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Category Archives: Historical
3 2022 MG Fic Finalists: Attack of the Black Rectangles, Freewater, and Thirst
I’m continuing my read-through of 2022 Cybils finalists with three more middle grade fiction titles – Attack of the Black Rectangles, Freewater (which also won the Newbery) and Thirst. Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged censorship, equity, water, youth fiction, youth historical fiction
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The Button Box by Bridget Hodder and Fawzia Gilani-William
For the younger middle grade set comes this exciting time travel adventure set in early medieval Morocco. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Jewish, medieval, Morocco, Muslim, not quite middle grade, time travel, youth fantasy
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The Other Side of the River by Alda P. Dobbs
This freshly imagined story of an immigrant girl, taking off from the author’s grandmother’s story, is filled with determination, hard-won joy, as well as hope and humor. Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged historical fiction, immigration, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexican-American, Texas, youth fiction
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The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat
Here’s another lovely Thai-inspired historical fiction/fantasy book from Christina Soontornvat, whose earlier books A Wish in the Dark and All Thirteen won Newbery Honors the same year. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade
Tagged Christina Soontornvat, exploration, historical fantasy, seafaring, Thailand, youth fantasy
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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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