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Category Archives: Historical Fiction

#1313 – A TRAIN JOURNEY by Gérard Lo Monaco

11202011 Charles T. Harvey El trains French TVG train lines George Stephenson pop-ups Shinkansen Sir Nigel Gresley The Bullet train The Flying Scotsman The Rocket trains 2 Comments

#1306 – FLIBBERTIGIBBETY WORDS: Young Shakespeare Chases Inspiration by Donna Guthrie & Åsa Gilland

10202010 famous words of Shakespeare inspirational William Shakespeare 4 Comments

#1292 – BEL RIA:  DOG OF WAR by Sheila Burnford

720207 companionship dogs in wars loyalty transformations World War II Leave a comment

#1289 – AMERICA’S OUTLAWS by W. C. Jameson

720207 buried treasure famous American outlaws Wild West 2 Comments

#1273 – BLUE SKIES by Anne Bustard

420204 Anne Bustard Merci Train miracles missing-in-action Omaha Beach relationships small town life World War II 2 Comments

#1245 – WINTER IN WARTIME by Jan Terlouw—translation by Laura Watkinson

220202 German-occupied Holland heroism Jan Terlouw Kid Lit Reviews Laura Watkinson Nazis atrocities The Netherlands The New York Book of Review Children’s Collection underground resistance Winter in Wartime World War II Leave a comment

#1210 – Kid Activists by Robin Stevenson & Allison Steinfeld

11201911 activism Allison Steinfeld American History Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change (Kid Legends #6) Kid Lit Reviews Legendary Childhoods Quirk Books Robin Stevenson Leave a comment

#1205 – The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer

10201910 Antheneum BYR Codes family Isabella Mazzanti J. Kasper Kramer Revolutions Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division Starred Review The Story That Cannot Be Told 2 Comments

#1195 – It Began With a Page by Kyo Maclear & Julie Morstad

10201910 diversity gender roles in picture books Harper HarperCollins Publishers It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way Japanese-Americans Julie Morstad Kid Lit Reviews Kyo Maclear multiculturism Leave a comment

#1193 – The Little Palace by Jeffrey Erlacher

920199 animal communication Chipper Press Jeffrey Erlacher Kid Lit Reviews Mary P. Williams The Little Palace World War I Zimbell House Publishing Leave a comment

#1185 – Stone Man and the Trail of Tears by Charles Suddeth

920199 1838 Charles Suddeth Cherokees Historical Fiction Kid Lit Reviews legends middle grade books Native Cherokee Indians renegades Smoky Mountains Stone Man Stone Man and the Trail of Tears U.S. soldiers Leave a comment

#1126 – Leo, Dog of the Sea by Alison Hart & Michael G. Montgomery

320173 Alison Hart Dog of the Sea - Dog Chronicles #4 First Voyage Around the World friendship Leo loyalty Magellan Michael G. Montgomery Peachtree Publishers Spice Islands 7 Comments

#1124 – Benjamin Franklin’s Wise Words by K. M. Kostyal & Fred Harper

320173 and Make Real Friends Benjamin Franklin’s famous “wise words” Benjamin Franklin’s Wise Words: How to Work Smart Fred Harper K. M. Kostyal National Geographic Kids National Geographic Society Play Well Poor Richard’s Almanack 1 Comment

#1104 – Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry by Susan Vaught

220172 A Paul Wiseman Book Alzheimer’s disease Civil rights movement Meredith riot race relations Simon & Schuster Susan Vaught Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry University of Mississippi 1961 5 Comments

#1095 – Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop, Slave-Explorer by Heather Henson and Bryan Collier

220172 African-American History Atheneum BYR/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Bryan Collier cave discoveries Heather Henson Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop Mammoth Cave national monuments Simon and Schuster slave biographies Slave-Explorer 2 Comments

#1089 – Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport by Emma Carlson Berne

220172 1939-1945 Biography/Memoir Capstone Press Emma Carlson Berne Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories) Jewish children in the Holocaust refugees World War II 2 Comments

