A young girl named Matilda living in 1793 Philadelphia finds herself caught up in the dreaded yellow fever epidemic which has afflicted her mother and many close to her. She journeys to a neighboring farm at her mother’s bequest and encounters many others who have been affected by the plague. Matilda does her best toContinue reading “Book Review: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson”
Tag Archives: middle grade historical fiction
February 2024 Reading Blog
Boy, am I behind in my book reviews, but this year has started off with some great reads! Ghost Hunter’s Daughter by Dan Poblocki To help me in my MG ghost story research, I searched for authors like Mary Downing Hahn who write ghost stories for MG readers and I guess this author has quiteContinue reading “February 2024 Reading Blog”
Book Review: Tangled in Time (Book 1): The Portal by Kathryn Lasky
Summary This middle grade novel follows a middle school fashion blogger named Rose whose mother just passed away and she is sent to live with her grandmother. However, amidst making friends and avoiding school bullies, she finds herself traveling back and forth in time to the Elizabethan court. Stranger occurrences then ensue that lead herContinue reading “Book Review: Tangled in Time (Book 1): The Portal by Kathryn Lasky”
Book Review: The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel
I will be posting quite a few MG novel reviews for the next few weeks (each one published within the last 5 years) since it is a requirement for one of my classes: “Writing for the Middle Grade/YA Reader.” Since my own MG novel I’m working on is about a ghost mystery, I thought I’dContinue reading “Book Review: The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel”
