Ann Pedtke
Historical Fiction for Teens: A Genre Guide
Melissa Rabey aptly describes the task of defining teen historical fiction as “like nailing Jell-O to a wall.” Can historical…
Breaking Stalin’s Nose
Editors' choice
Ten-year-old Sasha wants nothing more than to become a member of the Young Pioneers – the corps of Soviet school…
The Poison Diaries: Nightshade
In the aftermath of the first Poison Diaries volume, lovers Weed and Jessamine are separated, wandering England and battling their…
The End of Sparta
In 371 B.C.E., the Theban general Epaminondas and his army of farmers defeated the Spartans against staggering odds at the…
Last Seen in Massilia
This seventh installment of the Roma Sub Rosa series finds Gordianus the Finder bound for Massilia, an independent city-state under…
Conspirata
In Imperium, we saw Cicero rise from humble origins to achieve the highest office of Rome. Now, in the second…
All the World’s a Stage: A Novel in Five Acts
When 12-year-old Kit is caught pick-pocketing at the Theatre playhouse in London, he is given a choice: he can go…
Small Acts of Amazing Courage
In 1918, India is under British rule, and 15-year-old Rosalind is the darling of a privileged class. Most British children…
The Secret Journeys of Jack London: The Wild
(1) This book is the first in a series reimagining the youth of the writer Jack London. At age 17,…
Stones for my Father
Editors' choice
Corlie has grown up on the Transvaal of South Africa, living with her mother and brothers on a small farm…
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