This book is amazing! It tells about World War 2 and tells it very well. I learned about the war through the book. It shows the racism the Americans had to the Japanese who lived in the United States. It teaches that we can make a difference, big or small. It's a very well written book and...
Audience: Grades 4-8 Format: Kindle/Owned A heartbreaking and yet hopeful book. It's hard to imagine being forced to leave your pets behind in a disaster or having to choose between saving your furry family and saving yourself. Hurricane Katrina was a disaster on so many levels. At least these t...
I think the kids of my generation (tail end of Generation X) could have really used a book series like this back in the 80s/90s. It is a perfect mix of historical detail and realistic kids' characterization. Definitely going to introduce these books to my kids when they get to the reading level. I...
This book is the amazing story of Nubs. Nubs was an abandoned dog living in the desert of Iraq. One day, he meets Marine Major Brian Dennis. Nubs' world quickly changes forever.The photos in the story are absolutely beautiful and heartwarming. I actually read this story with my Therapy Dog while vis...
This is simply a sweet middle-grade story about a boy, Hobie, and his dog, Duke, during a terrible and difficult time in history, notably World War II. It begins in 1944 when Hobie Hanson is a fifth grader and his dad is a pilot flying B24’s for America. Hobie is the head of the household until his ...
This book is the amazing story of Nubs. Nubs was an abandoned dog living in the desert of Iraq. One day, he meets Marine Major Brian Dennis. Nubs' world quickly changes forever.The photos in the story are absolutely beautiful and heartwarming. I actually read this story with my Therapy Dog while...
HATTIE EVER AFTER is another amazing work of historical fiction by Kirby Larson. It is the direct sequel to her 2007 Newbery Honor winning HATTIE BIG SKY and is told in the same authentic voice of now seventeen-year-old Hattie Inez Brooks.When we last saw Hattie she had just failed at proving up her...
The diary of Piper Davis, is the only book I have found to make me emotional. Piper Davis, has to await the news of her army brother, that is stationed in Pearl Harbor, as it is attacked. Piper and her father neither knows if he is alright or not, but they both pray for him. Piper's father is a past...
Normally I don't care for animal stories, particularly those based on true events. They tend to be too sweet, too nostalgic, too moralistic. A colleague highly recommended the story so I felt the need to give it a try. Thankfully this tale of friendship between a cat and dog is just right in all ...
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