#1073 – Perfect Picture Book Friday: The Story of Chopsticks by Ying Chang Compestine and YongSheng Xuan

120171 history of chopsticks Immedium Perfect Picture Book Friday The Story of Chopsticks (Amazing Chinese Inventions #1) Ying Chang Compestine YongSheng Xuan 18 Comments

#1065 – Hail to the Chief by Callista Gingrich and Susan Arciero

120171 American History american presidents Callista Gingrich Hail to the Chief Regnery Kids Susan Arciero 4 Comments

#1063 – Locomotion: A History by Golden Cosmos

12201612 concertina books Golden Cosmos history Leporello Locomotion: A History of Locomotives locomotives Nobrow trains 5 Comments

#1027 – Vincent’s Starry Night by Michael Bird and illustrated by Kate Evans

11201611 and Other Stories: A Children’s History of Art art history beginnings of art children’s art history Kate Evans Laurence King Publishing Michael Bird Vincent’s Starry Night 4 Comments

#988 – Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West by Emma Bland Smith and Robin James

10201610 animals California wild wolves Emma Bland Smith Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7 Little Bigfoot OR7 radio-tracked wolves Robin James Sasquatch Books the Most Famous Wolf in the West wild wolves wildlife 4 Comments

#983 – Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbet

10201610 Anne Nesbet Candlewick Press Cloud and Wallfish Cold War communism East Berlin friendship Iron Curtain loyalty spies 2 Comments

#960 – Who Wins? 100 Historical Figures by Tom Booth

920169 Clay Swartz Cleopatra contests George Wasshington history Leonardo da Vinci Marie Curie match-ups Tom Booth WHO WINS?: 100 Historical Figures Go Head-to-Head and You Decide Who Wins Workman Publishing 3 Comments

#949 – Saved by the Boats by Julie Gassman and Steve Moors

820168 9-11-2001 Capstone Press Encounter heroism Julie Gassman New York City Saved by the Boats: The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11 Steve Moors terrorism World Trade Towers 10 Comments

#918 – A Ticket to the Pennant by Mark Holtzen and John Skewes

720167 A Ticket to the Pennant baseball civic pride community history comes alive John Skewes Little Bigfoot Mark Holtzen Sasquatch Books Seattle 4 Comments

#911 – The Titanic: An Interactive History Adventure by Bob Temple

720167 Bob Temple Capstone Press Interactive History Adventures legendary ocean liner disasters ocean liners The Titanic You Choose Interactive Books 9 Comments

#893 – Nipper of Drayton Hall by Amey Lewis and Gerry McElroy

620166 Amey Lewis Draytons Gerry McElroy Historical Fiction Nipper Nipper of Drayton Hall oldest American plantation South Carolina southern states University of South Carolina Press 6 Comments

#800 – The Inventor’s Secret by Suzanne Slade & Jennifer Black Reinhardt

120161 Biography/Memoir Charlesbridge Publishing friendship Henry Ford inventors Jennifer Black Reinhardt perseverance Suzanne Slade The Inventor’s Secret Thomas Edison What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford 8 Comments

#789 – Christmas in America by Callista Gingrich & Susan Arciero

12201512 American History Callista Gingrich Christmas Christmas in America Regnery Kids Susan Arciero 6 Comments

#718 – Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner & John Parra

720157 alliteration Chronicle Books community spirit Cornelius Washington exageration folklores Hurricane Katrina John Parra joy Katrina's Children Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans Phil Bildner repetition writing technique 6 Comments

#710 – The Korean War: an Interactive Modern History Adventure

620156 armisitance Capstone Press interactive reading Michael Burgan military Raymond L. Puffer PhD The Korean War: an Interactive Modern History Adventure US Marines War war planes and helicopters You Choose Books 5 Comments

#692 – Building the Golden Gate Bridge: an Interactive Engineering Adventure by Blake Hoena

