Fatal Throne by Candace Fleming, M.T. Anderson, Stephanie Hemphill, Lisa Ann...
Reviewed by Melissa Beck (Library Staff) An intriguing period in English history is made impressively accessible by seven YA authors all renowned for their historical prowess. These authors have...
View ArticleShanghai Girls by Lisa See
Reviewed by Holly (Library Patron) This book transports the reader back in history to 1937 when China was beginning to change. The book uses some of those changes as a backdrop for a carefully woven...
View ArticleThe Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester
Reviewed by Jayne S (Library Staff) The novel begins in 1940 Paris with the German Army approaching. After Estella Bissette passes confidential maps from a dying friend to the mysterious Alex; her...
View ArticleLost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
Reviewed by Emily Terasa (Library Staff) Historical fiction is a very popular genre, and one of the most popular time periods is World War II. While there are many great World War II historical fiction...
View ArticleLes Miserables (2018)
Reviewed by Emily Terasa (Library Staff) I love both the musical and movie version of Les Miserables. So when I saw that Masterpiece on PBS was coming out with a version of Les Miserables, I knew I had...
View ArticleWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Reviewed by Holly (Library Patron) This book is not only well written, it is well crafted. As such, I need to let you know the plot is full of twists and turns. Too many to include in a review. While...
View ArticleThe Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Reviewed by Kelsey (Library Staff) The story takes place in Afghanistan where Parvana lives with her family, which includes her mother, father, sister and baby brother. Although Parvana’s parents are...
View ArticleNews of the World by Paulette Jiles
Reviewed by Holly (Library Patron) Readers of this book need to be prepared to transport their minds back to a different historical setting. Texas was a young state with lovely landscapes, that the...
View ArticlePlaying for the Devil’s Fire by Phillippe Diederich
Reviewed by Kelsey (Library Staff) Playing for the Devil’s Fire is the bittersweet journey of a boy coming of age in a small Mexican town broken by drugs, crime, and corruption. This fictional book...
View ArticleInto the Grey by Celine Kiernan
Reviewed by Kelsey (Library Staff) With their family home and all their worldly possessions burned to ash, all that’s left is for Pat and Dom’s family to relocate to some shoddy cottage along Ireland’s...
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City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Reviewed by Jen Bremer (Library Staff) City of Girls is absolutely fascinating. I listened to the audiobook narrated by actress, Blair Brown and often would sit in my car LONG after I got home because...
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A Moment Comes by Jennifer Bradbury
Reviewed by Kelsey (Library Staff) What begins as the story of forbidden crushes quickly becomes one full of tension and religious conflict. Told from three distinct points of view; Tariq, a Muslim...
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The Plum Tree by Ellen Marie Wiseman
Reviewed by Holly (Library Patron) If you like Hallmark movies then this might be a read for you! It takes place in Germany during WWII. The author provides a very descriptive text. At first I thought...
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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Reviewed by Jayne S (Library Staff) I love this author and his latest novel keeps me as one of his biggest fans! This is a stand-alone book, not part of his Cork O’Connor series. It is set in 1932...
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The Turk and My Mother by Mary Helen Stefaniak
Reviewed by Jayne S (Library Staff) This historical fiction novel begins in Croatia right before the start of World War I. Agnes and her mother-in-law are left behind when Agnes’ husband travels to...
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