Category Archives: World War I

Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit by Colby Cedar Smith

Posted on October 5, 2021 by kyurenka

Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit – Colby Cedar Smith, Andrews McMeel, 2021.  9781524865450 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 1934 16-year-old … Continue reading →

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War Is Over by David Almond – illustrated by David Litchfield

Posted on June 24, 2020 by kyurenka

  War Is Over by David Almond – illustrated by David Litchfield, Candlewick Press, 9781536209860, 2020, c2018 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Historical Fiction What did you like about the book: … Continue reading →

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The Radium Girls: Young Readers’ Edition: The scary but true story of the Poison that made people Glow in the dark – Kate Moore

Posted on May 17, 2020 by kyurenka

 The Radium Girls: Young Readers’ Edition: The scary but true story of the Poison that made people Glow in the dark – Kate Moore, Sourcebooks; (9781728210346), 2020 Format: paperback ARC Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 … Continue reading →

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Sergeant Billy: The True Story of THE GOAT Who Went to War by Mireille Messier, illustrated by Kass Reich

Posted on January 20, 2020 by kyurenka

 Sergeant Billy: The True Story of THE GOAT Who Went to War by Mireille Messier, illustrated by Kass Reich, Tundra Books (Penguin Random House Canada), 9780735264427, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 … Continue reading →

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The Skylarks’ War – Hilary McKay

Posted on October 22, 2019 by kyurenka

 The Skylarks’ War – Hilary McKay, Margaret K. McElderry, (9781534460041), c2018, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5  Genre: Historical fiction  What did you like about the book? Clarry’s mother dies as she … Continue reading →

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