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