Rifles for Watie
by Harold Keith
Age: 11+
Interests: history, American history, American Civil War, war, moral questions, friendship, romance More
Rifles for Watie
23 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: American Civil War, American history, ethics, history, romance, war
Missing May
21 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: death, friendship, grieving
Missing May
by Cynthia Rylant
Age: 8+
Interests: grieving, friendship
The Mighty Miss Malone
10 Nov 2016 2 Comments
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, family, Great Depression, history, poverty, racism, strong girls
The Mighty Miss Malone
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Age: 9+
Interests: strong female characters, history, American history, poverty, racism, Depression/1930s More
The Adventures of Beekle, The Unimaginary Friend
04 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 2+, Uncategorized Tags: bravery, friendship, imaginary friends, loneliness, shyness
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
written and illustrated by Dan Santat
Age: 2+
Interests: friendship, imaginary friends, bravery, loneliness, shyness
Finding Winnie
24 Oct 2016 2 Comments
in Books, books 4+ Tags: bears, family history, history, nonfiction, zoo
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
by Lindsay Mattick
illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Age: 4+
Interests: bears, Winnie-the-Pooh books, history, family history, nonfiction
Johnny Tremain
19 Oct 2016 5 Comments
in books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, American Revolution, Boston, careers, history, orphans, physical handicaps, politics, war
Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
Age: 9+
Interests: American history, history, American Revolution, Boston, war More
The God Beneath the Sea
17 Oct 2016 2 Comments
in Books, books 12+ Tags: bad behavior, creation myth, gods, Greece, monsters, myths, sex, violence
The God Beneath the Sea
by Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen
illustrated by Charles Keeping
Age: 12+
Interests: Greek myths More
Alice, I Think
14 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+, Canadian books, Uncategorized Tags: angst, Canada, coming of age, family, fashion, humour, romance, small town life, teens
Alice, I Think
by Susan Juby
Age: 12
Interests: family, teen drama, small town life, fashion, career choices, coming of age, how lame adults can be More
Ramona and Her Father
12 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+, Uncategorized Tags: family, siblings, strong girls
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
10 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, boats, dolls, history, toys, travel
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
by Rachel Field
Age: 8+
Interests: dolls, toys, history, American history More
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