr.

After researching slavery and personal experiences of slaves with primary and secondary resources, students create a fictional character that is historically and geographically accurate. Character files include a portrait, a narrative...

This interview with author Will Hobbs was conducted in 1994. Although not recent, it gives interesting and thoughtful views on the art of writing fiction. If you're thinking of being a writer, or just wonder how a writer works, this is...

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of For the Queen's Sake by Evelyn Everett-Green, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Georgie's Present by Cicilia Lucy Brightwell, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Green Toby Jug and the Princess Who Lived Opposite by Edwin Hohler, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication Little Lois by Evelyn Everett-Green, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication Little Miss Crosspatch by Charles H. Kelly, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Master of the Strong Hearts by Elbridge Streeter Brooks, a fiction book for children.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Owl King and Other Fairy Stories by Herbert Inman, a fiction book for children.