YA Alternate HistoryLike this list

18 items

• Rust in the Root

  Ireland, Justina

  Add Rust in the Root to your for later shelf

  It is 1937, and Laura Ann Langston lives in an America divided - between those who work the mystical arts and those who do not. Ever since the Great Rust, a catastrophic event that blighted the arcane force called the Dynamism and threw America into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Only Thing to Fear

  Caroline Tung Richmond

  Add The Only Thing to Fear to your for later shelf

  In a stunning reimagining of history, debut author Caroline Tung Richmond weaves an incredible story of secrets and honor in a world where the Axis powers won World War II. In a world where the Axis powers won WWII, the US has been divided up by the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

  Lee, Mackenzi

  Add The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue to your for later shelf

  A hilarious and swashbuckling stand-alone teen historical fiction novel, named one of summer's 20 must-read books by Enternatinment Weekly!A young bisexual British lord embarks on an unforgettable Grand Tour of Europe with his best friend/secret…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Before We Disappear

  Hutchinson, Shaun David

  Add Before We Disappear to your for later shelf

  Fifteen-year-old Jack and sixteen-year-old Wilhelm, assistants to--and captives of--rival magicians, fall in love against the backdrop of Seattle's 1908 world's fair, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

• The Paper Girl of Paris

  Taylor, Jordyn

  Add The Paper Girl of Paris to your for later shelf

  Sixteen-year-old Alice is spending the summer in Paris, but she isn't there for pastries and walks along the Seine. When her grandmother passed away two months ago, she left Alice an apartment in France that no one knew existed. An apartment that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wolf by Wolf

  Graudin, Ryan

  Add Wolf by Wolf to your for later shelf

  The first book in a duology about an alternate version of 1956 where the Axis powers won WWII, and hold an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents to commemorate their victory.

• After the End

  Plum, Amy

  Add After the End to your for later shelf

  When seventeen-year-old Juneau, who lives with a small group in the Alaskan wilderness in the wake of a nuclear war, wakes up to find her entire clan missing, she sets out to rescue them and learns in the process that everything she thought she knew…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Fine Fellow

  Cohen, Jennieke

  Add My Fine Fellow to your for later shelf

  It's 1830s England, and Culinarians--doyens who consult with society's elite to create gorgeous food and confections--are the crème de la crème of high society. Helena Higgins, top of her class at the Royal Academy, has a sharp demeanor and an even…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Lady Jane

  Hand, Cynthia, 1978-

  Add My Lady Jane to your for later shelf

  Edward is the King of England. He's also dying, which is inconvenient, as he's only sixteen and he'd rather be planning his first kiss than who will inherit his crown. Jane, Edward's cousin, is far more interested in books than romance.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Passenger

  Bracken, Alexandra

  Add Passenger to your for later shelf

  When a violin prodigy who has lost everything wakes up on a ship in another time, a man who wants to escape a life of servitude is forced to confront his past while keeping his former captors from claiming a stolen object of untold value.

• Leviathan

  Westerfeld, Scott

  Add Leviathan to your for later shelf

  In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Left-Handed Booksellers of London

  Nix, Garth,

  Add The Left-Handed Booksellers of London to your for later shelf

  A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix. In a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Thousand Pieces of You

  Gray, Claudia

  Add A Thousand Pieces of You to your for later shelf

  Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes—and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• That Inevitable Victorian Thing

  Johnston, E. K.

  Add That Inevitable Victorian Thing to your for later shelf

  Victoria-Margaret is the crown princess of the empire, a direct descendent of Victoria I, the queen who changed the course of history. The imperial tradition of genetically arranged matchmaking will soon guide Margaret into a politically…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Etiquette & Espionage

  Carriger, Gail

  Add Etiquette & Espionage to your for later shelf

  In an alternate England of 1851, spirited fourteen-year-old Sophronia is enrolled in a finishing school where, she is surprised to learn, lessons include not only the fine arts of dance, dress, and etiquette, but also diversion, deceit, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Front Lines

  Grant, Michael

  Add Front Lines to your for later shelf

  After a court decision that makes women eligible for service in the fight against the Nazis, three young women volunteer to serve their country, unaware that their decisions will take them to the front lines of the conflict.

• Dread Nation

  Ireland, Justina

  Add Dread Nation to your for later shelf

  When families go missing in Baltimore County, Jane McKeene, who is studying to become an Attendant, finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy that has her fighting for her life against powerful enemies.

• American Royals

  McGee, Katharine

  Add American Royals to your for later shelf

  In an alternate America, princesses Beatrice and Samantha Washington and the two girls wooing their brother, Prince Jefferson, become embroiled in high drama in the most glorious court in the world.