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Category Archives: Historical Fiction

review – On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne and Vladimir Radunsky

On a Beam of Light
2013/04/25 picture book picture books children's book reviews Albert Einstein Jennifer Berne Vladimir Radunsky Chronicle Books for Kids E=mc2 theory of relativity gravity 16 Comments

review – Woody’s World by E. Renee Heiss

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2013/02/03 Boy Scouts calling in loans Character Publishing Chelsea Sekanic earning respect Elizabeth Renee Heiss Great Depression hard work mutual help stock market crash of 1930 true friendships 2 Comments

review – Finders Keepers by Robert Arnett and Smita Turakhia

Finders Keepers
2013/01/31 Atman Press dharma India Indian people middle grade book one global family picture book reviews Rajasthan Robert Arnett Smita Turakhia The right thing to do. 25 Comments

review – Young Knights of the Round Table, Book 1: The King’s Ransom by Cheryl Carpinello

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2013/01/29 2013 Ariana Awards blacksmiths Cheryl Carpinello Kaytallin Platt King Arthur knights legends Medieval Times middle grade book reviews Muse It Up Publishing swards 6 Comments

review – Hana’s Suitcase, Anniversary Album by Karen Levine

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2013/01/27 Fumiko Ishioka George Brady Hana Brady Holocaust International Holocaust Remembrance Day Karen Levine middle grade book review Second Story Press Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center 5 Comments

review – The Secret of the Village Fool by Rebecca Upjohn

The Secret of the Village Fool
2013/01/09 Anton Suchinski childrens book review hiding from Nazis Jewish Milek and Munio Zieger picture book Poland Rebecca Upjohn Renné Benoit Second Story Press World War II 10 Comments

Drummer Boy of John John by Mark Greenwood

Drummer Boy of John John 2012
2012/12/14 Caribbean Islands Frané Lessac John John Trinidad Lee and Low Books Mark Greenwood metal pings and pongs picture book reviews Winston "spree" Simon 7 Comments

Geronimo Stilton #11: We’ll Always Have Paris by Geronimo Stilton

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2012/11/02 1889 arts cats children's books construction Eiffel Tower Europe family France Geronimo Stilton graphic novel kittens lewis trondheim mice middle grade book mouse nanette mcguinness Paris rat reluctant readers tallest structure transportation 4 Comments

Soldier Bear by Bibi Dumon Tak, translated by Laura Watkinson

Soldier Bear 2011
2012/10/25 antics Bibi Dumon Tak Edinburg Zoo Eerdmans Books for YR fighting historical fiction Laura Watkinson middle grade books Philip Hopman Poland Polish soldiers solier bear Voytek Wojtek World War II WWII 8 Comments

The Island Horse by Susan Hughes

Island Horse
2012/05/28 belief early 19th century Canada manned rescue stations middle grade books Nova Scotia relationships rescue Sable Island shipwrecks trust wild horses 6 Comments

Black Hawk: A Boy and His Vision by Carol March McLernon

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2012/05/23 18th century American Indians Black Hawk Illinois manhood Saukies tribes villages 3 Comments

Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words With Oscar Micheaux by Lisa Rivero

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2012/01/11 middle grade books Rosebud Indian Reservation South Dakota homesteading 1800 America film-making lottery Leave a Comment

My Best Friend, Abe Lincoln: A Tale of Two Boys From Indiana by Robert L. Bloch

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2011/12/29 1820 Abe Lincoln Civil War emancipation proclamation friendship Indiana lincoln douglas debates little pigeon creek sixteenth president timeless story 2 Comments

The Adventures of Sasha and Malia at the White House by Carol Francois and P. Segal

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2011/09/06 emancipation proclamation Frederick Douglas obamas President Lincoln slavery white house 4 Comments

The Lucky Baseball: My Story in a Japanese-American Internment Camp

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2011/03/28 baseball families family internment camps Japanese-American relationships sport tough times tween welcome home WWII 5 Comments

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