Tag Archives: historical fiction

The Borrowers

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Katy K.

I think on principle that I ought to make my son read the book before we watch the movie… but the dvd at the library was just so tempting. We had family movie day with “The Secret World of Arrietty”, … Continue reading →

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The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Katy K.

The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston. This is a novel told as a scrapbook, telling the story of Frankie Pratt in her own words. We follow her life for eight years, starting with her graduation from high school … Continue reading →

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The Shoemaker’s Wife

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Katy K.

“Why do you pick so many books set in Olden Days for me?” my son asked recently. Umm… “Because now is such a short time compared to all the time that has been. And because we like to listen to … Continue reading →

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The Coming of the Dragon

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Katy K.

I’m sure I heard about this book when it first came out, but somehow, my library didn’t buy it (I’ve since requested that we do so) and we can’t interloan new books… so I forgot about it, until, once again, … Continue reading →

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The Scottish Prisoner

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Katy K.

The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon. It must have been my very first year as a librarian, nearly ten years ago now, when a patron I was talking to put her hands on my shoulders, looked me in the eye, … Continue reading →

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Laundry Day

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Katy K.

Laundry Day by Maurie J. Manning. Laundry Day falls somewhere between a graphic novel and a picture book, with a comic book-style layout of cells in a picture book size and target age. Our hero is a little shoeshine boy … Continue reading →

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Unterzakhn

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Katy K.

And now for another look at old New York, this time those parts inhabited by Jews. Unterzakhn by Leela Corman. “Unterzakhn” is Yiddish for “underthings”, which seems to refer both to our main characters, on the bottom end of the … Continue reading →

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Gone to Amerikay

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Katy K.

Two graphic novels about the immigrant experience in New York City have just come into my hands (um, by me purchasing them for the library.) This is the first of them. Gone to Amerikay by Derek McCullough. Art by Colleen … Continue reading →

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Dead End in Norvelt

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Katy K.

Usually, when the year’s Newbury-award-winning book is announced, I check to see whether I’ve read it or not, and add it to my mental “to read” list if I haven’t. I will note that a mental list is very good … Continue reading →

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Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Katy K.

The Entymological Tales of Augustus T. Percival: Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone by Dene LowThis one I picked up just based on the title. It’s funny and light, set just after the turn of the last century. Petronella, a plucky British … Continue reading →

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