High Middle Ages Booklist

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Book recommendations pertaining to the High Middle Ages (700-1399).

See Also: Early Medieval (400–699)

700-999

Topics include Charlemagne and Early France, Plantagenet, and the Byzantine Empire

Book Title	Author	PubDate	Reading Age	Time Period	Time Frame	Geographic Area	Country	Topic	Genre	Format
Son of Charlemagne	Willard, Barbara	1959	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	781-800	Europe	France	Charlemagne	F	CB
Norse Mythology	Gaiman, Neil	2017	YA A	High Middle Ages	790-1100	Scandinavia	Norway	Vikings	M	N
The Saga of Erik the Viking	Jones, Terry	1983	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	790-1100	Scandinavia	Norway	Vikings	M	N
Riddle of the Runes	Ramirez, Janina	2018	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	790-1100	Scandinavia	Norway	Vikings	M	CB
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths	D'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar	2005	LE MG	High Middle Ages	790-1100	Scandinavia	Norway	Vikings	M	PB
Way of the Waves	Ramirez, Janina	2019	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	790-1100	Scandinavia	Norway	Vikings	M	CB
A Child's Introduction to Norse Mythology	Alexander, Heather	2018	LE MG	High Middle Ages	790-1100	Scandinavia	Norway	Vikings	M	PB
Guts & Glory: The Vikings	Thompson, Ben	2016	UMG	High Middle Ages	793-1066	Scandinavia	Norway	Vikings	NF	CB
Life as a Viking: An Interactive History Adventure	Lassieur, Allison	2010	MG	High Middle Ages	793-1066	Scandinavia	Norway	Vikings	NF	CB
Arthur and the Golden Rope	Todd-Stanton, Joe	2020	LE MG	High Middle Ages	800	Scandinavia	Iceland	Vikings	M F	PB GN
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Viking Explorer	Langley, Andrew	2001	LE MG	High Middle Ages	800	Scandinavia North America	Norway	Vikings	NF	PB
Odd and the Frost Giants	Gaiman, Neil	2008	MG	High Middle Ages	800	Scandinavia	Norway	Vikings	F M	PB CB
The Well of Sacrifice	Eboch, Chris	1999	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	800-899	Central America	Guatemala	Mayans	NF	CB
The Last Kingdom	Cornwell, Bernard	2004	A	High Middle Ages	867-876	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
The Pale Horseman	Cornwell, Bernard	2005	A	High Middle Ages	876-878	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
The Lords of the North	Cornwell, Bernard	2006	A	High Middle Ages	878-881	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
Sword Song	Cornwell, Bernard	2007	A	High Middle Ages	886	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
The Burning Land	Cornwell, Bernard	2009	A	High Middle Ages	886	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
Death of Kings	Cornwell, Bernard	2011	A	High Middle Ages	899-902	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
The Pagan Lord	Cornwell, Bernard	2013	A	High Middle Ages	909-910	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
The Empty Throne	Cornwell, Bernard	2014	A	High Middle Ages	911	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
Warriors of the Storm	Cornwell, Bernard	2015	A	High Middle Ages	917	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
The Flame Bearer	Cornwell, Bernard	2017	A	High Middle Ages	918	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
War of the Wolf	Cornwell, Bernard	2018	A	High Middle Ages	920	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
Sword of Kings	Cornwell, Bernard	2019	A	High Middle Ages	924	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
War Lord	Cornwell, Bernard	2020	A	High Middle Ages	937	Europe	Great Britain	Saxon Stories Vikings	F	N
What the Eagle Sees	Yellowhorn, Eldon Lowinger, Kathy	2019	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	982-2019	North America	United States	Indigenous Americans	NF OV	CB

1000-1199

Topics include William the Conqueror, the Norman Invasion, and the Crusades

Book Title	Author	PubDate	Reading Age	Time Period	Time Frame	Geographic Area	Country	Topic	Genre	Format
The Road to There: Mapmakers and Their Stories	Ross, Val	2003	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	1100-2000	World	Various	Cartography	NF	B
1066 The Year of the Conquest	Howarth, David	1977	YA A	High Middle Ages	1066	Europe	Great Britain	Norman Invasion	NF	B
Queens of the Conquest: England's Medieval Queens	Weir, Alison	2017	A	High Middle Ages	1066-1154	Europe	Great Britain	Kings and Queens	F Bio	N
Anna of Byzantium	Barrett, Tracy	1999	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	1081-1118	Europe	Turkey	Byzantine Empire	F Bio	CB
A Single Shard	Park, Linda Sue	2001	UMG	High Middle Ages	1100-1199	Asia	Korea	Medieval Korea	F	CB
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver	Konigsburg, E.L.	1973	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	1122-1204	Europe	Great Britain	Kings and Queens	F Bio	CB
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine	Weir, Alison	2011	A	High Middle Ages	1151-1204	Europe	France	Plantagenet Dynasty	F Bio	N
Queens of the Crusades: England's Medieval Queens	Weir, Alison	2021	A	High Middle Ages	1154-1291	Europe	Great Britain	Kings and Queens	F Bio	N
Genghis Khan: 13th-Century Mongolian Tyrant	Goldberg, Enid A.	2008	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	1158-1227	Asia	China	Genghis Khan Mongols	NF Bio	CB
Genghis Khan The Bravest Warrior Who Bridged East and West	Jian, Li	2016	LE	High Middle Ages	1158-1227	Asia	China	Genghis Khan Mongols	NF Bio	PB

