Archive for the 'Historical Fiction' Category

How would you feel if a careless act on your part leads to the disappearance and possible murder of your brother?

This is what 7th grader Addie Anne Pickett must deal with in 1963 in Mississippi. Set in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement, this novel takes a look at the racism and violence endured by the African American community. An uncomfortable read at times due to the disregard white citizens had for the rights of the black citizens, but it is a part of our country’s history. You will root for Addie to stay brave and wish hard for the safety of her brother. Stop by to pick up this Historical Fiction read today!

How Princess Victoria became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel …

With the tragic death of her parents, Liza Hastings’s life is upended in an instant. Gone is her money, her security, her hopes of coming out this season, and her station in life as a lady.  With no other options before her, Liza lands a position as a maid–at Kensington Palace–to none other than Princess Victoria, the future queen of England. A fun peek into court life and the positives and negatives that come with. When Liz gets help from a interesting bunch of people to help save Princess Victoria,  a great mystery and adventure tale begins. Enjoy!

THIS IS THE NEWBERY AWARD WINNER FOR 2012

Middle schooler Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is “grounded for life” by his feuding parents, and whose nose spews bad blood at every little shock he get runs into some excitemnt.  Once his mom loans him out to help a fiesty old neighbor with a most unusual chore—typewriting obituaries–he stumbles into strange adventures that include twisted promises, wax hands. Hells Angels, a homemade airplane and a string of possible murders.

Read to see if Jack can survive this summer full of kooky characters and strange happenings from his small town of Norvelt, PA

If a book’s ending makes me start crying at my son’s basketball practice, then you know it is a good read! In fact the entire book had my attention. It begins in 1914 when Joey, the horse and narrator of the story, is sold to the army for the war on the Western Front. Although we witness the horrors of war through his eyes, we also see the tender relationships between man and horse as well as  horse and horse.  Didn’t get to see the movie before it left Westminster, but it is on my list to see. Read this book!

OK readers, pick up this book now so you can see the movie when it comes out next year. This book has over 500 pages, but don’t be deterred. The majority of pages are sketches by the author. The cool thing is the sketches are critical pieces of the story.

The story is set in Paris during the 1930s. Hugo is an orphan who is gifted at fixing clocks and small toys. He learned much from his father before his death. His is very intrigued about an automaton, which is a a machine or control mechanism designed to follow automatically a predetermined sequence of operations or respond to encoded instructions. A mystery involving the automaton makes the goal of getting the machine to work even more important.

Follow this historical fiction mystery to see what exactly a certain automaton is trying to tell Hugo and his friend Isabell, whose godfather has a secret of his own.