Series Booklist: A Wicked History

Book recommendations containing titles from A Wicked History Book Series.

Series Information: Series Information: From Vlad the Impaler to Grigory Rasputin, to Ivan the Terrible, some of the most heinous moments in history are exposed in these highly illustrated biographies of some of the most villainous tyrants who walked the earth. A Wicked History will be the definitive biography series for middle and high school students on the evil individuals who twisted the course of history. The design is sophisticated to attract middle-school and high-school readers, yet the reading level is on target and readily accessible to readers of all levels.

The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies (A Wicked History) about men and women so monstrous, they make Frankenstein look like a sweetheart.

- Opening quote by or about the featured villain/villainess
- Historical map, annotated with key locations from person's life
- A Wicked Web featuring allies and enemies
- Historical photos and etchings
- Boxes with additional information
- Photo documentaries: six to eight pages of photos and captions telling the person's life
- Timeline, glossary, additional sources
- Engaging narrative nonfiction written at a very accessible reading level

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Book Title	Author	PubDate	Reading Age	Time Period	Time Frame	Geographic Area	Country	Topic	Genre	Format
Alexander the Great: Master of the Ancient World	Bendick, Jeanne	2010	UMG YA	Classical Age	356-323 BCE	Europe	Greece	Macedonia Alexander the Great	NF Bio	CB
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare	Brooks, Phillip	2015	UMG YA	Classical Age	247-183 BCE	Europe	Italy	Roman Legion	NF Bio	CB
Julius Caesar: Dictator For Life	Rinaldo, Denise	2010	UMG YA	Classical Age	100-44 BCE	Europe	Italy	Julius Caesar Roman Emperors	NF Bio	CB
Attila the Hun: Leader of the Barbarian Hordes	Price, Sean Stewart	2015	UMG YA	Early Medieval	406–453	Europe	Hungary	Atilla the Hun	NF Bio	CB
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
Tomas de Torquemada: Architect of Torture During the Spanish Inquisition	Goldberg, Enid A. Itzkowitz, Norman	2009	YA UMG	Renaissance	1420-1498	Europe	Spain	Spanish Inquisition	NF Bio	CB
Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula	Goldberg, Enid A.	2009	YA UMG	Renaissance	1428-1477	Europe	Romania	Wallachia Vlad III Dracula	NF Bio	CB
Francisco Pizarro: Destroyer of the Inca Empire	DiConsiglio, John	2008	YA UMG	Renaissance	1471-1541	Europe	Spain	Spanish Conquistadors Inca Empire	NF Bio	CB
Henry VIII: Royal Beheader	Price, Sean Stewart	2009	YA UMG	Renaissance	1509-1547	Europe	Great Britain	Tudors Henry VIII	NF Bio	CB
Mary Tudor: Courageous Queen or Bloody Mary?	Buchanan, Jane	2008	YA UMG	Renaissance	1516-1558	Europe	Great Britain	Tudors Mary Tudor	NF Bio	CB
Ivan the Terrible: Tsar of Death	Price, Sean	2008	YA UMG	Renaissance	1530-1584	Asia	Russia	Russian History	NF Bio	CB
Sir Francis Drake: Slave Trader and Pirate	Nick, Charles	2009	YA UMG	Renaissance	1540-1596	Europe	Great Britain	Pirates	NF Bio	CB
Catherine the Great: Empress of Russia	Vincent, Zu	2009	YA UMG	Age of Revolutions	1729-1796	Asia	Russia	Russian History	NF Bio	CB
King George III: America's Enemy	Brooks, Philip	2009	YA UMG	Age of Revolutions	1738-1820	Europe	Great Britain	American Revolution King George III	NF Bio	CB
Robespierre: Master of the Guillotine	DiConsiglio, John	2008	YA UMG	Age of Revolutions	1758-1794	Europe	France	French Revolution	NF Bio	CB
Napoleon: Emperor and Conqueror	Heuston, Kimberley	2009	YA UMG	Age of Revolutions	1769-1821	Europe	France	French Empire	NF Bio	CB
Otto Von Bismarck: Iron Chancellor of Germany	Heuston, Kimberly	2009	YA UMG	Age of Revolutions	1815-1898	Europe	Germany	German Unification	NF Bio	CB
Leopold II: Butcher of the Congo	Olson, Tod	2008	YA UMG	Age of Revolutions	1835-1909	Africa	Belgium Congo	Congo Free State Leopold II	NF Bio	CB
Cixi: Evil Empress of China?	Price, Sean	2009	YA UMG	Industrial Age	1861-1908	Asia	China	Boxer Rebellion	NF Bio	CB
Grigory Rasputin: Holy Man or Mad Monk?	Itzkowitz, Norman	2008	YA UMG	Industrial Age	1869-1916	Asia	Russia	Russian History	NF Bio	CB
Joseph Stalin (A Wicked History 20th Century)	McCollum, Sean	2010	UMG YA	Modern Age	1927-1953	Asia	Russia	Soviet Union	NF Bio	CB
Adolf Hitler (A Wicked History 20th Century)	Price, Sean Stewart	2010	UMG YA	Modern Age	1933-1945	Europe	Germany	Nazi Germany	NF Bio	CB
Idi Amin (A Wicked History 20th Century)	Dougherty, Steve	2010	UMG YA	Modern Age	1946-2003	Africa	Uganda	Ugandan Army	NF Bio	CB
Mao (A Wicked History 20th Century)	Price, Sean Stewart	2017	UMG YA	Modern Age	1949-1976	Asia	China	People's Republic of China Communist China	NF Bio	CB

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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