The Downstairs GirlStacey Lee The one thing I can always trust when it comes to YA historical fiction is a well crafted novel. Stacey Lee absolutely delivered in this heartwarming (yes, heartwarming) southern Gilded Age drama with a Chinese protagonist. “Niche” subject matter is absolutely at play here, but that’s also what makes it good….
Tag: historical fiction
Book Review: Refugee
Refugee Alan Gratz Refugee collects the stories of three tweens seeking refuge from their respective oppressive governments. Josef is a Jewish boy escaping Nazi Germany in the 1940’s, Isabel is a Cuban girl escaping hunger and Castro’s oppressive regime in the 1990’s, and Mahmoud is a Syrian boy escaping his home of Aleppo as his…
Book Review: An Extraordinary Union
An Extraordinary Union Alyssa Cole So I finally did the thing, and I’ve fallen into historical romances again. Some of the first romance novels I read were historical romance with clinch covers promising bodice ripping within their pages. I remember going into a drug store with my friends in high school and picking up a…
Book Review: Lovely War
“‘I’ll tell you the story of an ordinary girl and an ordinary boy. A true story. No, I’ll do one better. I’ll tell you two.’ Ares lifts his head, ‘Do we know these stories?’ ‘Barely, if at all,’ she says, ‘You never pay attention to girls.’ He snickers. ‘I beg to differ.’ ‘I’m not talking…
Book Review: Girl in the Blue Coat
Girl in the Blue Coat Monica Hesse I sometimes forget how much I love a well crafted historical fiction novel. Too often the siren’s call of fantasy and science-fiction make me ignore titles like this one. Thankfully, I had to read Girl in the Blue Coat for Battle of the Books, and it’s my favorite selection so…
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