The Best Historical Teen & Young Adult Books 2025

1. Pre-Owned Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 (Hardcover 9781101931462) by Albert Marrin

9781101931462. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 208. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. From the author of National Book Award finalist "Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy" comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic--and the chances for another worldwide pandemic. Photos.

Pre-Owned Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 (Hardcover 9781101931462) by Albert Marrin

2. Pre-Owned White Bird: A graphic novel from the world of WONDER – soon to be a major film Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in good condition. If you're not completely satisfied please get in touch & we'll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 0241399696 ISBN-13: 9780241399699

ISBN-10: 0241399696 ISBN-13: 9780241399699 Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in good condition. If you're not completely satisfied please get in touch & we'll be happy to help.

3. Pre-Owned The Blossom and the Firefly Paperback

From the award-winning author of Flygirl comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war, perfect for fans of Salt to the Sea, Lovely War, and Code Name Verity. Now in paperback! Japan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country . . . until he meets Hana. Hana hasn't been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day . . . until she meets Taro. A song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days? Sherri L. Smith has been called "an author with astonishing range" and "a stellar storyteller" by E. Lockhart, the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were Liars, and "a truly talented writer" by Jacqueline Woodson, the National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming. Here, with achingly beautiful prose, Smith weaves a tale of love in the face of death, of hope in the face of tragedy, set against a backdrop of the waning days of the Pacific War.

Title: The Blossom and the Firefly Book Format: Paperback ISBN10: 1524737925 EAN: 9781524737924 Genre: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars * Author: Smith, Sherri L. CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

4. Pre-Owned The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club (Hardcover 9780374300227) by Phillip Hoose

9780374300227. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 208. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: The boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, here is Phil Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes.

Pre-Owned The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club (Hardcover 9780374300227) by Phillip Hoose