Difference between revisions of "Main Page"

From History Book By Book
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(31 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 91: Line 91:
 
| class="MainPageBG" style="width:55%; border:1px solid #cedff2; background:#f5faff; vertical-align:top;"|
 
| class="MainPageBG" style="width:55%; border:1px solid #cedff2; background:#f5faff; vertical-align:top;"|
 
{|id="mp-right" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#f5faff;"
 
{|id="mp-right" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top; background:#f5faff;"
−
! <h2 id="mp-itn-h2" style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Book Suggestions Published in 2022</h2>
+
! <h2 id="mp-itn-h2" style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Book Suggestions Published in 2023</h2>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|style="color:#000;"| <div id="mp-itn">
 
|style="color:#000;"| <div id="mp-itn">
−
{{#ask: [[Category:Books]] [[PubDate::2022]]
+
{{#ask: [[Category:Books]] [[PubDate::2023]]
 
  | ?PubDate =
 
  | ?PubDate =
 
  | ?Author = by
 
  | ?Author = by
Line 104: Line 104:
  
  
−
See also: [[Recently_Published#2021|2021]] | [[Recently_Published#2020|2020]]
+
See also: [[Recently_Published#2022|2022]] | [[Recently_Published#2021|2021]] | [[Recently_Published#2020|2020]]
  
 
|-
 
|-
−
! <h2 id="mp-otd-h2" style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Featured Weekly Book Suggestion - 6/27/2022</h2>
+
! <h2 id="mp-otd-h2" style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Featured Weekly Book Suggestion - 1/16/2023</h2>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|style="color:#000;"| <div id="mp-otd">
 
|style="color:#000;"| <div id="mp-otd">
Line 114: Line 114:
 
! style="font-size:120%; background:lightblue; text-align:center; padding:5px 0;" | Modern Age
 
! style="font-size:120%; background:lightblue; text-align:center; padding:5px 0;" | Modern Age
 
|-
 
|-
−
| style="padding:15px;" | [[File:ThisRebelHeart.jpg|250px]]<br>
+
| style="padding:15px;" | [[File:TheLostYear.jpg|250px]]<br>
−
'''This Rebel Heart'''<br>
+
'''[[The Lost Year]]: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine'''<br>
−
'''Author:''' Locke, Katherine<br>
+
'''Author:''' Marsh, Katherine <br>
−
'''[https://amzn.to/3u2FWSD Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9780593381243 BookShop.org]<br><br>'''
+
'''[https://amzn.to/3WEGV7w Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9781250313607 BookShop.org]<br><br>'''
 
'''Time Period:''' Modern Age <br>
 
'''Time Period:''' Modern Age <br>
−
'''Time Frame:''' 1956<br>
+
'''Time Frame:''' 1933<br>
−
'''Geographic Area:''' Europe <br>
+
'''Geographic Area:''' Russia <br>
−
'''Country:''' Hungary<br>
+
'''Country:''' Russia, United States<br>
−
'''Topics:''' [Hungarian Revolution<br>
+
'''Topics:''' Holodomor, Soviet Union <br>
 
'''Genre:''' Fiction <br>
 
'''Genre:''' Fiction <br>
−
'''Reading Age:''' Young Adult, Adult<br>
+
'''Reading Age:''' Upper Middle Grade<br>
−
'''Format:''' Novel<br>
+
'''Format:''' Chapter Book<br>
−
'''Published:''' 2022
+
'''Published:''' 2023
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
'''''[[World History|World History]]''' > [[Modern Age Booklist|Modern Age]] > Hungarian Revolution ''
+
'''''[[World History|World History]]''' > [[Modern Age Booklist|Modern Age]] > Soviet Union''
  
−
'''A tumultuous tale of the student-led 1956 Hungarian revolution—and an all too timely look at the impact of Communism and the USSR in Eastern Europe—set in a fabulist, colorless post-WWII Budapest from Sydney Taylor Honor winner Katherine Locke.'''
+
'''From the author of Nowhere Boy - called “a resistance novel for our times” by The New York Times - comes a brilliant middle-grade survival story that traces a harrowing family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine that devastated Soviet Ukraine in the 1930s.'''
−
 
−
'''“A haunting, beautiful read that centers queer Jewish characters.” —BuzzFeed'''
 
  
−
In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most--safe from the Holocaust. But that was before the Communists seized power. Before her parents were murdered by the Soviet police. Before Csilla knew things about her father's legacy that she wishes she could forget.
+
Thirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist dad is stuck overseas indefinitely, and his mom has moved in his one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother to ride out the pandemic, adding to his stress and isolation.
  
−
Now Csilla keeps her head down, planning her escape from this country that has never loved her the way she loves it. But her carefully laid plans fall to pieces when her parents are unexpectedly, publicly exonerated. As the protests in other countries spur talk of a larger revolution in Hungary, Csilla must decide if she believes in the promise and magic of her deeply flawed country enough to risk her life to help save it, or if she should let it burn to the ground.
+
But when Matthew finds a tattered black-and-white photo in his great-grandmother’s belongings, he discovers a clue to a hidden chapter of her past, one that will lead to a life-shattering family secret. Set in alternating timelines that connect the present-day to the 1930s and the US to the USSR, Katherine Marsh’s latest novel sheds fresh light on the Holodomor – the horrific famine that killed millions of Ukrainians, and which the Soviet government covered up for decades.
  
−
With queer representation, fabulist elements, and a pivotal but little-known historical moment, This Rebel Heart is Katherine Locke's tour de force.
+
An incredibly timely, page-turning story of family, survival, and sacrifice, inspired by Marsh’s own family history, The Lost Year is perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys' Between Shades of Gray and Alan Gratz's Refugee.
  
 
==Emily's Review==
 
==Emily's Review==
 +
This story had me hooked from the first chapter. Told in multiple perspectives across two timelines, we learn the history of one family during the Holodomor.
  
−
This was one of my most anticipated books of 2022, and it did not disappoint me. I love discovering historical fiction about time periods I've never read about before. Katherine Locke set their story during the Hungarian Revolution of the 1950s, and I love that they centered a Jewish girl. I can trace my family's heritage to Hungary, though they either left before the Holocaust or perished during it. So I'm always interested in reading more about Hungary, and I really enjoyed learning more about this time period.
+
We're following the perspectives of three children - Matthew, who lives in 2020 New Jersey and is living through the early days of the Covid pandemic, Helen, a Ukrainian American girl living in 1933 Brooklyn, and Mila, a young Soviet girl in 1933 Kyiv. Matthew's GG, or Great Grandmother has come to live with them during the pandemic. When his mother grounds him and takes away his switch, he spends his time helping his GG sort through her boxes of belongings. This is where he discovers a long-buried secret.
  
−
The story is beautifully written, and very lyrical - it had moments that felt almost like a fairy tale. I really enjoyed the fantastical elements as well - Csilla has a connection to the river. It saved her during the Holocaust, and she hears it whispering to her frequently. There is also an Angel of Death, a Golem, and the way the author creates a colorless world to symbolize Soviet-controlled Hungary, only introducing color as the people begin to revolt.  
+
GG tells him the story of three cousins. Helen, a young girl determined to help her family in Ukraine, Nadiya, a starving Kulak, and Mila, a spoiled Soviet communist. The way the author wove these children's stories together was captivating. I literally couldn't put this book down. I really appreciated the way the author used reporting and media to tell the story. The characters in this book are so vibrant that they practically walk off the page. I loved seeing their sheer determination and will to live. This story left me wanting to read more about this period in history.  
  
−
I will say that I had issues with the pacing of the story. The first third of the book was very slow, and then all of the action happens in the last third. I think that the last third was also the best part of the story - it's when the characters really get to shine and you see the relationships blossom.  
+
I think children will find this story fascinating. It paints a vivid picture of a devastating time period and links it to the modern day in a way that I think grounds the story for modern readers. I appreciate that the author based a lot of this story on her own family history.
−
 
 
−
I loved just how Jewish the story was as well - the golem, the Angel of Death, discussions of antisemitism, the Holocaust, it was really well done. There were also several queer characters, and I always enjoy seeing queer people just living their lives in different eras of history. They existed then just as they do now.
 
−
 
 
−
Overall, I really liked the story and I recommend reading it if you are interested in reading about protest and revolution in history.  
 
  
 
==Other Similar Books==
 
==Other Similar Books==
−
Other suggestions on the subject of '''Hungary'''.
+
Other suggestions on the subject of the '''Soviet Union'''.
  
−
{{#ask: [[Category:Books]] [[Country::Hungary]]
+
{{#ask: [[Category:Books]] [[Topic::Soviet Union]]
 
  | ?Author = by
 
  | ?Author = by
−
| ?Topic =
 
 
  | ?Reading Age =
 
  | ?Reading Age =
 
  | sort=ReadAgeNum
 
  | sort=ReadAgeNum

Revision as of 19:57, 15 January 2023

History book by book logo.jpg
Welcome to History Book By Book,
Reading your way through history... one book at a time...

> We are currently recommending a total of (1,059) books, divided into (65) specific booklists on this website.

First Time Here? Check Out: Frequently Asked Questions | How Do I Use History Book By Book (HBBB)?

