Category Archives: Historical novel

Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes

Hero on a Bicycle – Shirley Hughes, Candlewick, 2012. Format: Hardback  Rating: 4 Genre:  Historical fiction What did you like about the book? This is Shirley Hughes’s first venture into chapter books after years of creating wonderful picture books like “Dogger”.  … Continue reading

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Ghost Moon by John Wilson

*Ghost Moon by John Wilson; Orca Publishers 2011* *Format*: Fiction book *Rating: 1* *Genre*:  Western, Historical Fiction *What did you like about the book?* *Historical Fiction aspects were good. * *What didn´t you like about the book?* *I did not … Continue reading

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One Came Home by Amy Timberlake

One Came Home, Amy Timberlake, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013 Format: Picture, Book, Fiction Graphic, novel, Non-Fiction, Paperback Rating: 4 Genre:  Historical Fiction, Mystery What did you like about the book? This is a fresh take on the classic tale of coming of age and … Continue reading

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Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson

Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson, Delacorte 2013 Format: YA novel Rating: 4.5 Genre:  Historical Fiction What did you like about the book? I love this character.  This is a sequel to Hattie Big Sky and I think Hattie Brooks … Continue reading

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Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool

Navigating Early, Clare Vanderpool, Delacorte Books For Young Readers, 2013 Format: Hardcover, Novel Rating: 5 Genre: Historical Fiction What did you like about the book? Vanderpool delivers another amazing historical fiction novel for children with Navigating Early.  The book is … Continue reading

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Ivy takes care by Rosemary Wells

Ivy takes care – Rosemary Wells, illustrated by Jim LaMarche, Candlewick, 2013. Format: Hardback  Rating: 3.5 Genre:  Historical fiction What did you like about the book? In 1949, sixth-grader Ivy finds herself at a dude ranch caring for various animals.  Her … Continue reading

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Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle

Kissing Shakespeare, Pamela Mingle, Random House Children’s Books, 2012 Format: Hardcover Rating: 4 Genre: Historical, Teen romance What did you like about the book? This is a great novel set in Elizabethan England, but the main character, Miranda/Olivia, is from … Continue reading

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Gingersnap by Patricia Giff

Gingersnap by Patricia Giff, Random House 2013 Format: novel Rating: 5 Genre:  Historical fiction What did you like about the book? This historical novel about an orphan, Jayna, gives a very personal and heartfelt look into life on the home front … Continue reading

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A Thunderous Whisper by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

A Thunderous Whisper – Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. Format: Hardback  Rating: 4.5 Genre:  Historical fiction What did you like about the book? A gripping story of 12 year-old Ani living in Spain during the Spanish Civil War just … Continue reading

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Between Heaven and Earth (Seven the Series) by Eric Walters

Between Heaven and Earth (Seven the Series), Eric Walters, Orca Book Publishers, 2012 Format: Paperback Rating: 3.5 Genre: Adventure What did you like about the book? This is the first in the Seven the Series books.  In this book we … Continue reading

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