The Glory Field is about the Lewis family, from when they were first kidnapped and forced to work as slaves, to the modern day version of a member in the Lewis family. This historical fiction book shows anyone the struggles the family went through and the history of them all at the Glory Field. [berryice2345]
The Glory Field
March 4, 2010 — falconmediaElephant Run
February 3, 2010 — falconmedia
This was seriously one of the BEST books I have ever read. It’s about this boy named Nick who is sent to his dad’s plantation after the Japanese blow up their apartment building. His dad owns a Timber Plantation where the elephants do the work. When Nick arrives his dad has a lot of work to do. Nick is not thrilled about that, so he looks around the place. He then gets beaten up by his old playmate Hannibul (an elephant). He went to the plantation to be protected, but the Japanese soon take over and keep almost everyone Nick knows hostage. Will Nick be able to find his dad? [Frogcactus704]
Click
December 10, 2009 — falconmedia
One novel, ten authors. All different stories told by different people. It was quite confusing to read because it was hard to keep up with everyone. The story revolves around one person, Gee, which is short for George Keane. Gee is Maggie’s and Jason’s grandpa (if you read the book, you can find out about them). Overall it was good! [ladybug28]
Hear the Wind Blow
December 7, 2009 — falconmedia
Haswell and his sister Rachel have had a wonderful life so far. But one person changed it all, for all of them. That one person was a deserter, and no one is supposed to let him in to their homes, but Haswell decides he needs to be taken care of. That’s what turns all of their lives down the wrong road: the Yankees come to their house looking for the deserted man, James Marshall. Many bad things happen ever since the Yankees came to their door. [swimchick228866]
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
December 1, 2009 — falconmedia
Hugo Cabret’s father died in a fire. His uncle ran away and died, so now he is taking care of clocks in a train station. He finds a machine and tries to fix it. As the story goes on, Hugo has to put pieces of the past together to figure out the future. This book has pictures and is an easy read. Also you have to figure out what the pictures mean and how they fit with the text. This is one of the most engaging books I have read. [shopcutie517]
Last of the Mohicans
October 20, 2009 — falconmedia
This book is at the time of the French and Indian War. The Englishmen are being led to another fort that is under attack and in need of soliders. The general, some soldiers, and two sisters are going to the fort. They are being led by and Iroquois chief that was helping the French. When the Iroquois got lost the group got worried. Le Rende, the Iroqois, ran away. Everyone got worried, then they found a Mochian chief talking to explorers. From there on out they ran in to lots of trouble with the Iroqois. [tigerblack19]
The Wednesday Wars
September 16, 2009 — falconmedia
The year is 1947. Holling Hoodhood just entered his first year of 7th grade, and he’s sure his teacher hates him. Because Holling is Presbyterian, he is left with his teacher on Wednesdays while everyone else goes to church. His parents won’t help him because they’re afraid it will hurt the family job. But then Ms. Baker brings out Shakespeare, and he likes it. Holling isn’t sure whether his relationship with Ms. Baker will get better, or even worse. [Lionblaze]
Hattie Big Sky
May 4, 2009 — falconmedia
Hattie, a sixteen year-old orphan, lives with her Uncle Holt and his nasty wife Aunt Ivy in Arlington, Iowa. It is 1919, and her secret crush Charlie has left to join the army. As Aunt Ivy plots on how to get rid of Hattie, the girl prepares herself to be on the move again: to be Hattie Here-and-There, a leaf blown about in the breeze, undeserving of a home of her own.
Then a letter comes from her Uncle Chester, her mother’s only brother. He is dead and gone now, but he has left his claim in Vida, Massachusetts, and wants her to prove up on the claim. Hattie sets out right away, ready, after so many years of being told she was worthless, to have a place to call home.
