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Category: Historical Fiction

JFK & the Muckers of Choate

By Bruce Posted on March 13, 2025 Posted in Books, Fiction, Historical Fiction
JFK & the Muckers of Choate

JFK & the Muckers of Choate Scott Badler In the turbulent times of a young man’s high school experience, one must find his way, make himself known to his peers, and most of all, establish himself in the oftentimes hostile …

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The Hunt for the Peggy C

By Bruce Posted on March 13, 2025 Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction
The Hunt for the Peggy C

The Hunt for the Peggy C A World War II Maritime John Winn Miller John Winn Miller’s The Hunt for Peggy C, a semifinalist in the Clive Cussler Adventure Writers Competition, captures the breathless suspense of early World War II …

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The Captain’s Boy

By Bruce Posted on July 2, 2022 Posted in Children, Fiction, Historical Fiction
The Captain’s Boy

The Captain’s Boy Don Callaway As he returns home from gathering supplies with his father, fourteen-year-old Isaiah is looking forward to showing off his new symbol of manhood to his mother and sisters. What he doesn’t expect to find is …

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Calvert the Raven in the Battle of Baltimore

By Bruce Posted on July 1, 2022 Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult
Calvert the Raven in the Battle of Baltimore

Calvert the Raven in the Battle of Baltimore J. Scott Fuqua You think history is boring? Baltimore kid Daniel does—until a chance encounter with a magical talking raven named Calvert sends him flying back to 1814, where he finds his …

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The Atomic Weight of Secrets

By Bruce Posted on July 1, 2022 Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult
The Atomic Weight of Secrets

The Atomic Weight of Secrets Or the Arrival of the Mysterious Men in Black Eden Unger Bowditch In 1903, five truly brilliant young inventors, the children of the world’s most important scientists, are taken from their lives and their parents …

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