YA Books that We Love for Historical Fiction and Mystery/Crime
Kids these days are so lucky! There so many great young adult (YA) books for them to choose from. Here are a list of some of our favorites for historical fiction and mystery/crime:
Historical Fiction
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland
Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
The Sixties Trilogy (Countdown, Revolution, Anthem) by Deborah Wiles
Mystery/Crime
The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes #1) by Nancy Springer
Inheritance Games and The Hawthorn Legacy (Inheritance Games #2) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
City Spies (City Spies #1 by James Ponti
The Devil's Breath (Danger Zone #1) by David Gilman
Code Name 711 and The Alias Man by Fleur T. Bradley
Ryan Quinn and the Rebel's Escape (Ryan Quinn #1) by Ron McGee
Loot by Jude Watson