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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 - 5/1/2023 Modern Age Red Scare: A Graphic Novel Author: Walsh, Liam Francis Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: Modern Age Time Frame: 1953 Geographic Area: North America Country: United States Topics: McCarthyism and the Red Scare, Cold War Genre: Historical Fantasy Reading Age: Upper Middle Grade, Young Adult Format: Graphic Novel Published: 2022] Content Warning ableism, violence towards children, mob violence American History > Modern Age A page-turning sci-fi adventure set in 1953, featuring a clever girl who, against all odds, must outsmart bullies, the FBI, and alien invaders during the height of the communist Red Scare. The New York Times Book Review calls Red Scare a “masterly graphic novel debut… tightly wrought, intense, unpredictable… breathtaking action sequences… pacing is remarkable… a virtuosic performance.” "Red Scare is a brilliant, fast-paced adventure. Action, history, and a tiny bit of fantasy collide in eye-popping panels, loaded with heart." -- Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth series Peggy is scared: She's struggling to recover from polio and needs crutches to walk, and she and her neighbors are worried about the rumors of Communist spies doing bad things. On top of all that, Peggy has a hard time at school, and gets taunted by her classmates. When she finds a mysterious artifact that gives her the ability to fly, she thinks it's the solution to all her problems. But if Peggy wants to keep it, she'll have to overcome bullies, outsmart FBI agents, and escape from some very strange spies! Emily's Review I love historical graphic novels and this one ticked all the boxes for me - great protagonist, fleshed-out historical time period, a hint of sci-fi, and loads of action! I really liked Peggy as the protagonist, she reminded me of Meg from A Wrinkle in Time. At the beginning of the story, she complains a lot about how her life isn't fair. She is bullied at school by kids who act like her polio might be contagious, she's frustrated at her body for not healing faster and needing the help of crutches, and she's dealing with a lot of difficulty with her father. He hasn't been the same since returning from the Korean War. She struggles but finds out over the course of the story that she is stronger than she ever thought. Oh, and did I mention she finds a magic alien object that gives her superpowers and now spies and government agents after her? I also really loved the message of this book. The author did a really great job of portraying the realities of the 1950s, not the idealized version so many people believed it to have been. Communist witch hunts, the struggles of returning soldiers from war overseas, the polio epidemic, honestly, a lot of it felt eerily similar to today's America. The story reminds us that we've been here before, and we can learn to do better. Because of the mature nature of the story, I think this would be best for kids ages 10 and up. Other Similar Books Other suggestions on the subject of McCarthyism and the Red Scare. Red Scare: A Graphic Novel (by: Walsh, Liam Francis, UMG, YA) Commie Pinko (by: Nichols Lynch, Janet, YA) Last Night at the Telegraph Club (by: Nichols Lo, Malinda, YA, A) Lavender House (by: Rosen, Lev AC, YA, A) Other suggestions on the subject of the Cold War. What Fell From the Sky (by: Cuevas, Adrianna, United States, MG) Red Scare: A Graphic Novel (by: Walsh, Liam Francis, United States, UMG, YA) A Night Divided (by: Nielson, Jennifer A., East Germany, UMG) The Story That Cannot Be Told (by: Kramer, J. Kasper, Romania, UMG) Last Night at the Telegraph Club (by: Nichols Lo, Malinda, United States, YA, A) The Witch Who Came in from the Cold (by: Smith, Lindsay, Czechoslovakia, YA) Commie Pinko (by: Nichols Lynch, Janet, United States, YA) Sekret (by: Smith, Lindsay, Soviet Union, YA) Lavender House (by: Rosen, Lev AC, United States, YA, A) Skandal (by: Smith, Lindsay, Soviet Union, United States, YA) Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (by: Sheinkin, Steve, United States, YA) I Must Betray You (by: Sepetys, Ruta, Romania, YA, A) The Berlin Letters (by: Reay, Katherine, Germany, United States, A) What's New: Books. Lots of Books. 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