But life in Vida is not easy. The air in winter cuts like a knife. The mud of spring means walking one step forward is walking two steps backward. And the heat of summer bears down on them like the fires of Hades. What’s more, a handsome man named Traft Martin keeps trying to badger her into selling her claim, and she has had little luck with planting. But when the Spanish Influenza claims the life of someone close to her, and her money situation goes from bad to worse, Hattie realizes that she can be a part of someone. Be someone more than Hattie Here-and-There. [Jordan]
New Book Haiku
April 20, 2009 — falconmedia
uniforms, jackboots
patriotism questioned
my world upside down
The Boy Who Dared:
A Novel Based on the True Story of a Hitler Youth
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Red Moon at Sharpsburg
March 9, 2009 — falconmedia
This book is a story of a girl who lived during the Civil War. She lived in a small village in Virginia, and had a neighbor with an orchard (which became helpful later on). When the war starts her family is scared. Her school teacher died in battle so she was sent to be tutored by their neighbor. She becomes curious with her tutor’s scientific work and is then taught about it. She learns about a cure for a disease that spreads through water. Her dad and tutor are in the war, and her dad gets sick. Can she get there in time to save her dad with the right medicine? If you want to find out how she lived her life after she left her mom to find her dad, read Red Moon at Sharpsburg to find out.
- Catherine
Witch Dreams
March 5, 2009 — falconmedia
Back in the medieval times people would kill witches. Well, that is a problem for sixteen-year-old Nyssa. Nyssa is a witch. She sees people’s dreams while they’re sleeping by putting a lock of hair, their tooth, or any other object that they have touched under her pillow. Six years ago somebody broke into her parents’ woodshop and killed her parents. She saw one man run out after her mom’s scream. Who killed her parents? Is the man responsible? Will the people of Lindenwolde figure out Nyssa is a witch and kill her? Read this medieval times book and find out!
- Sue
Parade of Shadows
February 12, 2009 — falconmedia
Miss Julia Hamilton, of Durham Place, England, is going on an adventure in the Ottoman Empire. Taking place in 1907, this book has adventure and love. While taking a trip with her father, he falls ill. He soon recovers from being poisoned. Julia soon finds out that someone is causing trouble, but who? This book is historical fiction and multicultural.
- Monica
Weedflower
January 15, 2009 — falconmedia
This book is full of adventure and excitement. It takes place in the year of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This young girl named Sumiko lives in America with her brother, aunt, uncle, cousins, and grandad. Her father and mother died in a car crash, and she still has the scars for it. She now lives on a farm, and all she does is tend flower and help her family with everyday needs. Then Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and her family is forced out of their house and into a camp in Arizona. Now they have to face the challenges in the camp.
- Monica
Song of the Sparrow
December 9, 2008 — falconmedia
This book is about a girl named Elaine. Her mother died so she’s with her two brothers and her father. She finds, in the midst of dust and dirt, she’s in love with Lancelot. Lancelot has been her closest friend since she came to the camp when she was about 6 years old. Now, at 16 years old, Elaine tries to get Lancelot to notice her deep love for him. When Lancelot leaves on a quest for King Arthur, Elaine tries to busy herself and not think about him. When he returns with an unexpected guest, a beautiful girl by the name of Guinevere, Elaine finds that the guest has no appreciation for her. When Elaine starts on a quest to follow King Arthur, she finds herself in deep trouble.
- Lily
Doomed Queen Anne
November 25, 2008 — falconmedia
Anyone who has studied Queen Elizabeth the first knows about her “witch” mother, Anne Boleyn. This book tells the story of her rise to power, her love for the king, honesty, lies, and her rapid downfall. Despite the nasty things she does, Caroline Meyer presents her version of what happened in such a way that everyone loves the poor, doomed, Queen Anne.
- Anna
Fever, 1793
November 11, 2008 — falconmedia
This is a very well-constructed story of a young girl living in Philadelphia in 1793 when a stunning epidemic strikes. This book may only sometimes lose the reader.
- Kaitlyn
The Diamond of Drury Lane
February 11, 2000 — falconmedia
bare-knuckle boxers
foes, treasure, rioters
treason, ignorance
