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Prehistory (Teens › Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Prehistory (Teens › Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12, median 26 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.98 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 1% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Historical Fiction (1,764), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 1% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 97% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $12 its median price is below 81% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Prehistory best sellers
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The Bronze Bow: A Newbery Award Winner
- List rank#1
- Price$20.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,663
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The Ghost Warriors (The Ghost Warriors Series)
by Bill Tippins
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews155
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Rifles for Watie: A Gripping Tale of a Young Soldier's Journey Through the Civil War's Harsh Realities
by Harold Keith
- List rank#3
- Price$9.20
- Rating4.6
- Reviews651
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Never Fall Down: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,311
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Maroo of the Winter Caves: A Winter and Holiday Book for Kids – A Gripping Ice Age Survival Tale for Kids (Ages 8-12)
by Ann Turnbull
- List rank#5
- Price$9.31
- Rating4.7
- Reviews183
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Motel of the Mysteries: In 4022, amateur archeologist Howard Carson unearths a sealed motel room and misreads 1980s America as a lost civilization
- List rank#6
- Price$10.19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews898
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The Secret School: In a remote Colorado town, headstrong Ida Bidson secretly keeps her one-room school open―and might become its teacher, ages 8-12.
by Avi
- List rank#7
- Price$6.81
- Rating4.6
- Reviews341
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I Am David: The Classic Story About a Boy's Dramatic Escape from an Eastern European Prison Camp and Journey to Freedom for Kids (Ages 8-12)
by Anne Holm
- List rank#8
- Price$6.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews747
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The Eagle Feather: Life is Hard, but Beautiful (The Eagle Feather Saga)
by A.K. Vyas
- List rank#9
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,817
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The Ghost Warriors and the Cannibals of Dracul (Book 3) (The Ghost Warriors Series)
by Bill Tippins
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews16
FAQ
Is Prehistory a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 26 reviews and sells for $12.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Prehistory?
The median best seller has 26 reviews, and 69% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Prehistory best sellers cost?
The median price is $12; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.98 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Prehistory?
1% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.