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Most Recently Published Book Suggestions (2021) Mornings With Monet (2021, by: Rosenstock, Barb, LE, Monet) Dear Mr. Dickens (2021, by: Churnin, Nancy, LE, MG, Charles Dickens, antisemitism) She Caught the Light: Williamina Stevens Fleming: Astronomer (2021, by: Lasky, Kathryn, LE, Science, Space, Williamina Fleming) Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross (2021, by: Sorell, Traci, LE, MG, WWII, Cherokee Nation, Indigenous Americans, Space Race, Women in Science) The 1619 Project: Born on the Water (2021, by: Hannah-Jones, Nikole, Watson, Renee, LE, MG, Geneology, Civil Rights, Atlantic Slave Trade) Fossils From Lost Worlds (2021, by: Laverdunt, Damien, MG, Evolution) A Slip of a Girl (2021, by: Reilly Giff, Patricia, MG, Irish Land Wars) By the Light of Fireflies (2021, by: Walsh, Jenni L., MG, American Revolution, Sybil Ludington, Spies) The Age of Dinosaurs (2021, by: Brusatte, Steve, MG, UMG, Dinosaurs) Clan (2021, by: Brouwer, Sigmund, MG, UMG, Ice Age) History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics (2021, by: Messner, Kate, MG, UMG, Plagues, Pandemics) Ophie's Ghosts (2021, by: Ireland, Justina, MG, UMG, Jim Crow, Ghosts, Great Migration) My Name is Phillis Wheatley (2021, by: Cooper, Afua, MG, Phillis Wheatley, Slavery, Poets and Writers) Rez Dogs (2021, by: Bruchac, Joseph, MG, UMG, Indigenous Americans, Wabanaki Nation, COVID-19 Pandemic, Plagues) Escape This Book! Titanic (2021, by: Doyle, Bill, MG, UMG, Titanic) The Gilded Girl (2021, by: Coleman, Alyssa, MG, Gilded Age, magic) Stealing Home (2021, by: Torres, J, MG, UMG, WWII, Japanese Internment) Root Magic (2021, by: Royce, Eden, MG, UMG, Civil Rights) Peacemaker (2021, by: Bruchac, Joseph, MG, UMG, Indigenous Americans, Iroquois Nation) The Legend of Auntie Po (2021, by: Khor, Shing Yin, MG, UMG, Logging Town, Chinese Immigration, Tall Tales and Legends, LGBTQ+) Cold War Correspondent (2021, by: Hale, Nathan, MG, UMG, Korean War) History Smashers: Pearl Harbor (2021, by: Messner, Kate, MG, UMG, WWII, Pearl Harbor) The Middle Ages: A Graphic History (2021, by: Janega, Eleanor, YA, A, Medieval Life) City of the Plague God (2021, by: Chadda, Sarwat, MG, UMG, Mesopotamia, Gilgamesh) While I Was Away (2021, by: Brown, Waka T., MG, UMG, Japanese Culture) Cuba in my Pocket (2021, by: Cuevas, Adrianna, MG, UMG, Immigration) Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre (2021, by: Boston Weatherford, Carole, MG, Tulsa Race Massacre, Civil Rights) History Smashers: The American Revolution (2021, by: Messner, Kate, MG, UMG, American Revolution) Ground Zero (2021, by: Gratz, Alan, UMG, YA, 9/11, Afghanistan War) The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Young Readers' Edition (2021, by: Theoharris, Jeanne, UMG, YA, Civil Rights, Segregation, Resistance) Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna (2021, by: Dobbs, Alda P., UMG, Mexican Revolution) In The Shadow of the Moon (2021, by: Cherrix, Amy, UMG, YA, Space, Space Race, Operation Paperclip, Soviet Union) Ancient History: A Secular Exploration of the World (2021, by: Hanson, Stephanie, Hauris, Elizabeth, MG, UMG, World History) The Burning (Young Readers Edition) (2021, by: Beard, Hilary, Madigan, Tim, UMG, YA, Tulsa Race Massacre, Civil Rights) When the World Was Ours (2021, by: Kessler, Liz, UMG, YA, WWII, Holocaust) A Thousand Ships (2021, by: Haynes, Natalie, YA, A, Trojan War) The Corpse Queen (2021, by: Herrman, Heather M., YA, A, Grave Robbers, Women in Science) Daughter of Sparta (2021, by: Andrews, Claire, YA, A, Sparta) The Island of Missing Trees: A Novel (2021, by: Shafak, Elif, YA, A, Postcolonial Cyprus) Angel of Greenwood (2021, by: Pink, Randi, YA, A, Tulsa Race Massacre, Civil Rights) Firekeeper's Daughter (2021, by: Boulley, Angeline, YA, A, Indigenous Americans, Ojibwe Nation, drug abuse) Concrete Rose (2021, by: Thomas, Angie, YA, A, Modern Age) Names in a Jar (2021, by: Gold, Jennifer, YA, A, Holocaust, WWII) Bad Girls Never Say Die (2021, by: Mathieu, Jennifer, YA, A, Social Classes, Feminism) Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (2021, by: Sheinkin, Steve, YA, Cold War) Luck of the Titanic (2021, by: Lee, Stacey, YA, A, Titanic, Chinese Immigration) The Witch's Heart (2021, by: Gornichec, Genevieve, YA, A, Norse Mythology) Leonora in the Morning Light (2021, by: Carter, Michaela, YA, A, WWII, Art) The Hidden Palace (2021, by: Wecker, Helene, YA, A, Immigrants, Jewish History) The City Beautiful (2021, by: Polydoros, Aden, YA, A, Gilded Age, Jewish Immigration, Chicago World's Fair) The Silence of Bones (2021, by: Hur, June, YA, A, political murder, Joseon Era) Sixteen Scandals (2021, by: Jordan, Sophie, YA, A, Regency Era) My Contrary Mary (2021, by: Hand, Cynthia, Ashton, Brodi, Meadows, Jodi, YA, A, Tudors, Mary Stuart) The Last Checkmate: A Novel (2021, by: Saab, Gabriella, YA, WWII, Chess, Auschwitz) Our Violent Ends (2021, by: Gong, Clohe, YA, A, Romeo and Juliet) Last Night at the Telegraph Club (2021, by: Nichols Lo, Malinda, YA, A, McCarthyism, Cold War, Chinese American Immigrants, LGBTQ+) Poison Priestess (2021, by: Popovic, Lana, YA, Catherine Monvoisin) The Last Rose of Shanghai: A Novel (2021, by: Dai Randel, Weina, A, WWII, Jewish Immigration) The Last Queen: Elizabeth II (2021, by: Irving, Clive, A, Elizabeth II) The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music (2021, by: Grohl, Dave, A, Dave Grohl, Musicians) Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife (2021, by: Weir, Alison, A, Tudors, Katharine Parr) The Forgotten Kingdom, Book II (2021, by: Pike, Signe, A, Arthurian Legends) Evil Roman Emperors (2021, by: Barlag, Phillip, A, Roman Emperors) Light Perpetual (2021, by: Spufford, Francis, A, WWII) Queens of the Crusades: England's Medieval Queens (2021, by: Weir, Alison, A, Kings and Queens) Miss Eliza's English Kitchen: A Novel of Victorian Cookery and Friendship (2021, by: Abbs, Annabel, A, Victorian Era, Food) A Tip for the Hangman (2021, by: Epstein, Allison, A, Tudors, Elizabeth I) Hour of the Witch (2021, by: Bohjalian, Chris, A, Witch Trials) The Bookseller of Dachau (2021, by: Ryan, Shari J., A, WWII) The Dictionary of Lost Words (2021, by: Williams, Pip, A, WWI, Women's Suffrage, Oxford English Dictionary) The Death of Jane Lawrence: A Novel (2021, by: Starling, Caitlin, A, Gothic Fantasy, Victorian Era) The Lost Apothecary (2021, by: Penner, Sarah, A, Plagues, Women in Science, London, Poison) Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel (2021, by: Doerr, Anthony, A, Historical Fiction) Featured Weekly Book Suggestion - 10/11/2021 Modern Age When You Reach Me Author: Stead, Rebecca Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: Modern Age Time Frame: 1979 Geographic Area: North America Country:United States Topics:American Life, Time Travel Genre: Historical Fantasy Reading Age: Middle Grade, Upper Middle Grade Format: Novel Published: 2009 American History > Modern Age > 1970s This Newbery Medal winner that has been called "smart and mesmerizing," (The New York Times) and "superb" (The Wall Street Journal) will appeal to readers of all types, especially those who are looking for a thought-provoking mystery with a mind-blowing twist. Shortly after a fall-out with her best friend, sixth-grader Miranda starts receiving mysterious notes, and she doesn’t know what to do. The notes tell her that she must write a letter—a true story, and that she can’t share her mission with anyone. It would be easy to ignore the strange messages, except that whoever is leaving them has an uncanny ability to predict the future. If that is the case, then Miranda has a big problem—because the notes tell her that someone is going to die, and she might be too late to stop it. Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Fiction A New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book Five Starred Reviews A Junior Library Guild Selection Emily's Review This is such a quiet, introspective book. At its core, it is a story about friendship and learning how to become separate from each other while still being friends. Also, it's one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read. Miranda is a 6th grader in 1970s NYC. She and her best friend Sal have suddenly grown apart, her mother is practicing to compete on $20,000 Pyramid, and she starts getting these strange notes from a mysterious person who seems to know about things before they happen. The writing is lyrical and beautiful, and the story has a great sense of time and place. It felt like the late 1970s, there is some commentary about latchkey kids, kids being on their own and learning to be street smart, but also reliable adults who are there to guide and care for them. The scifi element of the story is complex but also done in a way that I think is easy to understand, yet doesn't dumb it down for kids. It also parallels A Wrinkle in Time, another of my all-time favorite books. I love this story so much and I think that it will someday be considered a children's classic. Other Similar Books Other suggestions on the subject of the American Life. When You Reach Me (by: Stead, Rebecca, MG, UMG) El Deafo (by: Bell, Cece, MG, UMG) Other suggestions on the subject of the Time Travel. When You Reach Me (by: Stead, Rebecca, MG, UMG) Kindred (by: Butler, Octavia E., YA, A) What's New: Books. Lots of Books. Other Links: HistoryBookByBook on Facebook History_BookByBook on Instagram History_BookByBook on Twitter Arrrghschooling on YouTube BuildYourLibrary.com BuildYourLibrary on Facebook