520155 Blake Hoena bridges Building the Golden Gate Bridge: an Interactive Engineering Adventure Capstone Young Readers design and construction Golden Gate Bridge history San Francisco Bay Area You Choose Books You Choose Books: Engineering Marvels 8 Comments

#682 – Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper

420154 abolition Black History Month Capstone Capstone Young Readers celebrations emancipation proclamation Floyd Cooper Freedom Day Juneteenth for Mazie Juneteenth Independence Day President Lincoln slavery 6 Comments

#643 – Alphabetabum: An Album of Rare Photographs and Medium Verses by Chris Raschka & Vladimir Radunsky

820148 ABC Book alliteration children's book reviews Chris Raschka classic photographs from early 20th century formal portraits of children from long ago New York Review Children’s Collection New York Review of Books Poetry Vladimir Radunsky 14 Comments

#600 – Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain by Jacqueline Jules & Durga Yael Bernhard

720147 conflict resolution Durga Yael Bernhard friendships Jacqueline Jules Jewish Muslim Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain punishments rudeness Wisdom Tales World Wisdom Leave a comment

#592 – Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle & Alix Delinois

620146 1776 Alix Delinois American Revolutionary War Carolrhoda Books children's book reviews Declaration of Independence freedom Gretchen Woelfle Lerner Publishing Group Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 slavery 9 Comments

#591 – Return to Canterbury by Melissa Ann Goodwin

620146 1930's Canterbury Vermont arson children's book reviews family of choice friendship hydroelectric power stations Melissa Ann Goodwin middle grade novel time capsules time travel 8 Comments

#587 – Colt Humboldt and the Close of Death by T. A. Anderson

620146 black plague children's book reviews Colt Humboldt debut work folklores Mary King's Close middle grade novel Scotland Scotland legends T. A. Anderson 29 Comments

#574 – When I Grow Up, I Want to be . . . in the U. S. Navy!: Noah Tours an Aircraft Carrier by Wigu Publishing

620146 aircraft carriers carrier ideas for kids Old Ironsides US Navy USS Constitution voations Wigu Publishing 9 Comments

#567 – Orion Poe and the Lost Explorer by William Summerhouse

520145 1847 Arctic children's book reviews exploer John Franklin Northwest Passage Shake-a-Leg Press William Fourth William Summerhouse 12 Comments

10 for 10: 2014 Nonfiction Challenge

220142 Alison Hart Big Blue Marble Books Candlewick Press Chronicle Books darcy pattison Debbie Hefke Douglas Florian Gabriella Francine Herve Tullet J. Patrick Lewis Jennifer Berne Jeremy Holmes Joe Rossi Kitty Harvill Lynda Durrant Mark Shyres Matt Tavares Michael Montgomery Mike Blanc Mims House Peachtree Publlishers Phil Velikan Schwartz & Wade Books Solara Vayanian vanita books Vanita Oelschlager Vladimir Radunsky Wigu Publishing 15 Comments

#504 – Wanderville by Wendy McClure

220142 children's book reviews indentured servitude middle grade novel orphan trains of 19th and 20th senturies Penguin Young Readers Razorbill Wendy McClure work farms 16 Comments

#469 – The Visit: The Origin of “The Night before Christmas” by Mark Kimball Moulton & Susan Winget

12201312 A Visit from St. Nicholas children's book reviews Christmas Clement Clarke Moore Mark Kimball Moulton picture book Poetry Schiffer Books Susan Winget 19 Comments

#450 – The War within These Walls by Aline Sax & Caryl Strzelrcki

11201311 Aline Sax Caryl Strzelecki children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Readers German historical fiction for kids Laura Watkinson Nazi Warsaw Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. World War II 12 Comments

#448 – The Daring Coast Guard Rescue of the Pendleton Crew by Theresa Mitchell Barbo & Captain W. Russell Webster (Ret.)

