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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 - 7/12/2021 Industrial Age Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster Author: Auxier, Jonathan Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org Time Period: Industrial Age Time Frame: 1874 Geographic Area: Europe Country: Great Britain Topics: Child Labor, Victorian England Genre: Historical Fantasy Reading Age: Middle Grade, Upper Middle Grade Format: Chapter Book Published: 2020 World History > Industrial Age > Child Labor For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on “climbing boys”—orphans owned by chimney sweeps—to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless, and brutally dangerous. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived—and a girl. With her wits and will, she’s managed to beat the deadly odds time and time again. But when Nan gets stuck in a deadly chimney fire, she fears her time has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature—a golem—made from ash and coal. This is the creature that saved her from the fire. Sweep is the story of a girl and her monster. Together, these two outcasts carve out a life—saving one another in the process. By one of today’s most powerful storytellers, Sweep is a heartrending adventure about the everlasting gifts of friendship and hope. Emily's Review I read this aloud with my 10-year-old... and oh my goodness. What a beautiful book. It definitely lived up to the hype. The storytelling was done so well These felt like real people, walking off the page to tell us their story. It had so many things that I love in books - Victorian London setting, children finding a magical protector, Judaism in a story NOT about the Holocaust (far rarer than you'd think), and a really nasty villain. A beautiful blend of historical fiction and fantasy, with themes of friendship, sacrifice and courage. I think this is a book that both my daughter and I will reread in the future. Other Similar Books Other suggestions on the subject of Child Labor. The Child Labor Reform Movement: An Interactive History Adventure (by: Otfinoski, Steven, MG) Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster (by: Auxier, Jonathan, MG, UMG) 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