We are often told to give a book a good solid chance before giving up on it. Aside from not judging it by it’s cover,
Tag: historical fiction
Books about Japanese Internment Camps
The Migrant Detention Centers and the fact that so many children have been separated from their families is in our news daily. The whole thing
Keeping the Memories of the Holocaust Alive
Today is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day to stop and think about the 6 million Jews that were killed during the
Grenade by Alan Gratz
War. This is not a topic that I tend to read about. The human condition that goes along with wars, okay, maybe (I’ve been known
The Queen Girls are Back!
Last year I had the pleasure of being included in helping launch the Kickstarter campaign for Queen Girls Publications to present Bessie: Queen of the
Spending a Year with Holling Hoodhood and The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, is a quiet, subtle middle grade book written in 2007 but set in 1967. It captures your attention