You don't have to love history or reading to fall in love with Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series! These award-winning books have proven to be so helpful with reluctant readers, and have also been a wonderful resource when discussing historical events with little ones, thanks to the fantastic black-and-white comic book illustrations and hilarious writing.
Each book in the series focuses on a different event from American history: the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, massacres, expeditions and so many more stories of correspondents, spies and other historical figures that marked the greatest events of humanity. Each of these stories are told by spy Nathan Hale, just as he is about to be hung and a magical book of American history appears to tell all the most hazardous stories in history. Each story has a colour used throughout to show the 'hazard level' of what we're about to hear, and includes a bibliography at the back with maps, timelines and extra facts for curious readers.
This is the perfect series to read if you're a fan of the Time Travel Twins series, the ìTerry Deary's Historical Tales, Horrible Histories or the I Survived Series.
If you've read and enjoyed this series, be sure to check out our blog post all about the Best Historical Fiction Series for 9 and 10 year olds.
All the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales books in order:
Book 1: One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (2012)
Book 2: Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (2012)
Book 3: Donner Dinner Party: Bigger and Badder (2013)
Book 4: Treaties, Trenches, Mud and Blood: A World War I Tale (2014)
Book 5: The Underground Abductor (2015)
Book 6: Alamo All-Stars (2016)
Book 7: Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (2017)
Book 8: Lafeyette: A Revolutionary War Tale (2018)
Book 9: Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (2019)
Book 10: Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (2020)
Book 11: Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (2021)
Book 12: Above the Trenches: A World War I Flying Ace Tale (2021)
Book 13: Bones and Berserkers: 13 True Tales of Terror in American History (2021)
Activity Book: Let's Make History! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales): Create Your Own Comics (2022)
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Raid of No Return: Bigger & Badder Edition (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #7): A World War II Tale of the Doolittle RaidPresented in a deluxe, oversized edition, learn about the most well-known air battles of World War II with author-illust... MoreRaid of No Return: Bigger & Badder Edition (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #7): A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid
Gilbert du Motier became the Marquis de Lafayette at a young age, but he was not satisfied with the comforts of French n... MoreLafayette! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8): A Revolutionary War Tale
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Blades of Freedom (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10): A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana PurchaseThe 10th installment in the bestselling Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series tells the story of the Haitian Revolution a... MoreBlades of Freedom (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #10): A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase
Discover the Korean War through the eyes of the journalist who covered it in this installment of the New York Times best... MoreCold War Correspondent (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11): A Korean War Tale
In this installment of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series, take to the skies with the flying aces of Wo... MoreAbove the Trenches (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #12)
Bones and Berserkers (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #13): 13 True Tales of Terror from American HistoryWarning—frightening (and true) stories ahead! Author-illustrator Nathan Hale tells some of the scariest tales in US hist... MoreBones and Berserkers (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #13): 13 True Tales of Terror from American History
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