Early United States
A Capital Christmas (Christmas in the Castle)
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This sweet Christmas tale unfolds in the charged atmosphere of Washington, DC in 1859. John Brown has just conducted his raid, and the city ...Read Review
White House Clubhouse: White House on Fire!
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When Clara and Marissa, daughters of the US president, open a panel underneath a side table in the White House, they slide into ...Read Review
A Mitzvah for George Washington
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As Newport, Rhode Island, anticipates a visit from President George Washington, nine-year-old Bella Seixas learns from her father, the leader of Newport’s ...Read Review
The Birds of Dog: An Historical Novel Based on Mostly True Events
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“The sun was out, and the sciences were popping!” In a modified epistolary format, Parson recounts three related stories, connected by narrator, place, ...Read Review
A Profitable Wife
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In 1812 New York, Easter Hackley is born to a white man and a Native American (Algonquin) woman. She grows up as America is ...Read Review
Adventures of Mary Jane
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This sparkling new novel is based, like several other recent successes, on a character swiped from a classic. Hope Jahren has chosen as ...Read Review
They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom
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From the very first page of James E. Ransome’s art, I was smitten with this story. Lesa Cline-Ransome has written a lyrical—...Read Review
The Guild Master’s Daughter
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New York City, 1816. Faith has Talent—the ability to use a special type of ink which can bring sketches to life. However, her ...Read Review
Season of the Swamp
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A beautifully haunting read, Season of the Swamp still has me in its enthralling grip. It follows the immigrant exile Benito Juárez ...Read Review
Follow the Stars Home
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The first steamboat to traverse the Mississippi River in 1811 is the unique setting for this compelling novel of a momentous journey. It narrates ...Read Review
