historical fiction
When a story is told using fictional characters in a "real-life", historical context, it's called Historical Fiction. Journey with these remarkable characters and learn what it was like to live in another time. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn, The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis, Nefertiti: A Novel by Michelle Moran, The Odyssey (Kingfisher Epics) by Robin Lister and Alan Baker