Kids Books - United
Angels & Demons (Random House Large Print)
By Dan Brown
I really love all of Dan Brown's books. He is an excellent writer. It was very hard for me to put down this book. I had to keep reading to find out what would happen next. Very clever book.
Abby Takes a Stand: Scraps of Time #1
By Patricia McKissack
Will Abby ever get to eat at the monkey grill, will she win the protest, will segregation end , and will people any race or color be able to eat anywhere and make their choices. Is trey brave to fight back to be free and be equal. find out by reading scraps of time.
A Year Down Yonder
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Mary Alice, age 15, feels very sorry for herself when she is put on a train by her parents (because they need to get a smaller house where there is no room for her) during the economic slump after "The Great War" (WW1), to live with her grandma (a woman known for being very active and having a gun) in a small town where everyone knows everything. I would recommend this book to age ten and up because it has some parts that are better for older kids (A painter tries to paint the post lady while she has not clothes on, and then a snake falls on her because the painter's studio is in the attic, and the post lady runs back to the post office screaming without her clothes on, and there is also a tiny bit of romance).
Little House on the Prairie
By Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little house on the prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder illustrated by Garth Willams. Laura's Ingalls family members are her two sisters baby Carrie and Mary Ma and Pa. The big woods got too crowded so Laura and her family moved to the prairie.They settled in the prairie and dad did most of the work on the house and the stable. Then eventually They saw an Indian in the distance. Then Dad builds a roof, floor, and digs a well, And of course a fireplace.Then two mean, greedy,dirty Indians robbed stuff like cornmeal and tobacco for dad’s gun, but they did not take the furs that dad is going to try to trade for a plow. Then dad goes to town and gets glass, sugar and trades the furs [ another name for coats] for a plow. Then there was an indian war cry. Then Laura's family starts to plant. Then they see a trail of indians. Then Laura and her family leave. If you like books about people's childhoods, then this is a good book to read. if you like history then choose this book.
Shadows on Society Hill: An Addy Mystery (American Girl Mysteries)
By Evelyn Coleman
This book was amazing. The best mystery book I have ever read. Addy and her family are given the opportunity for a better life. After Addy's father was offered a job by a rich man, Addy and her family get to move to a nice side of neighborhood, in the rich man's home next to the home he lives in. Addy and her family's future is looking bright for once. After escaping from slavery, her family has gone through a lot. Now, they will be able to settle into a nice home with a nice home. But then Addy is accused of stealing by the rich man's soon to be wife, Miss Elizabeth. To top it off, Addy finds a spy living in the underground floor of the rich man's home. How will Addy be able to clear her name? Or is Miss Elizabeth hiding something? Based in the mid 1800s, this story takes you on a historic and mysterious adventure. It also gives you the perspective of a newly freed slave. This book also shows the hardship that newly freed slaves had to go through, even after being freed. I really, and strongly recommend this book. It was heartwarming and it also made me grateful for all the opportunities and privileges, I take for granted. I suggest this if you like history, mysteries, and family. Happy reading!
Breathing Room
By Marsha Hayles
Such a good book about friendship and never giving up. Evvy learns to value friendship, to be independent, and to get over death.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
By Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is my favorite book. Tom is a mischievous young boy who gets into all sorts of trouble. He has a big crush on a new girl named Becky Thatcher, and would do anything for her. He witnesses a grave robbery and murder with his friend Huck Finn. He even runs away with his friends and people assume he's dead. Tom can always talk himself out of a scrape, and can even get kids to take his punishments AND pay him! This is a wonderful book about a fun and daring childhood.
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))
By Duncan Tonatiuh
I think this book is a great push for anti- racism. In this book the Méndez family fight for segregation. They tried to enroll 5 kids in a school. 2 white kids got in, but 3 Mexican kids didn't. The Méndez family constantly asked why, but wouldn't get a answer. But after a year of fighting, they got justice. I liked this book because it showed me that segregation is cruel, mean, and unfair. I really liked the style that the author used to draw pictures with in the book.
I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (I Survived #13)
By Lauren Tarshis
This adventurous book got me hooked!! So I read of the books from the series (here and there) because mu younger brother thought we should discuss some main important concepts... And I finally decided that I should just read the whole series in one sitting... So that's what I did... And after I received this book... you know it, I was ready as Lauren Tarshis (sorry for my lack of humorous puns... I'm still working on having funnier puns)... So what I love about this story is that it's straight to the point and relatable, yet very informative. I feel like that history is a huge part of daily life... And I bet your wondering... "history??? What does that have to do---Wait it's probably because I have history class every day at school---" Nope... well sure... but history is important so we don't make the same mistakes as our ancestors did (or if they made mistakes) and to have a better understanding with life, society, government, and how the world became the world it is right now! Ms. Tarshis is an amazing author with bright ideas and twisting it with main ideas we need to learn about as a society. This story focuses on the Hindenburg (a zeppelin) and it's whole story and the disaster of course... The author also spins the Hindenburg history with a little bit with the Nazis side of World War II... and I think it is an amazing idea how those two "history pieces" evolved together... Now along with the summary... Meet Hugo Ballard... ever since his little sister, Gertie, not getting better from her sickness... The Ballard family soon became desperate after multiple doctors, where it was settled that the family must travel to New York to get her cured immediately. So the only fastest and "safest" way to get Gert heal faster is to step on to the zeppelin, the Hindenburg. So just a little background history on the Hindenburg... it's not a blimp (although they are some similarities), they had luxurious food and cozy cabins, more than ten thousand people rode on the zeppelin, and it soon became a huge success... Going back to the summary, Hugo meets a friend along the way named Martha Singer, where her father plays a VERY significant role in this story <no spoilers>. Anyways this whole story is Hugo's adventure and exploring the zeppelin himself... but when the disaster struck... uh oh... DUN DUN DUNNNN... So what exactly is Marty's dad doing? Will Gert be okay? Do everybody survive the disaster? To find out what happens next and to answer all these questions... read the book to find out!!!! So my favorite part of the book is when Gert called a Nazi solider a deadly snake... and I also liked how the author added the dog, Panya, to the story... I absolutely love dogs.. so I was reading everything word to word... However there is one disclaimer... Nobody really knows how the disaster even happened and how the zeppelin would explode like that... there are many conspiracy theories that are really fun to read... so I recommend that too... But the author's theory of how the disaster could've happened could also work too... Like I said earlier history does play a huge role... and so now nobody really travels with zeppelins.. So read this amazing and adventurous book!!!!
Hamilton vs. Jefferson (Primary Source Readers: Focus on Alexander Hamilton)
By Curtis Slepian
Because I love history books and they are so much fun to read. I love books on Alexander Hamilton. Also, I read a book on him and he is so interesting to learn about!









