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Category Archives: Historical
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Here’s a beautiful and chewy historical novel that lives up to its slew of awards – a Cybils Young Adult Fiction finalist in addition to the four pictured on the cover. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. … Continue reading
Remixed Classics: So Many Beginnings, Clash of Steel, and Travelers Along the Way
These first three books from Feiwel & Friends’ Remixed Classics series take the classics, still in their original time periods, and retell them from the point of view of people of color. The first three include retellings of Little Women, Treasure Island, and Robin Hood – all fabulous. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Print, Reviews, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged African-American, china, Civil War, Crusades, historical fiction, Middle Eastern, pirates, Robin Hood, teen historical fiction
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3 More Cybils Middle Grade Fiction Finalists
Onwards with my reading of this year’s Cybils middle grade fiction finalists with reviews of Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas, A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus and Linked by Gordon Korman! Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged Canada, Colorado, Cybils, England, Jewish, LGBTQ, Middle Grade, world war ii, youth fiction
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Four 2021 Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are short reviews of four of the seven finalists in the elementary/middle grade graphic novel category of the 2021 Cybils Awards, including Borders, Chunky, Jukebox, and Salt Magic. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical, Middle Grade, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Blackfoot, Cybils, graphic novels, Indigenous, Jewish, Latinx, South Asian, youth graphic novels
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Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Here’s an exciting fantasy set in Kievan Rus, just perfect for Sukkot! Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged dragons, elves, goats, historical fantasy, Jewish, Middle Grade, PTSD, Russia, youth fantasy
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The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
Moving, high-stakes middle grade historical fiction based on family history and set during Mexico’s civil war. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged historical fiction, immigration, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexico, youth historical fiction
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Much Ado about Baseball and Ophie’s Ghosts
Two of my most-anticipated summer books: Much Ado about Baseball by Rajani LaRocca and Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland. Continue reading
Root Magic by Eden Royce
In 1963 South Carolina, Jezebel and her brother Jay are trying to learn the traditional Root magic their late grandmother practiced in time to save themselves from monsters both supernatural and human. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged African-American, Gullah Geechee, historical fantasy, swamps, youth fantasy
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BLOG TOUR! Hollow Chest by Brita Sandstrom
My blog tour stop for Hollow Chest – “Debut author Brita Sandstrom arrives with a sweeping, unforgettable historical ghost story of the darkness around and inside us, and the courage it takes to keep hope alive.” Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged historical fantasy, London, spooky, wolves, world war ii, youth fantasy
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Reading with My Son – the Middle School Years
At a friend’s request, I put together a list of the audiobooks and read-alouds my son and I read together when he was in middle school. I hope you enjoy these as much as we did. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade
Tagged audiobooks, bibliography, books for boys, read-alouds, youth audiobooks
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