What do you think of when you think of historical fiction? Do you think of 50 years ago? More? Less? The Encyclopedia Britannica will tell you that an essential element of historical fiction “is that ...

Lots of kids find history interesting. Lots of kids don't. In all likelihood, the ones who find history boring haven't been exposed to the kind of books that make history come alive. Stand by for a ...

After more than two dozen middle grade and picture books, Sara Pennypacker has written her first work of historical fiction for children. Set in occupied France in the final months of WWII, The Lions’ ...

Local children’s author Luann Atkin Koester has written her first-ever novel. “Hawk’s Cry, The Story of a Cheyenne Hero,” a middle grade historical fiction, is now available for pre-order. According ...

Clark Gable reading the novel "Gone With the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell. One of his greatest roles was that of Rhett Butler in the MGM film adaption of the book. For history enthusiasts, historical ...

Miranda Fields Stephani had been regularly reading the Epic Zero sci-fi series with her seven-year-old son. Then one day, he broke a flowerpot. “Instead cleaning it up, he went to the garage and tried ...