Dallas’ Pick: The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas by John Boyne One of the most interesting times to me is World War II and the holocaust. I originally watched this movie a few years ago on Netflix and it was really well done. I was a little skeptical to read the book because I did…
Tag: Historical Fiction
I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor 1941
Dallas’ Pick: I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor 1941 By: Lauren Tarshis (Juvenile) This is actually a book in a complete series known as the “I Survived “series. All of the books are fiction but they are all based on true historical events and places. The great thing about this series is there is…
The Scribe of Siena
Sara’s Pick: The Scribe of Siena by Melodie Winawer When Beatrice Trovato, a neurosurgeon in New York, has to go to Siena, Italy to deal with the estate of her historian brother who has been writing about the city during the time of the Plague, she finds her face in the paintings of an artist…
Missing Reels
Sara’s Pick: Missing Reels by Farran Smith Nehme Set in New York in the 1980’s a young woman transplanted from Mississippi, finds out her downstairs neighbor is a silent movie star with a movie that has been forgotten and lost. Her quest, with the aid of an English math professor, is to recover the film….
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