Schmidt, Gary D. 2007. The Wednesday Wars. New York: Clarion Books.
In 1967 in Mrs. Barker’s classroom it doesn’t pay to be the only Presbyterian on a Wednesday; while his classmates are learning the religious ropes, Holling Hoodhood is either banging erasers together or organizing encyclopedias. All that changes, though, when Mrs. Baker introduces William Shakespeare [...]
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The Wednesday Wars ~ Gary D. Schmidt
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The Eagle of the Ninth ~ Rosemary Sutcliff
Posted in Historical Fiction on April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sutcliff, Rosemary. 1954. The Eagle of the Ninth. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.
Marcus Aquila grew up wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps: lead a Roman legion along the paths of Britain, defending Rome’s holdings against revolt. His dreams remain unchanged even when his father’s legion, the ninth, disappears. Marcus finds that his dreams come [...]
Nory Ryan’s Song ~ Patricia Reilly Giff
Posted in Historical Fiction on April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Giff, Patricia Reilly. 2000/2002. Nory Ryan’s Song. New York: Dell Yearling, Random House.
Shaken by the sight of her neighbor’s being forcibly removed from their home, Nory makes a bargain that will change her life, and watches as the family she loves dearly departs for a new world without her.
In Nory Ryan’s Song, Giff has created [...]
Morning Girl ~ Michael Dorris
Posted in Historical Fiction on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dorris, Michael. 1992. Morning Girl. New York: Hyperion Books.
Morning Girl and Star Boy live a simple life; they share a hut with their mother and father, spending their days and nights traversing paths that bring them a better understanding of human nature, and closer to a time that will shake the foundation of their world.
Dorris’s [...]
