Category Archives: historical fiction

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Ransomed Heart Author: Sara Mitchell Cover Illustrator: Joe Nordstrom Publisher: Bethany House Pub., 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0786222292 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0786222298 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1556614996 Paperback ISBN-10: 1556614993 Paperback Related website(s): http://www.bethanyhouse.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Journey to America Author: Sonia Levitin Illustrator: Charles Robinson Publisher: Aladdin, republished 1987 ISBN-13: 978-0689711305 ISBN-10: 0689711301 Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot of … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Worth Author: Alexandria LaFaye Cover Illustrator: Bill Farnsworth Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, reprinted 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0439913423 ISBN-10: 1416916245 Related website(s): http://www.alafaye.com (author), http://www.SimonSaysKids.com (publisher) Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Soldier Dogs #2: Attack on Pearl Harbor Author: Marcus Sutter Illustrator: Andie Tong Publisher: HarperCollins, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-0062844057 ISBN-10: 0062844059 Related website(s): http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com (publisher) Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Escape by Night: A Civil War Adventure Author: Laurie Myers Illustrator: Amy June Bates Publisher: Square Fish, reprinted 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1250050557 ISBN-10: 1250050557 Related website(s): http://www.lauriemyers.com (author), http://www.amybates.com (illustrator), http://www.mackids.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Night of the Cossack Author: Tom Blubaugh Publisher: by Bound by Faith Publishers, republished 2018 ISBN-13: 978-1724032690 ISBN-10: 1724032690 Related website(s): http://tomblubaugh.net (author) Language level:  1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading →

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Fire on the Wind Author: Linda Crew Publisher: iUniverse, republished 2009) ISBN-13: 978-0385321853 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0385321856 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1440116193 Paperback ISBN-10: 1440116199 Paperback Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading →