Category Archives: Historical fiction
Birmingham, 1963 by Carole Boston Weatherford
Birmingham, 1963 by Carole Boston Weatherford. Wordsong, 2007, 2023. 9781662660030 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? This fictionalized first person account of the … Continue reading
The Windeby Puzzle by Lois Lowry
The Windeby Puzzle by Lois Lowry. Clarion Books, 2023. 9780358672500 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? In 1952 in Windeby, Germany, a work … Continue reading
The Horseback Librarians by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Alexandra Badiu
The Horseback Librarians by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Alexandra Badiu. Albert Whitman, 2023. 9780807562918 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Picture book, uncorrected proof (publication date April 2023) What did you like about the … Continue reading
Tenmile by Sandra Dallas
Tenmile by Sandra Dallas. Sleeping Bear Press, 2022. 9781534111622 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? It’s 1880.Thirteen-year-old Sissy lives and works with her … Continue reading
A Thousand Heartbeats by Kierra Cass
A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass. HarperTeen, 2022. 9780062665782 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Romance What did you like about the book? Star-crossed lovers (“from ancient grudge break to new mutiny”) … Continue reading
Wildoak by C. C. Harrington
Wildoak by C. C. Harrington, drawings by Diana Sudyka. Scholastic Press, 2022. 9781338803860 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Maggie is so afflicted by … Continue reading
The Puffin Keeper by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Benji Davies
The Puffin Keeper by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Benji Davies. Puffin, c2020, 2022. 9780735271807 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Allen Williams … Continue reading
The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber
The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber. Red Deer Press, 2022. 9780889956636 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? In 1938 Germany two girls, Edie … Continue reading
Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell
Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell. Clarion Books, HarperCollins, 2022. 9780358306641 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Remember Adèle from Jane Eyre? … Continue reading
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar
A Million to One by Adiba Jaigirdar. Harper Teen, 2022. 9780062916327 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Mystery/Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Four teen girls, (Josefa, thief; Violet, … Continue reading
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