Novels for a Middle Ages Unit

These books are aimed towards a Unit on the Middle Ages for grade 8:

* I have listed the suggested authors in brackets

1. Sir Percival (Sutcliff)
2. Joan of Arc (Garden; Nardo; de Wohl; Dana)
3. William the Conqueror (McGowen; Corby)
4. Samurai/ Bushido (Tamamoto, Tsunetomo)
5. Medici: "The Smile" (Jo Napoli)
6. "Leonardo's Shadow" (Grey)
7. Crudades: "Blood Red Horse" (Grant)
8. The Sword in the Stone (White)
9. Aladdin and the 40 theses
10. Arabian Nights (Burton)
11. Robin Hood (Green)
12. King Aurthur (Green)
13. "Arthur: At the Crossing Place" (Crossley-Holland)
14. Beowolf (Sutcliff)
15. Anne Bodwin
16. Charlemagne (Gelfand; Nicolle)
17. Tales of Genji
18. Harold Godwinson (Alder)
19. Viking
20. Tang Dynasty (Khubla Khan)
21. Thomas Becket
22. Herman Cortez
23. "Shadow Spinner" (Fletcher)
24. "Martin the Warrior" (Brian Jaques)
25. "Caspin" (Avi)
26. "Wild Magic" (Pierce)
27. "The Lost Years of Merlin" (T.A. Barron)
28. "The Edge of the Sword" (Tingle)


Hope that helps!