Tag: World War II

• Book Review: The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree

  by Lucille Abendanon publisher’s synopsis Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 1942. Emmy has the voice of an angel but hasn’t sung a note since a family tragedy. With war looming, her father plans to ship her off to a singing school in England for safety. But all Emmy wants to do is stay in Batavia with…

  Hailey Huntington

  September 7, 2023

  Book Reviews

  book review, books, Dutch East Indies, historical, Historical Fiction, Indonesia, MG, middlegrade, review, standalone, World War II, WWII

• Book Review: A Place to Hang the Moon

  by Kate Albus publisher’s synopsis It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, 9, aren’t terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are…

  Hailey Huntington

  May 25, 2023

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  book review, books, England, historical, Historical Fiction, Kate Albus, London, MG, middlegrade, orphans, review, standalone, The Blitz, World War II, WWII

• Book Review: Allies

  by Alan Gratz Dee is sixteen years old and made his way into World War II by fudging his birthday. Now, he is at D-Day, preparing to land on Omaha Beach. Samira’s mother works with the French Resistance. After a sudden turn of events, Samira finds herself mixed up in the Resistance, working behind German…

  Hailey Huntington

  April 7, 2020

  Book Reviews

  Alan Gratz, books, D-Day, Historical Fiction, review, War, World War II, YA