Amos Fortune, Free Man
Elizabeth Yates
illustrated by Nora S. Unwin
Age: 9 +
Interests: history, American history, biography, slavery, racism, religion
Amos Fortune, Free Man
05 Mar 2015 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: American history, biography, history, racial tension, religion, slavery
The Lantern Bearers
02 Mar 2015 2 Comments
in Books, books 12+ Tags: British history, history, Romans, slavery, Vikings, violence, war
The Lantern Bearers
by Rosemary Sutcliff
illustrated by Charles Keeping
Age: 12 +
Interests: history, British history, war, violence, Vikings, Romans, slavery
… And Now Miguel
23 Feb 2015 1 Comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: coming of age, family, farming, New Mexico, religion, responsibility, sheep, siblings, Spanish language
… and Now Miguel
by Joseph Krumgold
illustrated by Jean Charlot
Age: 8 +
Interests: coming of age stories, farming, family, siblings, New Mexico, sheep, religion, responsibility
Up a Road Slowly
17 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adolescence, coming of age, family, romance, strong girls
Up a Road Slowly
by Irene Hunt
Age: 10+
Interests: strong female characters, coming of age, adolescence, family, romance
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
10 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: British history, history, medieval history, theatre, theatrical plays
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Laura Amy Schlitz
illustrated by Robert Byrd
Age: 10+
Interests: history, medieval history, British history, theatre, theatrical plays
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
25 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: action, adventure, British history, history, medieval history, orphans, politics, religion, violence
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
by Avi
Age: 9 +
Interests: history, medieval history, British history, adventure, action, violence, orphans, politics, religion
Strawberry Girl
14 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: American history, bad behavior, country life, farming, fighting, Florida, history, violence
Strawberry Girl
written and illustrated by Lois Lenski
Ages: 8 +
Interests: American history, farming, country life, history, Florida, violence, fighting, bad behaviour
The Twenty-One Balloons
12 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: adventure, air travel, balloons, inventions, inventors, science, scientists, travel, volcanoes
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois
Age: 8 +
Interests: balloons, travel, inventions, inventors, science, adventure, volcanoes
Knight Crusader
03 Nov 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+ Tags: adventure, British history, crusades, history, knights, medieval history, violence, war
Knight Crusader
by Ronald Welch
illustrations by William Stobbs
Age: 12+
Interests: knights, crusades, history, medieval history, war, adventure, violence
Thimble Summer
21 Oct 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+, books 7+ Tags: country life, family, farming, strong girls
Thimble Summer
written and illustrated by Elizabeth Enright
Age: 5+ (read to); 7+ (independent reading)
Interests: farms, country life, family, strong girls
Rarest Kind of Best 