Tag: learning history through books
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Yesterday’s Tides by Roseanna M. White
Yesterday’s Tides features a family owned and operated inn on Ocracoke as a character throughout this dual timeline story. The inn and its family weather literal and figurative storms, and wartime with grace. Evie, the main character of the World War 2 timeline, fashioned jewelry and artwork from found pieces of sea glass, all the… Read more
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Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin
A murder mystery set in the midst of the Blitz, with a little romance thrown in is perfect for this reader. I was delighted to receive an ARC of Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin! Pre-order now- out on February 6! Publisher’s Blurb: “As the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940, Aleida… Read more
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The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
I really did not expect to like this one (or even finish it) because it’s about a midwife, and I despise hearing birth stories. However, the murder mystery sucked me right in. And I trust Ariel Lawhon- I’ve loved all of her books that I’ve read. The Frozen River was no exception. Set in the newly… Read more
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The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear
The White Lady is a fascinating story of Elinor de Witt (later, Elinor White, AKA the White Lady). Elinor got into the spy business as a young girl in WWI Belgium. After escaping to England after a mission went wrong, the spy was needed again to fight the Nazis in WWII. The story is dual… Read more
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The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin
I absolutely adored The Wish Book Christmas! It was the perfect start to my holiday reading. It is a follow up to If I Were You (see my review here). If you haven’t read If I Were You, stop now and read it first! The Wish Book Christmas features cheerful giving by the “Smart kings”… Read more
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The Road to Paradise by Karen Barnett- a Vintage National Parks Novel
I bought The Road to Paradise, which is part of the Vintage National Parks series while on vacation in Gatlinburg, Tennessee last summer. We had just driven through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, so this series appealed to me (I’m very much a mood reader). So I bought them all 😂 Here’s the Setup… Read more
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Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers
The M. Judson 2023 Reading Challenge category for October is a BOOK ABOUT A TIME IN HISTORY THAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT….I’m a social studies teacher, so this was a hard one for me. I finally settled on Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers on Operation Iraqi Freedom, which I haven’t read much historical… Read more
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Free 3 MONTH trial of Kindle Unlimited!
The Free 3 MONTH trial of Kindle Unlimited ends at the end of the day today, October 11 Link to the free trial of Kindle Unlimited Here are books I love that are included in Kindle Unlimited: What the Wind Knows– one of my favorite books of 2023 I’d Rather Be Reading– if your reading… Read more
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Letters from My Sister by Valerie Fraser Luesse
This turn of the century romance and family drama was a book that I couldn’t put down. I have been having trouble focusing on reading lately, but Letters from My Sister (after a few chapters) gripped me in its Old, Deep South charm. The mystery of what Callie couldn’t remember affected her for the rest… Read more