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Book Suggestions Published in 2022 A Book, Too, Can Be a Star (2022, by: Jones Voiklis, Charlotte, LE, MG, Madeleine L'Engle, Poets and Writers) History Smashers: The Underground Railroad (2022, by: Messner, Kate, MG, UMG, Underground Railroad, Escaped Slaves) New From Here (2022, by: Yang, Kelly, MG, UMG, Asian Americans, COVID-19 Pandemic, Plagues) The Lucky Ones (2022, by: Williams Jackson, Linda, MG, UMG, Civil Rights, poverty) Wish Upon a Crawdad (2022, by: Condon, Curtis W., MG, UMG, electricity, Great Depression) Dream Annie, Dream (2022, by: Brown, Waka T., MG, UMG, Immigration, American Dream) Freewater (2022, by: Luqman-Dawson, Amina, MG, Antebellum South, Slavery, Maroon Community, Escaped Slaves) I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz (2022, by: Kor, Eva Mozes, MG, Holocaust, Nazi Occupation, Auschwitz) Yonder (2022, by: Standish, Ali, MG, UMG, WWII) Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II (2022, by: Levi, Lia, MG, WWII, Jews in Hiding, Nazi Occupation) Lines of Courage (2022, by: Nielsen, Jennifer A., UMG, WWI) The Prince of Steel Pier (2022, by: Nockowitz, Stacy, UMG, Jewish Life, Atlantic City, Mobsters) Ancient Eats: An Edible Exploration of the World (2022, by: Hanson, Stephanie, UMG, YA, World History) Charlotte Mason: The Teacher Who Revealed Worlds of Wonder (2022, by: Gore, Lanaya, UMG, A, Education, Charlotte Mason, Victorian Era) Red Scare: A Graphic Novel (2022, by: Walsh, Liam Francis, UMG, YA, McCarthyism, Cold War) The Other Side of the River (2022, by: Dobbs, Alda P., UMG, Mexican Revolution, Mexican Immigration) The Star that Always Stays (2022, by: Johnson, Anna Rose, UMG, Ojibwe Nation, Indigenous Americans) Troublemaker (2022, by: Cho, John, UMG, LA Riots, prejudice and racism) Quiet Fire: Emily Dickinson's Life and Poetry (2022, by: Dommermuth-Costa, Carol, UMG, YA, Emily Dickinson, Poets and Writers) The Civil War of Amos Abernathy (2022, by: Leali, Michael, UMG, History Erasure, LGBTQ+, American Civil War) The Red Palace (2022, by: Hur, June, YA, A, Joseon Era, Political Murder) 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt (2022, by: Ryan, Donald P., YA, A, Ancient Egypt) Daughters of a Dead Empire (2022, by: Tara O'Neil, Carolyn, YA, A, Russian Revolution) Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix (2022, by: McLemore, Anna-Marie, YA, A, Jazz Age, LGBTQ+, Retelling) Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken (2022, by: Tyndall, Nita, YA, A, WWII, LGBTQ+) This Rebel Heart (2022, by: Locke, Katherine, YA, A, Revolution, Hungarian Revolution, LGBTQ+) The Call of the Wrens (2022, by: Walsh, Jenni L., YA, A, WWI) My Name is Selma (2022, by: van de Perre, Selma, YA, A, Holocaust, Jewish Resistance) Babel: or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History (2022, by: Kuang, R.F., YA, A, Colonization, Revolution, Oxford) The Turning Point: 1851 - A Year That Changed Charles Dickens and the World (2022, by: Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert, YA, A, Charles Dickens, Victorian Era) And We Rise (2022, by: Martin, Erica, YA, A, Civil Rights) Gold Mountain (2022, by: Yee, Betty G., YA, A, Westward Expansion, Chinese Immigration, Transcontinental Railroad) The Taste of Ginger: A Novel (2022, by: Shah, Mansi, YA, A, Immigration) My Imaginary Mary (2022, by: Hand, Cynthia, Ashton, Brodi, Meadows, Jodi, YA, A, Mary Shelley) Anatomy: A Love Story (2022, by: Schwartz, Dana, YA, A, Medicine, Graverobbers, Women in Science) What Moves the Dead (2022, by: Kingfisher, T., YA, A, Victorian Era, LGBTQ+, Fungi) A Million to One (2022, by: Jaigirdar, Adiba, YA, A, Titanic, Heists, LGBTQ+) I Must Betray You (2022, by: Sepetys, Ruta, YA, A, Cold War, Communism) Great or Nothing (2022, by: McCullough, Joy, Tung Richmond, Caroline, Sharpe, Tess, Spotswood, Jessica, YA, WWII, American Home Front, Little Women Retelling) Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts (2022, by: Hall, Rebecca, YA, A, Racism, Atlantic Slave Trade, Slave Revolts) History Comics: The Stonewall Riots (2022, by: Bongiovanni, Archie, Andrews, A., YA, Stonewall Riots, Activism, LGBTQ+) The Kitchen Front (2022, by: Ryan, Jennifer, A, WWII) Beautiful Little Fools (2022, by: Cantor, Jillian, A, Jazz Age, LGBTQ+) The German Wife (2022, by: Rimmer, Kelly, A, WWII, Operation Paperclip) The Mad Girls of New York: A Nellie Bly Novel (2022, by: Rodale, Maya, Adult, Gilded Age, Writing, Journalism, Nellie Bly) Take My Hand (2022, by: Perkins-Valdez, Dolen, A, Civil Rights, Reproductive Rights) The Woman They Could Not Silence (2022, by: Moore, Kate, A, women's rights, Institutionalization, Asylums) See also: 2021 | 2020 Featured Weekly Book Suggestion - 12/5/2022 Industrial Age Mr. Dickens and His Carol Author: Silva, Samantha Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: Industrial Age Time Frame: 1843 Geographic Area: Europe Country: Great Britain Topics: Charles Dickens Genre: Non Fiction Reading Age: Young Adult, Adult Format: Book Published: 2020 World History > Industrial Age > Charles Dickens “A charming, comic, and ultimately poignant story about the creation of the most famous Christmas tale ever written. It’s as foggy and haunted and redemptive as the original; it’s all heart, and I read it in a couple of ebullient, Christmassy gulps.” ―Anthony Doerr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All The Light We Cannot See Laced with humor, rich historical detail from Charles Dickens’ life, and clever winks to his work, Samantha Silva's Mr. Dickens and His Carol is an irresistible new take on a cherished classic. Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish holiday party for their ever-expanding family and circle of friends, Dickens has visions of the poor house. But when his publishers try to blackmail him into writing a Christmas book to save them all from financial ruin, he refuses. And a serious bout of writer’s block sets in. Frazzled and filled with self-doubt, Dickens seeks solace in his great palace of thinking, the city of London itself. On one of his long night walks, in a once-beloved square, he meets the mysterious Eleanor Lovejoy, who might be just the muse he needs. As Dickens’ deadlines close in, Eleanor propels him on a Scrooge-like journey that tests everything he believes about generosity, friendship, ambition, and love. The story he writes will change Christmas forever. Emily's Review I found this novel to be so endearing. This story is so cozy and comforting, like a warm blanket and hot chocolate on Christmas eve. If you are a fan of A Christmas Carol, then this book is for you. It takes everything you love about Carol and makes it better. Dickens is forced to write a new story, a Christmas story, and fast to save himself from financial ruin. But how can he do that while suffering from writer's block? I adored the way the author paralleled Dicken's life with the story of A Christmas Carol. She wove the tale together seamlessly. The writing was beautiful. It felt very evocative of Dickens's own writing. I felt very much like I was there, in Victorian London, walking the streets during the Christmas season. I highly recommend this tender tribute to a Christmastime classic. Other Similar Books Other suggestions on the subject of the Charles Dickens. Dear Mr. Dickens (by: Churnin, Nancy, LE, MG) Who Was Charles Dickens (by: Pollack, Pam, Belviso, Meg, MG) The Turning Point: 1851 - A Year That Changed Charles Dickens and the World (by: Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert, YA, A) Mr. Dickens and His Carol (by: Silva, Samantha, YA, A) Becoming Dickens (by: Douglas-Fairhurst, Robert, YA, A) Marley: A Novel (by: Clinch, Jon, YA, A) The Man Who Invented Christmas (by: Standiford, Les, YA, A) The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London (by: Flanders. Judith, YA, A) What's New: Books. Lots of Books. 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