Tag Archives: history

Reflections on History: Charity and Sylvia and Deprived of Sense and Intellect

Posted on September 28, 2026 by Katy K.

Despite my mostly gravitating towards light and fluffy books these days, I read two denser, nonfiction books lately that I wanted to share with you, dear readers. Charity and Sylvia looks at the day-to-day lives of two women who spent … Continue reading →

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Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018: Underground Railroad

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Katy K.

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2018 (1/27/18) is in its 5th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ … Continue reading →

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March. Book Three

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Katy K.

March Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2016. This is the third and final book in Congressman John Lewis’s graphic memoir about his time in the Civil Rights Movement, following March Book One and … Continue reading →

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Towers Falling

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Katy K.

I was interested to see what the author of Cybils finalist Bayou Magic would do with the topic of September 11, just recently far enough in the past for students to need to learn about it in school. Towers Falling … Continue reading →

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War: The Lost Heir and Guts and Glory: WWII

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Katy K.

My Cybils audiobook listening continues with two middle grade books about war, one fantasy with dragons and one historical. Continue reading →

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2014 Cybils Graphic Novels for YA Finalists

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Katy K.

There were six finalists this year in the Cybils Graphic Novels for Young Adults category. One of them I’d already read – Shadow Hero, by Gene Luen Yang. Two of them I was unable to find through my local libraries; … Continue reading →

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March

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Katy K.

March. Book 1. by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2013. African-American Senator John Lewis tells the first part of the story of his life, including his childhood and his collegiate activities with the Civil Rights Movement … Continue reading →

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The Time-Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Katy K.

Thank you all for your expressions of sympathy. It helps, as much as anything can. And now returning to our regularly scheduled programming… The Time-Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer The title might say most of it – … Continue reading →

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An American Plague

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Katy K.

An American Plague by Jim Murphy This is, as the subtitle says, the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. Over the course of a few short months, the population of Philadelphia, then the capital of … Continue reading →

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Palestine

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Katy K.

Palestine by Joe Sacco Journalist Joe Sacco visited Palestine for a couple of months during the first Intifada, the early 1990s, and reported in graphic form. Very graphic. There are the muddy streets and tiny houses of the camps, the … Continue reading →

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