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Book Suggestions Published in 2023 Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art (2023, by: Salyer, Hannah, LE, Stone Age, Cave Art) Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport (2023, by: Stelson, Caren, LE, MG, Holocaust, Kindertransport) Love is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement (2023, by: Wallace, Sandra Neil, LE, MG, Civil Rights) Hidden Hope (2023, by: Boxer, Elisa, LE, MG, Holocaust, Jewish Resistance) History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People (2023, by: Messner, Kate, MG, UMG, Colonization, Exploration, Caribbean, Indigenous Americans) A Sky Full of Song (2023, by: Meyer, Susan Lynn, MG, UMG, Jewish Immigration, Westward Expansion) Race to the Truth: Colonization and the Wampanoag Story (2023, by: Coombs, Linda, MG, UMG, Colonial America, Indigenous Americans, Wampanoag, Colonization) Iceburg (2023, by: Nielsen, Jennifer A., MG, UMG, Titanic) Wild Bird (2023, by: Zahler, Diane, UMG, YA, Plagues, Medieval Life, Bubonic Plague) In the Tunnel (2023, by: Lee, Julie, UMG, Korean War, Escaping North Korea) The Lost Year (2023, by: Marsh, Katherine, UMG, Soviet Union, Holodomor) Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust (2023, by: Shusterman, Neal, UMG, YA, Holocaust, Jewish Resistance) The Windeby Puzzle (2023, by: Lowry, Lois, UMG, YA, Archaeology) The Mona Lisa Vanishes (2023, by: Day, Nicholas, UMG, YA, Leonardo da Vinci, Art Heist) Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix (2023, by: Dimaline, Cherie, UMG, YA, Metis Nation, Retelling, Indigenous Americans, LGBTQ+) The Davenports (2023, by: Marquis, Krystal, YA, A, African American History, Great Migration, Civil Rights) The Reformatory (2023, by: Due, Tananarive, YA, A, Segregation, Civil Rights, Great Migration, Jim Crow) Red Harvest (2023, by: Cherkas, Michael, YA, A, Soviet Union, Holodomor) For Lamb (2023, by: Cline-Ransome, Lesa, YA, A, Segregation, lynching, Great Migration, Jim Crow) Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe (2023, by: Sheinkin, Steve, YA, A, Holocaust, Auschwitz, Jewish Resistance) The Blood Years (2023, by: Arnold, Elana K., YA, A, Holocaust) A Fire Among Clouds: Codex Black (2023, by: Lozano, Camilo Moncada, YA, Indigenous Americans, Mesoamerican Mythology) Atomic Anna (2023, by: Barenbaum, Rachel, YA, A, Chernobyl, Communism, Soviet Union) Immortality: A Love Story (2023, by: Schwartz, Dana, YA, A, Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science) Lavender House (2023, by: Rosen, Lev AC, YA, A, McCarthyism, Cold War, LGBTQ+) My Dear Henry: A Jekyll and Hyde Remix (2023, by: Bayron, Kalynn, YA, A, Victorian Era, LGBTQ+, Retelling) What the River Knows (2023, by: Ibañez, Isabel, YA, A, Egyptology, Archaeology, Cleopatra) The Woman With the Cure (2023, by: Cullen, Lynn, YA, A, History of Science, Women in Science, Vaccines) Wrath Becomes Her (2023, by: Polydoros, Aden, YA, A, WWII, Jewish Resistance) The Fight for Midnight (2023, by: Solomon, Dan, YA, Reproductive Rights) Independence (2023, by: Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, A, Partition of India) Lone Women (2023, by: LaValle, Victor, A, Horror, Westward Expansion) The House is on Fire (2023, by: Beanland, Rachel, A, Antebellum South, Disasters, Escaped Slaves) The First Bright Thing (2023, by: Dawson, J.R., A, Jewish Life) Looking for Jane (2023, by: Marshall, Heather, A, Reproductive Rights) Pandora (2023, by: Stokes-Chapman, Susan, A, Women in Art, Greek Mythology) Forbidden City (2023, by: Hua, Vanessa, A, Cultural Revolution) The Postcard (2023, by: Berest, Anne, A, WWII, Jewish Life, antisemitism, Holocaust Survivors) See also: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 Featured Weekly Book Suggestion - 4/3/2023 High Middle Ages Wild Bird Author: Zahler, Diane Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: High Middle Ages Time Frame: 1300-1399 Geographic Area: Europe Country: France, Norway Topics: Medieval Life, Plagues, Bubonic Plague Genre: Fiction Reading Age: Upper Middle Grade, Young Adult Format: Novel Published: 2023 Content Warning death, descriptions of someone being burned alive, implied child sexual assault World History > High Middle Ages > Plagues Get lost in a sweeping middle-grade adventure following Rype, an abandoned girl in fourteenth-century Europe, as she walks from Norway to England looking for safety from the plague. Her name was Rype. That wasn’t really her name. It was what the strangers called her. She didn’t remember her real name. She didn’t remember anything at all. Rype was hiding in the hollow of a tree trunk when they found her. She was hungry, small, cold, alone. She did not speak their language, or understand their mannerisms. But she knew this: To survive, she would have to go with them. In fourteenth-century Norway, the plague has destroyed the entire village of Skeviga. To stay alive, Rype, the only one left, must embark on a sweeping adventure across Europe with the son of an English ship captain and a band of troubadours in search of a brighter future and a new home. Expertly crafted, beautifully written, and completely unique, Diane Zahler has created a historically rich, stunning story of survival and hope in the face of tragedy. Emily's Review I have always loved stories that are set in the medieval period, and this book properly swept me away into that time and place. We are following Rype, who was the sole survivor of her entire village in Norway after they are devastated by the plague. She is found by Owen, who names her Rype and brings her onto his father's merchant ship. From there, she and Owen end up on a quest of sorts, to get home to England to find his mother and sister. Along the way, they meet a group of troubadours and have many adventures. I loved Rype's character development over the course of the story. She starts out as a small terrified girl, and by the end, she has found her place in the world and made a life for herself. I think this book has a lot to say about how to overcome tragedy, and how to find light in the darkness. I also really loved that the author wove song and music into the story. All of the characters were endearing and I enjoyed reading about their relationships. This book is a vivid picture of life in the 14th century and life in the midst of the Black Death. It is sad, and there were a lot of dark and even disturbing moments, but there was also plenty of light and hope. I was fully invested in Rype's story and the family she made for herself. I think this book would appeal more to older readers. It is labeled as middle grade, but I think this book is best suited for ages 12+ Other Similar Books Other suggestions on the subject of Plagues. Like the Willow Tree (by: Lowry, Lois, Plagues, Spanish Influenza epidemic, MG, UMG) Rez Dogs (by: Bruchac, Joseph, Indigenous Americans, Wabanaki Nation, COVID-19 Pandemic, Plagues, MG, UMG) The Birchbark House (by: Erdrich, Louise, Ojibwe Nation, Indigenous Americans, Plagues, MG, UMG) History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics (by: Messner, Kate, Plagues, Pandemics, MG, UMG) New From Here (by: Yang, Kelly, Asian Americans, COVID-19 Pandemic, Plagues, MG, UMG) Fever Year: The Killer Flu of 1918 (by: Brown, Don, Plagues, Spanish Influenza epidemic, UMG, YA) Fever 1793 (by: Anderson, Laurie Halse, Plagues, Yellow Fever, UMG) Wild Bird (by: Zahler, Diane, Plagues, Medieval Life, Bubonic Plague, UMG, YA) Master Cornhill (by: Jarvis McGraw, Eloise, Plagues, Bubonic Plague, Fires, Great Fire of London, UMG) Invincible Microbe (by: Murphy, Jim, Plagues, Tuberculosis, UMG, YA) Eleanore of Avignon (by: DeLozier, Elizabeth, Plagues, Medieval Life, Bubonic Plague, Women in Science, A) Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague (by: Paton Walsh, Jill, Plagues, Bubonic Plague, YA, A) A Parcel of Patterns (by: Paton Walsh, Jill, Plagues, Bubonic Plague, YA, A) Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 (by: Marrin, Albert, Plagues, Spanish Influenza epidemic, YA) A Cloud of Outrageous Blue (by: Stamper, Vesper, Plagues, Medieval Life, Bubonic Plague, YA, A) A Death-Struck Year (by: Lucier, Makiia, Plagues, Spanish Influenza epidemic, YA) In the Shadow of Blackbirds (by: Winters, Cat, Plagues, Spanish Influenza epidemic, YA) The Lost Apothecary (by: Penner, Sarah, Plagues, Women in Science, London, Poison, A) As Bright As Heaven (by: Meissner, Susan, Plagues, Spanish Influenza epidemic, A) What's New: Books. 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