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Tag Archives: historical fiction
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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2+2 Cybils Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are reviews of four more outstanding 2021 Cybils Graphic Novel finalists – Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby, The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor, Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Fraiser, and Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney and Robyn Smyth. 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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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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In the Dakotas: Apple in the Middle and Prairie Lotus
Here are two stories of girls growing up in the Dakotas – one modern and one in the past. Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley. NDSU, 2018. 9781946163073. Read from library copy. Dawn Quigley would have been one of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged Asian-American, Chinese-American, Dakotas, historical fiction, Native American, Ojibwe, youth fiction
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Mistletoe and Murder by Robin Stevens
This year I finally read all the books in this series that are available in the U.S. I may have read this one over the summer and saved the review until it was more seasonally appropriate… what could go better … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Middle Grade, Mystery, Print
Tagged Asian, Cambridge, England, historical fiction, mysteries, youth historical fiction
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2019 Newberys: Merci Suárez Changes Gears and The Night Diary
Here are reviews of this year’s Newbery and Newbery honor books. I had read just one of these when it first came out, The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. And shout-out to my blogging friend Sondy at Sonderbooks, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged award winners, historical fiction, Latinx, Newbery, realistic fiction, South Asian, youth audiobooks, youth fiction
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All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinksy.
Happy Hanukkah! Here’s a quick break from my Cybils reviews for this beautiful new Hanukkah book. All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah by Emily Jenkins and Paul O. Zelinksy. Schwartz & Wade Books/Penguin Random House, 2018. I remember finding and loving the All-of-a-Kind … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, picture books, Print, Reviews
Tagged hanukkah, historical fiction, picture books
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Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
More action-oriented historical fiction from the author of Under a Painted Sky. Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee. Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller. Print from Putnam, 2016. Audio from Tantor Audio. It’s San Francisco in 1906. Our story starts on a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged #OwnVoices, #ReadDiverse2017, Asian-American, diversity, historical fiction, San Francisco, teen audiobooks, teen historical fiction
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Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
I loved Rita Williams-Garcia’s Gaither Sister trilogy, so of course I wanted to try her latest book, too. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia. Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White. Amistad, 2017. Young Clayton loves hanging out with grandfather, Cool Papa, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged #ReadDiverse2017, African-American, blues, historical fiction, music
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