Reviews by Tag: historical fiction

Teen Review
The Hired Girl book cover

The Hired Girl

By Laura Amy Schlitz
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anna S.
Nov 20, 2023

The Hired Girl is a delicate story of family, faith, and love. Janet has a secret, she isn't really Janet, she really is Joan.  The family she works for doesn’t know this. The family she works for also doesn’t know that she isn’t 18 like she told them, but she is actually 14. One thing that they do know as truth; when they found her, she was a scared girl on the streets who had just run away from home.  She was in desperate need of a home.

Teen Review
All the Light We Cannot See book cover

All the Light We Cannot See

By Anthony Doerr
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Oct 6, 2023

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a beautifully woven narrative set during World War II. It follows the lives of two protagonists: Marie-Laure, a blind French girl forced to flee Paris with her father, carrying with her a priceless jewel from the Museum of Natural History, and Werner, a German orphan with an extraordinary talent for radio technology who becomes a soldier in the Nazi army. Their paths eventually converge in the occupied French town of Saint-Malo.

Teen Review
Code Talker book cover

Code Talker

By Joseph Bruchac
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jul 27, 2023

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac is a historical fiction novel that follows the remarkable journey of Ned Begay, a young Navajo boy who becomes a Code Talker during World War II. Inspired by his heritage and language, Ned enlists in the Marines and is trained to use the Navajo language as a secret code to transmit vital military messages, confounding enemy forces.

Teen Review
Number the Stars book cover

Number the Stars

By Lois Lowry
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
TeenReviewer11
Jul 27, 2023

In Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, a ten-year-old girl named Annemarie Johansen lives in Denmark during World War II. As Germans take over Denmark, they begin to “relocate” all Jews. Annemarie’s friend Ellen is Jewish, so the Johannsen’s take in Ellen and pretend she is their daughter. As the German soldiers become suspicious, they move to Annemarie’s uncle’s home in the countryside. Annemarie must be brave and help keep her friend out of danger.

Teen Review
The Tailor’s Daughter

The Tailor’s Daughter

By Janice Graham
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahek T.
Jul 27, 2023

The Tailor’s Daughter by Janice Graham is a historical fiction book, set in Victorian England, featuring the main character — Veda Grenfell, a master tailor’s daughter. She is a very passionate young woman who loves and excels at her father’s work. At the age of sixteen, a fever leaves her deaf, disconnecting her from her life as a young woman emerging into society. With no hopes left of marriage, she turns to what she loves most — tailoring.

Teen Review
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

By Markus Zusak
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
TeenReviewer11
Jul 25, 2023

In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, a young girl named Liesel gets adopted and lives in Nazi Germany during World War II. Her life changes one day when she finds a book covered in snow, and she decides to steal it. Liesel knows that this is dangerous as all books were supposed to be turned in for book burnings, but she takes it anyway. She continues stealing books, thrilled by the new knowledge she gains access to. Soon after, her family hides a Jewish man in their home which elevates the risk for her entire family.

Teen Review
Moon Over Manifest

Moon Over Manifest

By Clare Vanderpool
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jul 25, 2023

Summary: Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool is a historical fiction novel set in the Great Depression era. The story revolves around twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker, who is sent by her father to spend the summer in Manifest, Kansas, a town he once lived in. Abilene discovers a hidden cigar box filled with mementos and letters that belonged to a mysterious bootlegger named Jinx, from World War I.

Teen Review
Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong

Foul Lady Fortune

By Chloe Gong
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Nov 7, 2022

I’ve read Chloe Gong’s previous duology, but I wasn’t aware she was coming out with a new
book with the same setting and (roughly) same characters. After seeing multiple reviews of this
book on Goodreads and having it recommended to me by a friend, I was eager to read it.
There are spoilers for her original duology (These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends).

Teen Review
Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey

Valiant Ladies

By Melissa Grey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Claire A.
Aug 12, 2022

Valiant Ladies, by Melissa Grey, is a stunning story of love, mystery, and finding
yourself. Kiki is a rich girl who only wants to sword fight and be with Ana, she doesn't
want to be married and have to stay at home. Ana grew up on the streets until she
found Kiki. She now lives in a beautiful house and might soon lose Kiki. After Kiki’s
brother’s sudden death, the girls decide to find the murderer and the culprit of the other

Teen Review
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Salt to the Sea

By Ruta Sepetys
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Victoria O.
Jul 24, 2022

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is a historical fiction book that takes place during World War II.
This book is told from four perspectives. Each is hunted by guilt, fate, shame, and fear. Each is
from a different homeland. Each is in search of a different destiny. But, they all share the same
goal: survive for those you love. Joana is a nurse in search of her mother. Florian is a Prussian
soldier with stolen Nazi treasure in search of his sister. Emilia is eight months pregnant and in

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