The High King
by Lloyd Alexander
Ages: 9+
Interests: fantasy, magic, war, violence, bravery, coming of age, ethical dilemmas, romance
The High King
12 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Illustrators, Uncategorized Tags: bravery, coming of age, ethics, fantasy, Magic, romance, violence, war
The Hero and the Crown
23 Oct 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: dragons, fantasy, Magic, Princess, romance, royalty, strong girls, violence, war, wizard
The Hero and the Crown
by Robin McKinley
Age: 11+
Interests: fantasy, magic, princesses, strong girls, dragons, war and violence, romance
The Silver Sword
12 Sep 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: bravery, family, history, Poland, poverty, siblings, strong girls, war, WWII
The Silver Sword
(published in the US as Escape from Warsaw)
by Ian Seraillier
Age: 9+
Interests: history, World War II, Poland, war, family, poverty, refugees, strong female characters
A Valley Grows Up
01 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: ancient history, architecture, British history, history, medieval history, small town life, war
A Valley Grows Up
by Edward Osmond
Age: 10+
Interests: history, British history, architecture, engineering, transportation, warfare, town planning, ancient history, medieval history
The Bronze Bow
23 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: coming of age, early Christianity, ethics, history, Jesus, Jewish history, religion, romance, war
The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare
Age: 11+
Interests: history, religion, Israel, Judaism and early Christianity, war, ethics, romance, coming-of-age story
Rifles for Watie
23 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: American Civil War, American history, ethics, history, romance, war
Rifles for Watie
by Harold Keith
Age: 11+
Interests: history, American history, American Civil War, war, moral questions, friendship, romance More
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
Milkweed
28 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: family, history, Holocaust, homelessness, Jewish history, mental illness, orphans, Poland, racism, violence, war, Warsaw, WWII
Milkweed
by Jerry Spinelli
Ages: 11+
Interests: history, Jewish history, WWII, war, Holocaust, racism, homelessness More
The Book Thief
22 Aug 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Movies, movies 10+ Tags: death, family, Germany, history, Holocaust, Jewish history, morality, orphans, politics, strong girls, violence, war, writers, WWII
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Age: 11 +
Interests: history, WWII, war, Germany, Jewish history, Holocaust, orphans, strong girls More
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
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