1200-1399

Topics include Black Death, Hundred Years War, Medieval Europe, Genghis Khan and Mongol Empire, Ming Dynasty and Great Wall of China

Book Title	Author	PubDate	Reading Age	Time Period	Time Frame	Geographic Area	Country	Topic	Genre	Format
The Mad Wolf's Daughter	Magras, Diane	2018	MG UMG	High Middle Ages	1210	Europe	Scotland	Scottish History Medieval Scotland	F	CB
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog	Gidwitz, Adam	2016	UMG	High Middle Ages	1242	Europe	France	Medieval Life	HF	CB
Cathedral	Macaulay, David	1973	LE MG	High Middle Ages	1252	Europe	France	Medieval Life Building Cathedrals	F	PB
The Adventures of Marco Polo	Freedman, Russell	2006	LE MG	High Middle Ages	1254-1324	Europe	Italy China	Explorers	NF Bio	PB
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!	Schlitz, Laura Amy	2007	MG UMG	High Middle Ages	1255	Europe	Great Britain	Medieval Life	F	CB
Castle	Macaulay, David	1977	LE MG	High Middle Ages	1277-1305	Europe	Great Britain	Medieval Life Castles Building	F	PB
Castle Diary	Platt, Richard	1999	MG	High Middle Ages	1285	Europe	Great Britain	Castles Medieval Life	F	CB
The Apple and the Arrow	Buff, Mary and Conrad	1951	MG UMG	High Middle Ages	1291	Europe	Switzerland	William Tell	F	CB
Peacemaker	Bruchac, Joseph	2021	MG UMG	High Middle Ages	1300	North America	United States	Indigenous Americans Iroquois Nation	F Bio	CB
I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade	Wilson, Diane Lee	2010	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	1300-1399	Asia	China	Mongolia	F	CB
The Door in the Wall	de Angeli, Marguerite	1949	MG UMG	High Middle Ages	1300-1399	Europe	Great Britain	Medieval Life	F	CB
Wild Bird	Zahler, Diane	2023	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	1300-1399	Europe	France Norway	Plagues Medieval Life Bubonic Plague	F	N
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker	Robertson, Robbie	2015	MG LE	High Middle Ages	1300	North America	United States	Indigenous Americans Iroquois Nation	F Bio	PB
A Distant Mirror	Tuchman, Barbara W.	1978	YA A	High Middle Ages	1300-1399	Europe	Various	Medieval Life	NF	B
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England	Weir, Alison	2005	A	High Middle Ages	1303-1358	Europe	Great Britain France	Queen Isabella	F Bio	N
Girl in a Cage	Yolen, Jane Harris, Robert J.	2002	UMG YA	High Middle Ages	1306-1307	Europe	Scotland Great Britain	Middle Ages Scottish History	F	CB
A Cloud of Outrageous Blue	Stamper, Vesper	2020	YA A	High Middle Ages	1348-1349	Europe	England	Plagues Medieval Life Bubonic Plague	HF	N
The Aztec Empire: An Interactive History Adventure	Raum, Elizabeth	2012	MG	High Middle Ages	1350-1521	North America	Mexico	Aztecs	NF	CB
You Wouldn't Want to Work on a Medieval Cathedral	Macdonald, Fiona	2013	LE MG	High Middle Ages	1370-1379	Europe	Great Britain	Medieval Cathedrals Building	NF	PB
Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster	Weir, Alison	2007	A	High Middle Ages	1378-1403	Europe	Great Britain France	Katherine Swynford	F Bio	N
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Inca Mummy	Hynson, Colin	2007	LE MG	High Middle Ages	1399–1500	South America	Peru	Medieval Peru Mummies	NF	PB
A Medieval Feast	Aliki	1983	LE	High Middle Ages	1399	Europe	Great Britain	Medieval Life	NF	PB

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List of abbreviations:

Reading Age	Genre	Format
LE = lower elementary MG = middle grade (8-12 yrs.) UMG = upper-middle grade (11-14 yrs.) YA = young adult (14+) A = adult (18+)	NF - non fiction F = fiction Bio = biography HF = historical fantasy AH = alternate history OV - own voices M = mythology S = spine book	PB = picture book GN = graphic novel ER = early reader CB = chapter book B = book (NF) N = novel M = memoir