From the June 15, 2008 Pigeon Post essay of the same name.
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
Independent Reader
Young Adult
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Below are a host of books attempting to rescue that missing millennium from oblivion and from national consciousness. We hope that your children will find many stories to entertain and as critically to learn from. Let us know which stories you have enjoyed.This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman Highly Recommended |
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Dick Whittington and His Cat by Marcia Brown Recommeneded |
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Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer and Barbara Cooney Recommended |
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Joan of Arc by Margaret Hodges and illustrated by Robert Rayevsky Recommended |
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Ivanhoe by Marianne Mayer & Walter Scott and illustrated by A. John Rush Recommended |
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Saladin by Diane Stanley Recommended |
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A Medieval Feast by Aliki Suggested |
Independent Reader
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Crispin by Avi Highly Recommended |
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Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman Highly Recommended |
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Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray and illustrated by Robert Lawson Highly Recommended |
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and Geraldine McCaughrean Recommended |
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The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland Recommended |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green and illustrated by Walter Crane Recommended |
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Castle by David MacAulay Recommended |
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Cathedral by David MacAulay Recommended |
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Joan of Arc by Josephine Poole and illustrated by Angela Barrett Recommended |
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Men of Iron by Howard Pyle Recommended |
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle and illustrated by Scott McKowen Recommended |
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Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle Recommended |
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The White Stag by Kate Seredy Recommended |
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Beowulf the Warrior by Ian Serraillier and illustrated by Severin Recommended |
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Rowan Hood by Nancy Springer Recommended |
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The Shield Ring by Rosemary Sutcliff Recommended |
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The Shining Company by Rosemary Sutcliff Recommended |
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The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman Recommended |
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The Kingfisher Atlas of the Medieval World by Simon Adams Suggested |
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The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander Suggested |
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The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander Suggested |
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The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander Suggested |
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Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander Suggested |
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The High King by Lloyd Alexander Suggested |
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The Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin Suggested |
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Fire, Bed, And Bone by Henrietta Branford Suggested |
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Beyond the Myth by Polly Schoyer Brooks Suggested |
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The Apple and the Arrow by Conrad Buff and Mary Buff Suggested |
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The Book of the Lion by Michael Cadnum Suggested |
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The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman Suggested |
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Francis by Tomie dePaola Suggested |
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The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer Suggested |
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The Adventures of Marco Polo by Russell Freedman and Linas Alsenas and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline Suggested |
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Peregrine by Joan Elizabeth Goodman Suggested |
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The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Philbrook Kelly Suggested |
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Eyewitness Viking by Susan M. Margeson Suggested |
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The Knight at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Sal Murdocca Suggested |
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Robin Hood by Neil Philip and illustrated by Nick Harris Suggested |
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Castle Diary by Richard Platt and illustrated by Chris Riddell Suggested |
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The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo Suggested |
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The Customs of the Kingdoms of India by Marco Polo and Ronald Latham Suggested |
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The Story Of King Arthur And His Knights by Howard Pyle and illustrated by Scott McKowen Suggested |
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Viking It and Liking It by Jon Scieszka and illustrated Adam McCauley Suggested |
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Lionclaw by Nancy Springer Suggested |
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Outlaw Princess of Sherwood by Nancy Springer Suggested |
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Sword Song by Rosemary Sutcliff Suggested |
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Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris Suggested |
Young Adult
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Distant Mirror by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman Highly Recommended |
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The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White and illustrated by Dennis Nolan Highly Recommended |
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The Fires of Merlin by T. A. Barron Recommended |
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Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Recommended |
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How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill Recommended |
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1215 by Danny Danziger and John Gillingham Recommended |
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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Recommended |
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The Year 1000 by Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger Recommended |
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King Arthur by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford Recommended |
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A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester Recommended |
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Ivanhoe by Walter Scott Recommended |
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The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart Recommended |
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The Once and Future King by T. H. White Recommended |
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The Lost Years of Merlin by T. A. Barron Suggested |
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Queen Eleanor by Polly Schoyer Brooks Suggested |
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Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer & Barbara Cohen Suggested |
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The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart Suggested |
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The Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart Suggested |
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The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart Suggested |
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Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Suggested |
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A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe Suggested |
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The Quest for El Cid by Richard A. Fletcher Suggested |
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A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E. L. Konigsburg Suggested |
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The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Suggested |
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Medieval People by Eileen Power Suggested |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court by Mark Twain and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman Suggested |
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The Book of Merlyn by T. H. White Suggested |
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