Children/Young Adult
In the Shadow of the Ark
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Flemish author Anne Provoost’s In The Shadow of the Ark grips the reader with vivid scenes, well-developed characters, and beautiful language. She ...Read Review
Atticus of Rome, 30 B.C.
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This would be a wonderful tale to read in conjunction with a middle school history section on the ancient European world. There is ...Read Review
Friday the Arapaho Boy: A Story from History
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young AdultWestern
Simmons, New Mexico’s Historian Laureate, does a fine job with writing this children’s fictional history book. Ronald Kil provides colorfully detailed ...Read Review
Pandora of Athens: 399 B.C.
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The title character of Pandora of Athens: 399 B.C., Barry Denenberg’s latest contribution to Scholastic’s Life and Times series, is a ...Read Review
The Shadows of Ghadames
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This is a young adult coming-of-age story set at the end of the nineteenth century in the City of Ghadames, Libia. After eleven ...Read Review
North with de Anza
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This is a treasure! Even though it was written over four decades ago, the story holds well and will engage readers of all ...Read Review
My Guardian Angel
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
A refreshing change from the many middle grade novels featuring Jewish protagonists set during World War II, My Guardian Angel offers readers a ...Read Review
The Toughest Cowboy: Or How the Wild West was Tamed
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This is such a fun picture book illus. by Zachary Pullen. It’s a tall tale with lively and humorous text and ...Read Review
New Found Land : Lewis and Clark’s Voyage of Discovery
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This fictional account of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is told in multiple voices in a straightforward and entertaining lyrical form. Fourteen characters ...Read Review
Grape Thief
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It is 1925 in the small town of Roslyn, Washington, and the Grape Train has come to town for its annual visit. We meet ...Read Review
