Jackie and Me Baseball Card Adventure series #2 by Dan Gutman Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) If you love baseball, this book is for you. I thought this book had a good point. It talks about how Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player and how many hardships he went through.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Adventure Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) I liked this book because it is very heart warming. And it shows how friendship and love are very strong. The plot for the story is basically about a young boy named Billy (main character) who is trying to get two coonhound dogs, but his family is too poor to buy him some. … Read more
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) Think back to New York in the 1920s: The Jazz Age – a place where the wealthy inhabitants of the East get their lives tossed around because they have nothing better to do. The story surrounds the romance of Jay Gatsby and Diasy Buchanan – what it could have been if Daisy hadn’t married Tom … Read more
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) This is a book based off of Johannes Vermeer’s famous painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring (seen on the cover of the book), and was also made into a movie with Scarlett Johansson. It is a good idea to see the movie first so you know what to expect. The novel traces the life of Griet and … Read more
Lost in America Nicole Nieman #2 by Marilyn Sachs Adventure Historical Fiction * * * * Stars This is more of a feminine historical fiction novel about a young girl growing up in Germany during World War II, losing her family to the Gestapo, and moving to America where she is immediately submerged in New York culture of the 1940s and 1950s. I found the book very interesting because it shows an almost Anne Frank … Read more
Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In Ashes of Roses, a teenage girl comes into America at Ellis Island from Ireland like thousands of others. America represents her new life and new freedom. Only one problem – her baby brother is sick and isn’t let into America. So, her dad and her baby brother go back to Ireland, leaving Rose and her sister … Read more
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain Adventure Classic Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Review # 1 * Star (A waste of time!) I hated this book because it was the most boring thing I have ever read in my life. It is about a young boy that likes to get in trouble. He does an array of bad things, from faking his own death to uncovering a scandal. Review # 2 * * Stars … Read more
Yankee Girl by Mary Ann Rodman Historical Fiction * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Yankee Girl takes place in the 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi. Alice Ann Moxley’s father gets transferred from Chicago to Mississippi, where racial ensions change for the worse. Alice Ann finds herself mixed up in the racial issues surrounding her, especially when a new negro girl arrives at an all-white school. I liked this book because it has just enough action … Read more
Worth by A. LaFaye Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction * * * * Stars (Great!) The book Worth is about a young boy whose leg is crushed in an accident. The boy’s father needs help on the farm and brings home an orphan boy to help with the farm. The main character is Nathaniel. His role in the story is a farmhand. Other main characters are Ma, Pa, Seth, Clemson, John Worth, Gantrys, Danvers. I liked … Read more
Little House in the Big Woods Little House #1 by Laura Ingalls Wilder Historical Fiction Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Characters: Laura, Mary, Carrie, Ma, and Pa It’s a story of a girl named Laura and her family’s life in the big woods. I enjoyed this book because I love the author, Laura, and her books are so interesting and what makes it better is they’re true! Review #2 * * … Read more