11201311 Atlantic Ocean Bernie Webber Captain W. Russell Webster (Ret.) CC36500 coast guard History Press Julia Marshall Pendleton Rescue 1952 Theresa Mitchell Barbo 12 Comments

#420 – Dog Chronicles: Darling, Mercy Dog of World War I By Alison Hart

10201310 Alison Hart Belgium children's book reviews Dog Chronicle Series Book 1 dogs in wars England Michael Montgomery middle grade novel Peachtree Publisher World War I 12 Comments

#414 – The Other Side of Free by Krista Russell

920139 Fort Mose Historic State Park freedom of slaves by Spain in 1730s Krista Russell Peachtree Publisher Spain versus English 1739 Spanish Florida St. Augustine Forida 4 Comments

#410 – Ariel Bradley, Spy for General Washington By Lynda Durrant

920139 1776 Chapter Books children's book reviews early reader General William Howe George Washington Joe Rossi Lynda Durrant Revolutionary War vanita books 18 Comments

#377 – An Honest Boy, Un hombre sincero (English and Spanish Edition) by Magdalena Zenaida

820138 bilingual books for kids Caribbean children's book reviews Debut Author Gastón Hauviller Guantanamera José Martí Laredo Publishing Latin America Magdalena Zenaida Picture Books 6 Comments

#353 – The Remarkable Ronald Reagan: Cowboy and Commander in Chief by Susan Allen

720137 40th President Berlin Wall Collapse California Govenor children's book reviews Eagle Publishing Hollywood Leslie Harrington picture book Renery Kids Ronald Reagan Biography Susan Allen 12 Comments

#352 – Calvert the Raven in the Battle of Baltimore by J. Scott Fuqua

720137 American History Bancroft Press Battle of Baltimore children's book reviews Fort McHenry Francis Scott Key J. Scott Fuqua picture book Star-Spangled Banner War of 1814 6 Comments

#337 – The Smurfs Anthology #1 by Peyo (Summer of Peyo Continues)

620136 1980's cartoons Johan and Peewit Papercutz Peyo Smurf Smurflings smurfs anthology 33 Comments

#308 – On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne & Vladimir Radunsky

420134 Albert Einstein children's book reviews Chronicle Books for Kids E=mc2 gravity Jennifer Berne picture book Picture Books theory of relativity Vladimir Radunsky 20 Comments

#263 – Woody’s World by E. Renee Heiss

220132 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

#260 – Finders Keepers by Robert Arnett and Smita Turakhia

120131 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

#258 – Young Knights of the Round Table #1: The King’s Ransom by Cheryl Carpinello

120131 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

#257 – Hana’s Suitcase, Anniversary Album by Karen Levine

120131 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 7 Comments

#246 – The Secret of the Village Fool by Rebecca Upjohn

120131 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 11 Comments

#228 – Drummer Boy of John John by Mark Greenwood

12201212 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

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

11201211 1889 arts cats children's books construction Eiffel Tower Europe family France Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels kittens lewis trondheim mice middle grade book mouse nanette mcguinness Paris rat Reluctant Readers tallest structure transportation 4 Comments

#193 – Soldier Bear by Bibi Dumon Tak, translated by Laura Watkinson

10201210 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 9 Comments

#140 – The Island Horse by Susan Hughes

520125 belief early 19th century Canada manned rescue stations middle grade books Nova Scotia relationships rescue Sable Island shipwrecks trust wild horses 6 Comments

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

520125 18th century American Indians Black Hawk Illinois manhood Saukies tribes villages 3 Comments

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

120121 1800 America film-making homesteading lottery middle grade books Rosebud Indian Reservation South Dakota Leave a comment

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

12201112 1820 Abe Lincoln Civil War emancipation proclamation friendship Indiana lincoln douglas debates little pigeon creek sixteenth president timeless story 2 Comments

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

920119 emancipation proclamation Frederick Douglas obamas President Lincoln slavery white house 4 Comments

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

320113 baseball families family internment camps Japanese-American relationships sport tough times tween welcome home WWII 5 Comments

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