Tag: historical

The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery: Not the Ghostly Story I’d Hoped For [Review]

18 July 2018 / review / 0 Comments
The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery: Not the Ghostly Story I’d Hoped For [Review]

The Turnkey of Highgate Cemetery by Allison Rushby Format/Source: ebook/Netgalley Published: 24 July 2018 Publisher: Candlewick Press Length: 256 pages Genre: Middle grade historical fiction ★★½       Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London’s Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, it’s Flossie’s […]

Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko [Review]

19 June 2018 / review / 0 Comments
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko [Review]

Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko Format/Source: Hardcover /Publisher Published: May 2018 Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Length: 226 pages Genre: Middle grade historical fiction I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★  Moose […]

The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz [Wyrd and Wonder Review]

27 May 2018 / review / 0 Comments
The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz [Wyrd and Wonder Review]

The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz Illustrator: Hatem Aly Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: September 2016 Publisher: Dutton Books Length: 353 pages Genre: Middle grade historical/speculative fiction ★★★★½       1242. On a dark night, travelers from across France cross paths at an inn […]

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton [Family Reads]

30 April 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton [Family Reads]

Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose […]

Family Reads: The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor

11 December 2017 / family reads / 0 Comments
Family Reads: The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor

Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose […]