Homesick (Novel)
 some sad parts but worth reading: I gave this book four stars because I didn't like the sad parts. The book was well-written. The author helped me see the story of a ten-year-old girl whose father works for the YMCA in China. She knows she's going to go [... more]
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Early Thunder
It's okay, but I wouldn't recommend it.: Early Thunder is about a boy, Daniel West, who is caught in the middle of the battle between Tories and Whigs during the American Revolution. It wasn't the best book I ever read, and as another reviewer mentioned, [... more]
$6.99
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The Double Life of Pocahontas
The way to write history for children: Jean Fritz is one of the best writers of history for children. She doesn't romanticize or simplify to the point of distortion, and she really puts the story in history. Fritz looks with an intelligent and sensitive [... more]
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Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
it's fun to read and you learn a lot from it: I learned all kinds of things about King George, Queen Charlotte and others. It really helped me with my research on the Revolutionary war. In this book you get to learn the funny things about King George and [... more]
$6.99
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Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?
Fritz makes history come alive!: Jean Fritz makes history intersting for all ages. She has an uncanny way of seeing a historical figure as a real person with a well-rounded life that encapsulates more than just what he or she did in public. The life of [... more]
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Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! (Unforgettable Americans)
Unacceptable historical errors: Although Jean Fritz is an award winning author of history books, she makes some serious errors in this book making it unacceptable for school libraries. I love her writing style and the way she relates many humorous [... more]
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Why Not Lafayette? (Unforgettable Americans)
Bland Book: I had a hard time forcing myself through this book. I gave it to my 10 year old son, who is a Francophile and a voracious reader, and he couldn't get through it. Just kind of dry for a biography of a person who was probably pretty interesting. [... more]
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George Washington's Breakfast
Highly Recommend it! Fun and Educational!!: This book is wonderful and engaging. It is about a little boy, George W. Allen who shares his name and his birthday with George Washington. He knows many facts about George W. but he wants to know more. One day [... more]
$6.99
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Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?
Nice little biography: John Hancock was a true American patriot. This is a well-researched biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining his childhood, all that he did for himself, and what he did for Massachusetts and his [... more]
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The Cabin Faced West
A great intro for the younger reader...: I actually chose this book to read for a graduate level children's literature class. As a school teacher I feel this is a wonderful easy read for children beginning to tackle the longer chapter books. Ann [... more]
$6.99
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Flaming Arrows (Odyssey Classics (Odyssey Classics))
Old, but still a great read: I just finished re-reading this book after having read it when I was a child. It is one of William Steele's classic frontier stories. The dialog is rich, the action is fast paced, the characters are fairly well-constructed, [... more]
$5.95
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Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln (All Aboard Reading)
A Great Way to Learn History: The book, Just a few Words Mr. Lincoln, is a vantastic way to teach your young children an important part of American History. This book teaches about the Gettysburg Address in a very appealing and simply way. It will [... more]
$3.99
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