Tag: #historicalfiction

• Dear America authors

  Well, I did it. Finished the 43 book series, and didn’t give myself eye strain this time. Yay! Anyway, I’ve already written my top five books so now I want to discuss the authors. Much like in Animal Farm, some authors are better than others. My favorites tend to fall to Kristina Gregory or Patricia…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 21, 2025

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #andreadavispinkney, #barrydenenberg, #dearamerica, #deborahhopkins, #ellenemersonwhite, #historicalfiction, #jimmurphy, #katelanjanke, #kathrynlasky, #kirbylarson, #kristinagregory, #lisarowefraustino, #marypopeosbourne, #middlegrade, #patriciamckissack, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #sherrygarland, #susancampbellbartoletti

• Stars, Saddles and Stripes

  This short-lived series by Deborah Kent caught my eye from the cover alone. In real life, the title is with gilt, and the hardback cover makes it feel sturdy and luxurious. The semi-realistic illustration just adds to it. The stories are good too, getting the balance between horse girls and historical fiction. Each one have…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 5, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #blackwatercreek, #chanceofalifetime, #deborahkent, #historicalfiction, #horsegirl, #kingfisher, #lowergrade, #ontheedgeofrevlution, #rachelreads&reviews, #ridingtheponyexpress, #starssaddlesandstripes

• American Quilt

  This quartet by Susan Kirby is perfect for fans of Little House on the Prairie or Ann Martin’s Family Tree quartet. 12 year old Lacey is dealing with a new stepmom and stepsisters and each story her great-grandmother weaves out of special family quilts imparts lessons that relate and help her in life. As one…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 28, 2025

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #aladdin, #americanquilt, #daniel’sstory, #ellen’sstory, #hattie’sstory, #historicalfiction, #idalou’sstory, #middlegrade, #simon&schuster, #susankirby

• Rosa By Any Other Name Review

  Rosa Capistrano has been attending posh North Phoenix High School to boost her chances of a college education and a career in journalism, thanks to the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education verdict for desegregation. But though she’s legally allowed to be there, it’s still unsafe for Mexican Americans. That’s why she’s secretly passing as…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 11, 2025

  Reviews

  #1950s, #chicanomovement, #haileyalcaraz, #historicalfiction, #juancrow, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #romeoandjuliet, #rosabyanyothername, #vikingbooksforyoungreaders

• Think of England Review

  England, 1904. Two years ago, Captain Archie Curtis lost his friends, fingers, and future to a terrible military accident. Alone, purposeless and angry, Curtis is determined to discover if he and his comrades were the victims of fate, or of sabotage. Curtis’s search takes him to an isolated, ultra-modern country house, where he meets and…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 5, 2025

  Reviews

  #edwardian, #englandworld, #historicalfiction, #historicalromance, #kjcharles, #mlm, #queerfiction, #thinkofengland

• Girls Survive

  I found this at my summer, and if you’re into historical fiction or action-packed disaster, then this is the series for you. Initially I thought this was a rip-off of the ultra-popular I Survived series by Lauren Tarish. They have a lot of the same premise of a kid surviving a famous or underrated event…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 1, 2025

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #aiylnncollins, #aliceontheisland, #andrealrogers, #anitrabutlerngugi, #audreyunderthebigtop, #capstonepublishing, #daisyandthedeadlyflu, #erinfalligant, #fayeandthedangerousjourney, #florfightsback, #fumikoandatokyotragedy, #girlssurvive, #historicalfiction, #Isurvived, #jessicagunderson, #jessikafleck, #joymichaelellison, #juliegilbert, #lowergrade, #maryandthetrailoftears, #mayumishimosepoe, #minandtheprotests, #mollyandthetwintowers, #ninaunderarrest, #oxtrachristina, #rachelreads&reviews, #sigafuskim, #susangriner, #taraandthetoweringwave

• Ranking The Wedgeford Trials

  Courtney Milan does it again! I wrote in my ranking for Milan’s Turner trilogy that Milan is a rare romance author who nixes the miscommunication trope that plague so many couples. Rather she subverts the status quo and has the couple communicate like mature adults while maintaining the suspense of internal/external forces threatening their coupledom.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 29, 2025

  Rankings

  #asianmcs, #avonromance, #courtneymilan, #historicalfiction, #historicalromance, #rachelreads&reviews, #thedukewhodidn’t, #theearlwhoisn’t, #themarquiswhomusn’t, #thewedgefordtrials

• The Charlotte Years

  I did it! I did it! Yay, yay, I did it! Finally finished the Little House books. So proud of myself. And that’s pretty much the most exciting thing I can say about the quartet. Much like The Martha Years, four books over the ages of 5-12 is not enough time to see dynamic growth.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 1, 2025

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #1800s, #acrossthepuddingstonedam, #historicalfiction, #littlehouse, #littlehousebybostonbay, #melissawiley, #ontidemilllane, #rachelreads&reviews, #thecharlotteyears, #theroadfromroxbury, #wilderfamily

• Sarah Masters Buckey Interview

  Sarah Masters Buckey is the author of several mysteries in the American Girl historical line, and the stand-alone History Mystery series. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about the historic fiction genre, working with the American Girl brand and what’s coming next. Enjoy! 1. What first drew you to writing? More specifically,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 24, 2025

  Interview

  #americangirl, #enemyinthefort, #historicalfiction, #historymystery, #mariegraceandcecile, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #samanthaseries, #sarahmastersbuckey, #scholastic, #smuggler’streasure

• Kathryn Lasky Interview

  Kathryn Lasky is the prolific NYT-bestselling author of Guardians of Ga’hoole, Tangled in Time, Georgia O’Keefe mysteries and many other books in various genres. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about inspiration, world-building and more. Enjoy! It’s sort  of six in one half dozen of the other, but by and large, I…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 19, 2025

  Interview

  #animalbooks, #faceless, #fantasy, #georgiaokeefemysteries, #guardiansofga’hoole, #historicalfiction, #kathrynlasky, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews