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Tag: Historical Fiction
Book Review: Everything is Poison by Joy McCullough
Deeply affecting and beautifully written, this look at the lengths women will go to to protect and aid one another is a necessary and exceptional read.
It’s Okay to Shine: A review of Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s Radiant, a guest post by author Linda Williams Jackson
Warm, charming, and utterly necessary, this beautiful work of historical fiction is a classic in the making. Young readers will certainly devour and adore it.
Book Review: A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen
This well-written story of adjusting to life in a new place and a new culture is a compassionate look at identity, history, belonging, and understanding. An excellent read.
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Book Review: Westfallen by Ann and Ben Brashares
A really good read that will keep readers turning pages and ready for book two!
Book Review: Mama’s Chicken and Dumplings by Dionna L. Mann
A well-written debut that's not to be missed.
Democracy Lost and Regained: The World of EYES OPEN Then and Now, a guest post by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Lost your democracy? How long does it take to get it back? For the people of Portugal, that number was 48 years.
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It’s Been Twenty-Five Years: Thoughts on Erin Entrada Kelly’s The First State of Being, a guest post by Susan Uhlig
In 1999, almost everyone was worried about a computer flaw or bug nicknamed Y2K for year 2000. Now Erin Entrada Kelly has put the subject in a middle grade novel, The First State of Being.
Writing Historical Fiction: When the Ancestors Speak, a guest post by Sandra W. Headen
Warrior on the Mound will enhance readers’ knowledge of the history of Black Americans in baseball which started much earlier than 1947 when Jack Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Book Review: One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome
As full of beauty as it is hardship, this is an excellent and important read.
Book Review: Warrior on the Mound by Sandra W. Headen
I just really can't say enough positive things about the book. It's so well-written, powerful, and absorbing. Headen somehow balances the onslaught of racist threats and assaults with so much joy and community and hope. An absolute must-buy for all libraries.
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