"Born on the Fourth of July": A Booklist

Happy Independence Day! Anyone going to a firework show this evening? It's raining here, so I doubt I will be going anywhere. It doesn't really matter that much because I'm sure the neighbors will put on their own fire-cracker show..... starting around midnight, mustn't miss that. [Being sarcastic]

To celebrate our independence from England and our birth as a country, I put together a quick booklist about the Revolutionary War, stories of popular Revolutionary figures, Tories, and what went on behind the scenes during the forming of this country. I hope you guys can check these books out sometime. Have a great 4th!

Stories of Loyalty

Just Jane: A Daughter of England by William Lavender

Spy! by Anna Myers

The Battles: Words and Guns

The Fifth of March: The Story the Boston Massacre by Ann Rinaldi

Finishing Becca: The Story of Peggy Shippen & Benedict Arnold by Ann Rinaldi

Stories of Freedom

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Give Me Liberty by L.M. Elliot

Little Known Stories of the Battlefield

Guns for General Washington by Seymour Reit

Remember the Holocaust: A Booklist (1)

Today, April 21st, is Holocaust Remembrance Day. In honor of the people who died in during the Holocaust, am I featuring a booklist of WWII era books. I will also be posting a special book review for The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti on Thursday. Today is not just a day to remember, it's a day to make sure another holocaust never happens again; to pick our leaders wisely. Remember how Hitler came to power, remember the consequences. Read about the past to apply to the future. Happy reading guys!

The Boy Who Dared by Susan C. Bartoletti, Good Night, Maman by Norma F. Fox, & Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli

The Great Escape The Book Thief Memories of Anne Frank

by Mike Meserole by Markus Zusak by Alison Leslie Gold

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne