Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Kids Booklist

History

For most kids, anything that happened before the turn of the Millennium is ancient history. But just because it happened before they were born (or even before their parents or grandparents appeared on the planet) doesn't mean an event isn't important and interesting. Check out some of these stories, real and imagined, to get a taste of times gone by.

Aronson, Marc – The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened & How It Changed the World

Curtis, Christopher Paul – Bud Not Buddy

Johnson, Angela – A Sweet Smell of Roses

Kerley, Barbara – What to Do about Alice

Levine, Ellen – Henry's Freedom Box

Nelson, Kadir – We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball

Peck, Richard – A Long Way from Chicago

Ryan, Pam Munoz – Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride

Schlitz, Laura – Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village

Sis, Peter – The Wall: Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain

Winter, Jonah – Steel Town

Woodson, Jacqueline – Show Way