caroline pignat

Here are some authors I've been studying to help me write historical fiction for teens:

Markus Zusak

• The Book Thief  -- Set in Germany during WWII. Narrated by Death. Beautiful images and writing. Wow! Just... wow!

Christopher Paul Curtis

• Elijah of Buxton-- Fantastic character and voice.

Avi

• True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle -- great story about a young girl accused on murder aboard a ship. (winner of Newbery Medal)
• Beyond the Western Sea books I and II -- I just found these.. haven't read them yet, but they are set in a few years after Greener Grass and the characters are emigrating to America.

Karleen Bradford 

• The Crusades Series There Will Be Wolves, Shadows on a Sword, Lionheart's Scribe, The Scarlett Cross, and Angeline
• Nine Days Queen
• With Nothing But Our Courage, from the Dear Canada Series

Ann Rinaldi

• The Staircase
• Or Give Me Death
• The Color of Fire
• she has a TON of historical fiction YA books .. I want to read them all

Iain Lawrence

• The Convicts -- I read this to see how he handled ship description as a setting and WOW what a story. It's the first in the series.

Kathy Stinson

• Loved her four Marie-Claire books in the Our Canadian Girl Series

Patricia Reilly Giff

• Nory Ryan's Song -- set in the famine, it follows Nory's journey from Ireland to America (grades 3+)
• Maggie's Door -- sequel to Nory Ryan.
• Pictures of Hollis Woods
• any of her books are inspiring