Kids Books - Historical

Patsy and Anne Henry, daughters of America's well known congressman, Patrick Henry. But much more behind Patrick Henry's fame and inspiration to the colonial America as another war is being fought at Henrys' home as the children's mother and Patrick's wife, Sarah got out of her mind as she started acting unlike herself. Family of Henrys are breaking apart as death, wars, and friends being lost are not new to them. This is actually amazing of how we think we just know about Patrick Henry but not a lot of about his family as we read through this type of stories and this left me having the new perspective about Patrick. - Happy Reading!

This is a book about a little girl called Sara Crewe. She had servants, closets full of clothing, and a great dad. Her mom died when she was born, but she did not miss her, because she never saw her. Sara loved telling stories and she loved reading books. She was a pretty girl, with long lashes and eyes with a queer color. Her life was better than everyone else. One day, Sara's father told Sara to go to a boarding school for young ladies. She didn't like the place because it was dull and ugly on the inside, with a very ugly and strict teacher who only cared about wealth. Before the day of of leaving each other, Sara's father bought her a doll that Sara loved, who was called Emily. In the boarding school, everyone liked her, except some of the big girls that were popular before Sara came. She cared for a mother-less girl called Lottie and even made a friend called Ermengarde. I'm not going to tell you the rest, but you can read to find out! I recomend it for 7-13 year olds.

It's 1754, as Revolutionary War fought between America and Great Britain not yet took place until nearly 20 years later as a young girl, Miriam Willard, a headstrong girl who later got captured from the Indians (Native Americans to be exact). Miriam then befriends Natives, and learning new things, such like herbs for the sick and their own ways of growing and hunting for food, and making the clothes out of the buffalo skins. She eventually got sent home, safely. This story was based on true story about Miriam's older sister, Susanna and her siblings and baby got kidnapped during Indians' raids in Charlestown, New Hemisphere. - Happy Reading!

Emma Edmonds, a girl who dreams about fighting for the Union but won't be allowed to fight due to her gender so she eventually decided to pose as a man, with the title of Private Franklin Thompson. Her fellow soldiers doesn't even know that she is a girl, fighting for the Union cause as they keeping on fighting for rights to ban the slavery. A news that saddened her about her childhood friend who died in action. Girls and women in that period of 1860s would often pose as boys and men, heading off to fight in the war as that is very common but on other hand, it's very cool to read about, especially this story is actually based on true story on real woman of Emma Edmonds. - Happy Reading!

This book is taking place in world war II in Sweden. A girl named Stephanie Steiner and her little sister, Nellie Steiner have to leave Sienna, their home, because they are Jewish. They both are very sad that they have to leave their parents. It starts on a bus making their journey to Sweden. But lets skip that and go straight to when they arrive. ...soon after they arrive, a women named aunt Marta. Aunt Marta is married to a happy man named uncle Evert, now part of the reason they decided to be their foster parents is because they used to have a kid. But Stephie doesn't know that till later on in the book. Nellie and Stephie have to learn Swedish, because they only speak German. after learning some words, Nellie is taken to a woman named auntie Alma. Nellie is scared because she is being separated from her sister! the day after Stephie goes over to auntie Alma's house because Nellie is sobbing. Nellie tells her, "please take me home! I wet my bed!" Stephie has to explain for quite some time using her body to auntie Alma. Now Nellie wet her bed because she had to go to the bathroom, but she forgot she was safe from the soldiers. So auntie Alma puts a chamber pot under Nellies bed...

Camille is a servant's daughter who lost her father (the Grounds Keeper) from an illness, so Camille is left with her mom, a servant chef. Now, Camille is very happy because the two people who "own" all of the servant/maids, are very nice people! Their names are, Madam Collette Rousseau and Monsieur Henry Rousseau (RHWO-soo). One day Camille overhears the cruel, hatful maid, Bernadette, talking to Madam Collette about her cousins losing everything in a terrible flood, Madam Collette does not refuse Bernadette letting them stay there, after all, it'll give them a new grounds keeper too. At first Camille is ill at ease, since when her father died, Madam Collette let them stay in the Grounds Keeper Cottage, rather than moving them to the servants' quarters. Camille remembers that every morning instead of going to the servants' breakfast, her mother would make breakfast at the cottage. After Madam Collette voiced the fact of Bernadette's cousins staying at the Rosseau Manor, Camille is not upset anymore, since the Rousseau's are letting Camille stay in one of the wings where the Rosseau's live, but Camille soon finds out that they are not their cousins. Even later on, one of the Rousseau's cousin's parents die, so Claire (the cousin) has to stay with the Rosseau's. Camille gets permission to make Claire's room, but later on Camille gets in trouble... And that's Where the mystery starts...