General Outline

Prehistory Booklist (4,500,000,000-6000 BCE)

  • Stone Age (2,600,000-3300 BCE)

Early Civilization Booklist (6000-3000 BCE)

  • Ancient China (6000-220 CE)
  • Mesopotamian Civilization (3500–500 BCE)
  • Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1900 BCE)
  • Bronze Age (3300-1200 BCE)
  • Ancient Egypt (3100-30 BCE)

Classical Age Booklist (3000 BCE-400 CE)

Early Medieval Booklist (400–699 CE)

High Middle Ages Booklist (700-1399 CE)

  • Vikings (790–1100)
  • Aztec Civilization (1345–1521)

Renaissance Booklist (1400-1599 CE)

Enlightenment Booklist (1600-1699 CE)

Age of Revolutions Booklist (1700-1839 CE)

Industrial Age Booklist (1840-1899 CE)

Modern Age Booklist (1900 CE - present)


See also: American History | African American History | Indigenous American History | Jewish History


List of All Booklists

Other Booklists

Why is HBBB a thing?

I am a list maker. I love organizing booklists, to-do lists, checklists of all kinds. I spend a great deal of my time researching books for my job and I’ve often found it frustrating that there isn’t one reliable resource where I can find an organized timeline of literature. So I’ve created one. I’ve set out to create a resource that will guide you on a literary adventure through history.

You can find books here on just about every time period or historical topic and for any age level. I’ve done my best to research and vet each title to ensure that this list is filled with living books. I’ve noted content warnings when necessary and my daughters and I have reviewed many of the titles recommended. This has been and will continue to be a labor of love, as we continue to build this website and update these book suggestions. I hope you find it helpful!

Thanks and Happy Reading, Emily

Emily's Favorites

History book by book.jpg

Book Suggestions Published in 2023


See also: 2022 | 2021 | 2020

Featured Weekly Book Suggestion - 1/16/2023

Modern Age
TheLostYear.jpg

The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine
Author: Marsh, Katherine
Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org

 Time Period: Modern Age
Time Frame: 1933
Geographic Area: Russia
Country: Russia, United States
Topics: Holodomor, Soviet Union
Genre: Fiction
Reading Age: Upper Middle Grade
Format: Chapter Book
Published: 2023

World History > Modern Age > Soviet Union

From the author of Nowhere Boy - called “a resistance novel for our times” by The New York Times - comes a brilliant middle-grade survival story that traces a harrowing family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine that devastated Soviet Ukraine in the 1930s.

Thirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist dad is stuck overseas indefinitely, and his mom has moved in his one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother to ride out the pandemic, adding to his stress and isolation.

But when Matthew finds a tattered black-and-white photo in his great-grandmother’s belongings, he discovers a clue to a hidden chapter of her past, one that will lead to a life-shattering family secret. Set in alternating timelines that connect the present-day to the 1930s and the US to the USSR, Katherine Marsh’s latest novel sheds fresh light on the Holodomor – the horrific famine that killed millions of Ukrainians, and which the Soviet government covered up for decades.

An incredibly timely, page-turning story of family, survival, and sacrifice, inspired by Marsh’s own family history, The Lost Year is perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys' Between Shades of Gray and Alan Gratz's Refugee.

Emily's Review

This story had me hooked from the first chapter. Told in multiple perspectives across two timelines, we learn the history of one family during the Holodomor.

We're following the perspectives of three children - Matthew, who lives in 2020 New Jersey and is living through the early days of the Covid pandemic, Helen, a Ukrainian American girl living in 1933 Brooklyn, and Mila, a young Soviet girl in 1933 Kyiv. Matthew's GG, or Great Grandmother has come to live with them during the pandemic. When his mother grounds him and takes away his switch, he spends his time helping his GG sort through her boxes of belongings. This is where he discovers a long-buried secret.

GG tells him the story of three cousins. Helen, a young girl determined to help her family in Ukraine, Nadiya, a starving Kulak, and Mila, a spoiled Soviet communist. The way the author wove these children's stories together was captivating. I literally couldn't put this book down. I really appreciated the way the author used reporting and media to tell the story. The characters in this book are so vibrant that they practically walk off the page. I loved seeing their sheer determination and will to live. This story left me wanting to read more about this period in history.

I think children will find this story fascinating. It paints a vivid picture of a devastating time period and links it to the modern day in a way that I think grounds the story for modern readers. I appreciate that the author based a lot of this story on her own family history.

Other Similar Books

Other suggestions on the subject of the Soviet Union.

What's New:

Books. Lots of Books.

Other Links:
Retrieved from "http://historybookbybook.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=5554"