Welcome to the Finding My Place virtual online party today! I’m so glad you could join in on the fun. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day and week to party with me and find out more about my book, Finding My Place. There’s a lot to do and prizes to [...]

*Middle-grade historical fiction with Christian themes (WWII) *13-year-old girl as main character *Rating: Last Page in the Diary will really appeal to girls who like historical fiction and like writing in their diaries. It is a great book to use in a home school or Christian school setting as so many tweens deal with this [...]

*Picture book, historical fiction, preschoolers through second graders *5-year-old girl as main character *Rating: Mailing May is a delightful picture book, based on a remarkable true story that you probably haven’t heard before. Short, short summary: May wants to visit her grandmother 75 miles away in Lewiston, Idaho in 1914. Her parents don’t have enough [...]

I am happy to be hosting sisters, Hilda and Emily Demuth, on my blog today to discuss their wonderful middle-grade, historical fiction novel, Plank Road Summer. Here’s a description of the book from Amazon.com: ” Welcome to the adventures of two 13-year-olds, Katie McEachron and her friend Florence Mather, who experience an exciting summer in [...]

I am so excited to have a great historical fiction author and her books on my blog today and tomorrow. I am even more excited about the book giveaway contest. Clara Gillow Clark has donated a copy of all three Hattie books to give away as prizes to lucky winners who comment on today’s post [...]

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Middle grade novel, historical fiction 13-year old girl as main character Rating: Not only is Listening for Lions interesting because part of it takes place in early 20th century Africa, but Gloria Whelan has you falling in love with the main character and rooting for her during her plight. [...]