Historical Fiction
Kent State by Deborah Wiles – BOOK REVIEW
Kent State retells the story of the events surrounding the infamous clash between student demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War and the National Guard at Kent State in Ohio.
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller – BOOK REVIEW
Lily’s grandmother, her halmoni, is gravely ill. When Lily’s mother moves the family back to Sunbeam, Washington to live with Halmoni, the reality of her grandmother’s illness thrusts Lily into the magical world of Korean folklore.
Words on Fire by Jennifer Nielsen – BOOK REVIEW
It is 1893 in Lithuania, a time when the Russian Empire controls the country. It is also a dangerous time, especially for anyone who still preserves and protects Lithuanian culture. Unbeknownst to Audra, her parents help smuggle books to keep memories of their homeland alive.
Pixie Pushes On by Tamara Bundy – BOOK REVIEW
In the 1940s, times are hard in the United States. Families struggle to recover from the Great Depression and World War II upends lives everywhere as soldiers go off to war and others go to work to support the nation. Prudence (Pixie) and her family struggle as well.
The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer – BOOK REVIEW
Ileana and her family live in Communist Romania in 1989, a perilous place for storytellers and rebels alike. When the family learns that they are in the crosshairs of the government’s secret service, they send Ileana to live with her grandparents in a remote village deep in the countryside.
