Title: The Book of Lost Hours Author: Hayley Gelfuso Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Plot: Lisavet is a young Jewish German girl during WW2. One night, soldiers take to the streets, breaking into all the Jewish owned shops. Her father opens a door and pushes Lisavet through. He promises to return. After some time, Lisavet realizesContinue reading “The Book of Lost Hours – Hayley Gelfuso”
Category Archives: 1960’s
Stand a Little Out of My Sun – Angelyn Christy Voss
Title: Stand a Little Out of My Sun Author: Angelyn Christ Voss Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Sophie is the granddaughter of Greek immigrants in the 50’s. Her brother Niko has started helping their not Greek father, Tom, fixing cars and radios. Niko is a quick learner who adores his father. Sophie has seen the darkerContinue reading “Stand a Little Out of My Sun – Angelyn Christy Voss”
The God of the Woods – Liz More
Title: The God of the Woods Author: Liz More Genre: Mystery Plot: Louise is a camp counselor in the Adirondacks and has just discovered that one of her campers, Barbara is missing. The problem is that Barbra is the daughter of the camp’s owners, the Van Laars. When the police arrive, Louise is questioned andContinue reading “The God of the Woods – Liz More”
Ordinary Grace – William Kent Krueger
Title: Ordinary Grace Author: William Kent Krueger Genre: Realistic Fiction Plot: Frank is the son of a pastor in the 60’s. He enjoys running around town with his brother. One summer everything changes. Their sister disappears and is found and is found dead. Frank learns how people deal with sudden changes and develops a deeperContinue reading “Ordinary Grace – William Kent Krueger”
The Watchmaker’s Daughter – Larry Loftis
Title: The Watcher’s Daughter Author: Larry Loftis Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Living Plot: Corrie ten Boom is the daughter of a watchmaker. She dreams of following in her father’s footsteps. As she does, WW2 breaks out. She and her family start hiding Jewish people in the house and shop. But her and her family areContinue reading “The Watchmaker’s Daughter – Larry Loftis”
Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus
Title: Lessons in Chemistry Author: Bonnie Garmus Genre: Historical Fiction Plot: Elizabeth Zott is a brilliant chemist in the 60’s. She’s never been one to take no for an answer. She knows what she wants out of life. Her main issue is that none of her male colleagues take her or her work seriously. NoContinue reading “Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus”
The Secret Book of Flora Lea – Patti Callahan Henry
Title: The Secret Book of Flora Lea Author: Patti Callahan Henry Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Plot: Hazel and Flora Lee are kids during WW2 in London. Operation Pied Piper sends all of London’s children to the countryside. Hazel and Flora are sent to a small town outside of Oxford. The girls end up with BirdieContinue reading “The Secret Book of Flora Lea – Patti Callahan Henry”
We Were Dreamers – Simu Liu
Title: We We’re Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story Author: Simu Liu Genre: Biography Plot: Simu Liu is an actor best know for his breakout role of Shang-Chi in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. This is his story of growing up in rural China and Toronto Canada. He lived with his grandparentsContinue reading “We Were Dreamers – Simu Liu”
Where the Crawdad Sing – Delia Owens
Title: Where the Crawdad Sing Author: Delia Owens Genre: Mystery Plot: Kya has grown up in the swamps of North Carolina. The local townspeople of Barkley Cove call her the Marsh Girl, and trashy. Her mother left her family when she was young. Slowly her siblings left until it was only her and her fatherContinue reading “Where the Crawdad Sing – Delia Owens”
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