Alternative History

[LydiaT]

Hi all!
Recently, I got some feedback from a CP. She said that she loved the story, but thought that it'd work better as an alternative history. Well, I knew very little about this genre except that it's history but changed. Granted, the made-up countries in my book are based very heavily on France and Spain, but I'm still wary of embracing a genre I know absolutely nothing about.
So, to get to the point, can anyone recommend some alternative history books (preferably YA, since that's what I write)? I know that they're not very common. The only one I've read is BORN WICKED by Jessica Spotswood (awesome book, by the way.)
Thanks a ton!

[Falen]

Well, westerfield's behemoth and sequels are alternate histories. i mean, there's also steampunk and stuff, but if you stripped that away, it's more or less an alternate history

[LydiaT]

Thanks Falen. It's now on my TBR list. The thing about alternate history is that there's really not a lot, but ypu're riht, technically steampunk does qualify.
Have some karma!

[Falen]

I just thought of it because i know at the end of the first book he has a little post-script talking about what parts of history he changed, which was interesting.

[LydiaT]

Yeah, I think that mine is a little *too* alternative. The setting is heavily based on Europe, but there are witches and magic and I think that it is to different from the actual history -- not really like Leviathan or Behemoth. Thanks, though!