Category Archives: Historical fiction

This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke

Posted on June 5, 2022 by susanh579

This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke. Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. 9780593381243 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction, magical realism What did you like about the book?  Set during the first … Continue reading →

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Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9781534469242 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover graphic novel Genre:  Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Inspired by the … Continue reading →

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The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab

Posted on May 24, 2022 by susanh579

The Last Checkmate by Gabriella Saab. William Morrow, 2021. 9780063141933 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 3.5 Format: Paperback ARC Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? The year is 1945 and Maria has … Continue reading →

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Healer and Witch by Nancy Werlin

Posted on May 16, 2022 by kyurenka

Healer and Witch by Nancy Werlin, Candlewick, 2022. 9781536219562 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical Fantasy What did you like about the book? France. 1531. Sylvie’s Grand-mere, a wisewoman healer, has … Continue reading →

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The Lucky Ones by Linda Williams Jackson

Posted on May 15, 2022 by susanh579

The Lucky Ones by Linda Williams Jackson. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536222555  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Historic Fiction What did you like about the book? It is hard to concentrate when … Continue reading →

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Don’t Go To Sleep by Bryce Moore

Posted on April 30, 2022 by susanh579

Don’t Go To Sleep by Bryce Moore. Sourcebooks Fire, 2022. 9781728229140 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 2 Format: ARC (publication date: August 2, 2022) Genre: Suspense, horror,  historical fiction What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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The Other Side of the River by Alda P. Dobbs

Posted on April 13, 2022 by susanh579

The Other Side of the River by Alda P. Dobbs. Sourcebooks Young Readers, 2022. 9781728238449 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Petra Luna, … Continue reading →

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My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen

Posted on April 11, 2022 by kyurenka

             My Fine Fellow: A Delicious Entanglement by Jennieke Cohen, HarperTeen 2022. 9780063047532 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? 1833.  London. Fourth year … Continue reading →

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We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Martina Heiduczek

Posted on March 23, 2022 by susanh579

We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Martina Heiduczek. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9781665904223 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Liesl … Continue reading →

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Red Scare by Liam Francis Walsh

Posted on March 15, 2022 by susanh579

Red Scare by Liam Francis Walsh. Scholastic, 2022. 9781338167085 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Paperback graphic novel What did you like about the book: Walsh, a Wisconsin native and New Yorker cartoonist, has … Continue reading →

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