Amazing book! I wouldn't call it a horror novel (as said in the description^)... it just has elements of Gothic fiction in it since it takes place in the late 1800s and follows real, actual events that happened in history. For context, Jack the Ripper (also known as the Leather Apron and the Whitechapel Murderer) was an unidentified murderer (he was never caught) known for killing women in London in 1888. The book is mainly a mystery where Audrey Rose Wadsworth, who studies forensics under her uncle, and her uncle's (very) clever student, Thomas Cresswell, are present during the time the murders start and have to use their knowledge and clues from the murders that keep happening to find out who Jack the Ripper is. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and the 3 other books in the series, so if you enjoy this one, I highly recommend finishing the others, which are also based on historical murders. I'm not a huge mystery person, but this series grabbed my attention with its many plot twists and anticipation of finding out the murderer at the end of each book. It's pretty difficult to guess the murderer correctly because the author is so clever at making her readers never even suspect the actual culprit! Happy reading!

To be honest, I absolutely love the I Survived series. The whole series is basically in the point of view of a person who survived a war, a horrible event, a terrorism attack, etc. It's basically a history book, but it sounds like a narrative and it's really to-the-point. This book is about Lucas, who loves football. When he gets a concussion during practice, the doctor says that his concussion is really bad for an 11-year-old. Lucas' parents decide that the sport is too dangerous, now that he has a concussion. Lucas has to talk to Uncle Benny, who taught him everything about football. He hopes that Uncle Benny can change his parents' mind. So, Lucas skips school and visits Uncle Benny (who is a firefighter in New York) and his dad, who works with Uncle Benny in the fire department. While they are talking, they were heading toward the Twin Towers when the first plane crashed! Uncle Benny and the firefighters (including Lucas' dad) tries to save as many people as they can. Lucas, on the other hand, tries to help as best as he can, but the room they are in collapses! Will everyone (or anyone) get out alive? Read this book to find out. I would not recommend this book to younger readers, because this is a very serious topic and not appropriate for them. Even though this was a short read, it made plenty of emotions rush through me - fear, angst, horror, and even happiness and relief. It kept me on the edge of my seat and I wept a little wept occasionally. One more thing: terrorism is an awful, awful thing, and I just hope that we can achieve world peace one day. Even if we do have one golden minute of world peace, I feel everything would crumble down again.. I'm sorry. I love this book, but I would subtract one star for not having a very good base or anything I can connect to.

Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst storms to hit the United States. It happened in August 2005, and it caused a lot of destruction, especially in New Orleans. The storm was huge, and it changed the lives of so many people. When Katrina hit, it was really scary. The wind was so strong, and the rain was nonstop. People were afraid their houses would be destroyed, and many of them had to leave their homes to find shelter. The storm caused the levees (which are walls that protect the city from flooding) to break, and that made things even worse. The water flooded the streets, and some neighborhoods were completely underwater. People were stuck in their homes or on rooftops, waiting for help. A lot of people had to go to places like the Superdome to stay safe, but the conditions there were bad. There wasn’t enough food or water, and people were uncomfortable for days. It was hard to get help at first because everything was so messed up. The storm made a lot of people lose their homes, their belongings, and even loved ones. Even though Hurricane Katrina caused a lot of damage, it also showed how strong people can be in tough times. Many families helped each other, and neighbors came together to survive. Even though it was hard, the people who went through the storm kept going, and over time, they started rebuilding their homes and their lives. Hurricane Katrina also taught us important lessons about how to prepare for big disasters and how to help people who are affected by them. It’s a storm that people will always remember, and it changed New Orleans and the Gulf Coast forever.

Julie Weiss, a young girl who was a Jewish in Vienna, Austria. The Weiss family had led quiet but peaceful life until between March-April of 1938, everything had changed. Jewish people now being tortured, Adolf Hitler's march into Austria, people dying. Julie, who then sent away to New York of United States, without any further knowing of what happened to her father, but knew what happened to her mother, but not her older brother. I would recommend this book for anyone who are interested in WWII and Jewish people like Julie Weiss. - Happy Reading!