Tag: #historicalfiction

Top 5 My Name is America

The male equivalent to the Dear America series, My Name is America offers some military and other action adventure through the biggest events in U.S. history.

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April 15, 2023

Top 5

#ellenemersonwhite, #historicalfiction, #jimmurphy, #josephbruchac, #laurenceyep, #mynameisamerica, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #susancampbellbartoletti
The Winter Soldier: Cold Front Review

Unlike Loki and Gamora, I have very little knowledge of Bucky Barnes outside of fans think he’s hot and he’s in a psuedo mentor-romantic relationship with Captain America much like Batman and Robin. Oh and he’ been brainwashed a lot. The final bit is very relevant to the plot, and wow, it made such an…

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April 13, 2023

Reviews

#coldfront, #disneyhyperion, #historicalfiction, #mackenzilee, #marvel, #rachelreads&reviews, #thewintersoldier, #YA
Cinder & Glass Review

This might be the last of my fairytale binge for some time, but what a way to end it. De La Cruz’s retelling of Cinderella is a historical. So no fairy godmother or dress-making mice here, but magic is still present in the air as Cinderellion enters the world of Versailles with its dazzling Hall…

rachelbeerwoman

March 25, 2023

Reviews

#cinderandglass, #cinderella, #fairytale, #historicalfiction, #melissadelacruz, #penguinrandomhouse, #putnam'ssons, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #YA
Top 5 Dear America

Originally I was going to do a full ranking but then there’s 35 books and I don’t hate myself. Also the last time I read all 35 was in 2020 where I read the 35 books in 17 days (I was under self-pressure okay. It was a stupid idea) and got eye strain for a…

rachelbeerwoman

March 7, 2023

Top 5

#acoalminer'sbride, #andreadavispinkney, #barrydenenberg, #colormedark, #dearamerica, #dreamsinthegoldencountry, #historicalfiction, #kathrynlasky, #middlegrade, #oneeyelaughingtheotherweeping, #patriciac.mckissack, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #susancampbellbatoletti, #withthemightofangels
Top 5 Royal Diaries

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March 6, 2023

Top 5

#anacaonagoldenflower, #catherinethegreatjourney, #edwidgedanticat, #historicalfiction, #jahanaraprincessofprincesses, #kathrynlasky, #kristianagregory, #maryqueenwithoutacountry, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #royaldiaries, #scholastic, #sheriholman, #sŏndŏkprincessofmoonandstars
Ranking Girls from Many Lands

Now the other series American Girl spun off was the Girls from Many lands series for older middle schoolers tackling historical periods from eight different lands and more intense in some senses. What I mean is that half of the series tackles serious topics like court intrigue, colonization and genocide. The other half is more…

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March 5, 2023

Rankings

#alevlytlecroutier, #americangirl, #anniedalton, #ashesinthepathway, #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni, #gatesofgold, #girlsfrommanylands, #historicalfiction, #janekurtz, #kirkpatrickhill, #laurenceyep, #marycasanova, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #siobhánparkinson, #takingwing, #theblacktulip, #thecelticknot, #thelastflower, #underthehyena'sfoot, #victorysong
Ranking History Mystery

Everyone knows American Girl, but in a brief space in the early 2000s, they branched out to two other series. The History Mysteries series is aimed more for older lower-schoolers and middle schoolers with slightly darker themes like racism, discrimination, and murder. Of course, mysteries are at their core too. These were my favorites as…

rachelbeerwoman

March 4, 2023

Rankings

#alisonhart, #americangirl, #barbarasteiner, #betrayalatcrosscreek, #circleoffire, #dangeratthewildwestshow, #eleanorae.tate, #elizabethmcdavidjones, #enemyinthefort, #evelyncoleman, #gangstersatthegrandatlantic, #ghostlightongraveyardshoal, #historicalfiction, #historymystery, #hollyhughes, #hoofbeatsofdanger, #katherineayers, #kathleenernst, #kathrynreiss, #meganmcdonald, #mysteryatchilkootpass, #mysteryofthedarktower, #mysteryonskullisland, #nightflyers, #riddleoftheprariebride, #sarahmastersbuckley, #secretson26thstreet, #shadowsintheglasshouse, #theministrel'smelody, #thesmuggler'streasure, #thestrangecaseofbabyh, #troubleatfortlapointe, #undercoppshill, #voicesatwhispersbend, #watcherinpineywoods, #whistlerinthedark
American Girl Retrospective

Since I have almost finished my American Girl collection (4 more to go, woo woo), I decided to do a little retrospective on the series that has touched so many childhoods and have surely sparked my interest in historical fiction. My retrospective will be primarily focusing on the arc of the series since they’re pretty…

rachelbeerwoman

March 2, 2023

Book/Author Highlight

#addy, #americangirl, #caroline, #cecile, #claudie, #courtney, #felicity, #historicalfiction, #josefina, #julie, #kaya, #kirsten, #kit, #mariegrace, #maryellen, #melody, #molly, #nanea, #pleasantcompany, #rachelreads&reviews, #rebecca, #samantha
January Books 2023

TJ Powar Has Something to Prove by Jesmeen Kaur Deo This debut novel tackles several issues that are rarely discussed in YA due to the stigma and shame surrounding it, and that’s why it is needed. TJ Powar is the school’s reigning debate champ alongside her cousin, Simran. She’s also considered one of the prettiest…

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January 31, 2023

Book Suggestions

#frankw.baker, #graphicmemoir, #graphicnovel, #graphicnovels, #harpercollins, #historicalfiction, #jesmeenkaurdeo, #megmedina, #memoir, #playingwithmyself, #rachelreads&reviews, #randomhouse, #randyrainbow, #st.martinspress, #timogline, #tjpowarhassomethingtoprove, #vikingbooksforyoungreaders, #wesurvivedtheholocaust, #wonderandimagine, #YA
Reading Log 2022

Well I feel pretty proud of myself this year from starting up this blog, getting up to 292 posts (woot woot) and being able to interview at leat 20 authors I admired. It has been a pretty good Now this list is a list of books I read from cover to cover, including acknowledgements. Each…

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December 31, 2022

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