Tag Archives: historical

Up from the Blue, by Susan Henderson

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Thistle

Tillie’s life was ripped apart when she was eight years old. Her mother, suffering from a depression her family doesn’t understand, suddenly disappears when the family moves across the country. Tillie tries to investigate, suspecting her father of a crime, … Continue reading →

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Rowan the Strange, by Julie Hearn

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Thistle

Note: I read this book for Nerds Heart YA, an underrepresented YA reading match, which is why this review is set up in this manner. Pre-Read Thoughts Cover: No doubt about it, this has got to be the worst cover … Continue reading →

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Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Thistle

Thirteen-year-old Esperanza has led a comfortable and sheltered life on her father’s ranch in Mexico. Her family has money and land. Esperanza has everything she could want, from servants to wait on her to her parents’ love. After tragedy strikes, … Continue reading →

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Protected: Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Thistle

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick (audio)

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Thistle

I read, loved, and reviewed The Invention of Hugo Cabret earlier this month. I’m not going to talk about the book itself again here. Instead, I want to talk about the audio production of Hugo Cabret. For those who have … Continue reading →

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the Weetzie Bat series, by Francesca Lia Block

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Thistle

Rather than add four individual reviews, I want to review this series in a single post. There are five books – Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby, Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, Missing Angel Juan, and Baby Be-Bop. The last of … Continue reading →

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Puppet Master, by Joanne Owen

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Thistle

I hardly know how to describe this book. It takes place in late 1890s Prague. Milena is a little girl who lost both her parents three years earlier. Her father died; her mother disappeared. Milena now lives with her grandmother … Continue reading →

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Thistle

Hugo Cabret lives alone in a busy Paris train station. The year is 1931. Hugo must keep the clocks running so no one discovers that his uncle, the Timekeeper, has disappeared. He must also forage and sometimes steal in order … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Danish Girl, by David Ebershoff

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Thistle

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Newes From the Dead, by Mary Hooper

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Thistle

Newes From the Dead is based on a case from 1650 England. A servant named Anne Green was hung only to wake up on the operating table just as physicians were about to cut into her for medical research. This … Continue reading →

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