Grease Town by Ann Towell is a children’s historical fiction novel. Upon receiving Grease Town in the mail, I had thought it was a book with a PoC main character, because there was a person of color on the cover. I was wrong in that regard, however, an African character does play a large role in […]
Review of Daughters of Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt
March 16, 2010
So you know how Salem had a bunch of trials for witches in the 1600s? Well, Daughters of Witching Hill by Mary Sharratt has nothing to do with Salem. It takes place in England, in this place called Pendle Forest. The story is first told in first person through the eyes of Bess Southerns, this […]
Review of Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
February 23, 2010
Slavery is an incredibly important part of US History, and something all students should study, as the study of slavery leads to the foundation of studying race relations in the US, how we got to where we are now. Obviously it’s not perfect, and we’ve still got a ways to go. Copper Sun by Sharon […]
Review of The Help by Kathryn Stockett
February 20, 2010
I think that I underpaid for The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Yes, that’s right underpaid. You see, I purchased The Help by Kathryn Stockett at a publisher warehouse sale for $3 – brand new. After reading it, I realize The Help is one of those books where I would have gladly handed over full price. /gush […]
Thoughts on the Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran
January 15, 2010
I feel as though it’s quite easy to take some tribe most Americans, myself included, have never heard of and turn them into savage captors. I mean, isn’t it ingrained in us to just accept what authors write as fact, especially when writing a book “based on a true story.” The treatment of the Maori, […]
Review of The First Man In Rome by Colleen McCullough
January 10, 2010
The First Man In Rome by Colleen McCullough is a door-stopper of a book. Without the 100 page glossary, it clocks in at 931 pages. The premise of The First Man In Rome is that it details the rise to power of Gaius Marius, also known as the third founder of Rome. There’s politics, sex, […]