Historical Fiction
Review:Doesn't a story of royalty gone wrong make delicious gossip? Though we know the eventual outcome in some ways, the journey is worth the misery and finality. The rivalry between the two countries becomes clearer with what has gone on in the past. What treachery! Read more
Review:I found myself instantly drawn to Kitty. Her strong will to survive, her social conscious, everything about her hooked me in. I found myself relating to her in some ways even. I loved this book, I find myself wanting to know what happens next. How does her life with Tom end up? I wish there were more. Read more
Review:Tremendous information about the Sultan heritage and history. Exciting storyline. Could not give five stars because of excessive typos which is unnecessary..... wonder if this is just in the Kindle edition? Read more
Review:Not only was I disappointed in the story line, but the book itself was very poorly put together. It was reduced to almost paper book size, when stated it was hard cover, and the paper for the pages was extremely cheap. I love the smell and feel of hard cover books and I do not mind paying for them. This was not the quality I expect when I pay for hard cover and not paper book. It went to the book sale at the library. It was only worth three dollars. Read more
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Review:Though Lizzie Bright, like Kira Kira, will be better received by young adults, the writing is far superior to the depressing formula of the latter. There is a lot of poetic prose and interesting character developments in this historical piece about religious life in Maine during the early 20th century. I still wouldn't think that Lizzie Bright is Newbery worthy because it is too heavy themed with death, religious persecution, and the sentencing of the elderly to insane asylums. This would be an ... Read more
Review:"Rifles for Watie" was a wonderful book. I just love stories full of romance, battles, spies, and heroes. And this book was historical fiction, too, so I learned a lot about the Civil War. It really emphasizes how the Confederate army had feelings and beliefs just as much as the Union army. It's a perfectly believable and acurrate book, and a great story as well. Read more
Review:Across Five Aprils is a book for young readers about the home front during the Civil War set in the border region of southern Illinois. The strength of the book is that it describes many facets of the Civil War experience: divided families and communities, the buying of substitutes, deserters, "copperheads" and all of the thoughts and emotions that surrounded these issues. It also captures the confusion that any citizen experiences in the midst of a war before the historians impose an order to... Read more
Review:The translation is very much like reading a technical paper. Too formal. The English translation should have translated again by someone who is English or American. The story is OK although the relationships became so convoluted that I needed a family tree and roadmap to keep track. Also, the title gives the wrong impression. It should be The Road to Rome because no one ever goes to Jerusalem. Read more
Review:We have still not read the Mercy Watson books but we do plan to read them. We checked this book out of the library after enjoying Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Three. This book featuring Leroy Ninker was a fun book as well. We particularly loved the parts from Maybelline's perspective. When she was lost, she thought that more than anything she wanted to "hear the little man's voice." So sweet! Maybelline is definitely a words of affirmation kind of girl!