Kids Books - Historical
The Great Gatsby
By Francis Scott Fitzgerald
This book is great, though you might want to read a dictionary or something first so you can practice learning big words because this book has a lot of them. It would be a great book to have in your collection and defiantly worth the read.
Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz)
By Gennifer Choldenko
I just finished this book, and I LOVE IT! In this book, It is about Moose Flanagan again. His father works as an guard in Alcatraz, so their whole family had to move. Natalie, Moose's sister had Autism (it was 1935, they did not know what it was yet) so she went to an special school, that Al Capone (an gangster) helped her get into. When Al Capone asks for a favor from Moose, he doesn't know what to do. Slowly, the island seems to become more unsafe and unsafe. When Natalie, Piper, and Moose are captured, they find out that the kidnappers are escaped prisoners. Still, they have to break free from them somehow, but how, if they have guns?
The Haunted Museum #1: The Titanic Locket: (a Hauntings novel)
By Suzanne Weyn
The Haunted Museum Titanic Locket is a great book! It is about two sisters going on a cruise but first they stop at the haunted museum. The signs say DO NOT TOUCH!!!!But the sister couldn’t resist touching a locket. They notice the time and have to rush to the cruise ship to meet their parent’s drooping the locket. As soon as the get to the cruise ship the locket appears!!!! I love this book I hope you do too! (:
Dead End in Norvelt (Norvelt Series)
By Jack Gantos
Before reading this book I was a little skeptical, but it turned out to be an amazing book. I read it with my class, because the teacher assigned it to us and couldn't put it down. Though it isn't entirely true story, the author, Jack Gantos, used his name for the main character and some characters are based off real people. Jack, a kid who has grown up in Norvelt his whole life, and when nervous gets bloody noses, is just starting summer vacation. But when he does some things that upsets his mother and one final act to set her off, he finds himself spending his time with Miss Volker, the old woman nearby, and the rest grounded in his house. Miss Volker has been it Norvelt her whole life and knows everyone there so she's in charge off the obituaries for the local paper. But whats starts as a normal summer job (against Jack's will) , turns into a mystery as the old ladies of Norvelt start dropping dead and can only take Miss Volker and Jack to get to the bottom of. It is a very fun book that will be making you beg for the second, just like it did to me, but luckily it will be coming out sooooon!!!!!!!
Beduins Gazelle
By Frances Temple, F Temple
Johnna
In the first few pages of the book was mostly about how the cousins Halima and Atinah are getting married soon, but Atinah was going on a trip to help fight just because their uncle was coming to town. The uncle wanted him here, so he sent his men to go and fetch him. Once he got back, the uncle forced him to go to Fez. While all this stuff was happening, Halima was super sad, but she stayed strong. Soon, it was time to move for the Beni Khalid tribe, but something happened. Halima's wire got cut and she ended up all alone in the empty desert, but she gets rescued from by the enemy tribe and is forced to marry the sheikh. Atinah must escape the heavy clasps of fez, travel the lonely, harsh desert, and find some way to convince the Sheikh to let her go, but he does make a friend on the way. Find out if he can fulfill this suspenseful mission to save his one true love. I liked the book and i think you will to.
Night; with Connections
By RINEHART AND WINSTON HOLT
I decided to read this book when I was at the library and it looked interesting so I started reading it. This book is a boring book in my opinion. I wouldn't recommend it because it dont have good conflicts and plots and stuff. However I would recommend this book to someone who likes war and others teenagers experience. This book is not all bad it just didn't catch my eye it probably will too you.
Rebecca: The Sound of Applause (American Girl Historical Characters)
By Jacqueline Greene
This was a great book! I loved reading about Rebecca and her family, who are living in New York in the early 1900s. It was very entertaining and teaches a lot about history and what was happening during that time! I really loved it and I can’t wait to read the next one!
Melody: No Ordinary Sound (American Girl Historical Characters)
By Denise Lewis Patrick
This was a great book! It teaches a lot about history and what things were like during the 60’s. I really enjoyed reading about Melody and her family! It was very interesting and I learned a lot! This was a really great book.
Through the Looking Glass Illustrated
By Lewis Carroll
Through the looking glass and what Alice found there by Lewis Carroll number of pages 185. The main events of my story were, Alice met Humpty Dumpty. Humpty then told her the way to find the way to find the Queens. Alice found the chess pieces and one of them was the Red Queen and the other was the White Queen. Then Alice met two knights and one of the knights wanted to capture her. Then in end Alice found the Queens again. They turned Alice into a queen! Alice had to learn all of the rules of being a true queen. I did like this book at some parts but, some of it did not make sence. When I finished it and thought about it, it all came together. The reason I liked it was because it is funny and it is how in the end Alice became Queen Alice. She was super cool about having to learn all the rules about being a queen.
Around the World in Eighty Days (Discovering the Great Classics)
By Jules Verne
I really enjoy this book in which Jules Verne has done. It has some good illustrations. It has a lot of action with a side dish of a train, a spy, and a lot more. I really like this book because it is amazing









