Tag Archives: WWII

Book Review: Flowers in the Gutter by K. R. Gaddy

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*Title: Flowers in the GutterAuthor: K. R. GaddyPublisher: Dutton Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: January 7, 2020ISBN: 9780525555414 Synopsis for Goodreads:Flowers in the Gutter is told from the points of view Gertrude, Fritz, and Jean, three young people from working-class neighborhoods in Cologne,Continue reading “Book Review: Flowers in the Gutter by K. R. Gaddy”

Book Review: The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Light Between Worlds Author: Laura E. Weymouth Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: October 23, 2018 ISBN: 9780062696878 Synopsis from Goodreads:Five years ago, Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell cowered from air strikes in a London bomb shelter. But that night took a turnContinue reading “Book Review: The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth”

Book Review: The Girl They Left Behind

*I received this book from the publisher.* Title: The Girl They Left Behind Author: Roxanne Veletzos Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: October 9, 2018 ISBN: 9781501187681 Synopsis from Goodreads: On a freezing night in January 1941, a little Jewish girl is found on the steps of an apartment building in Bucharest. With Romania recently allied withContinue reading “Book Review: The Girl They Left Behind”

Review: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Warlight Author: Michael Ondaatje Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Publication Date: May 8, 2018 ISBN: 9780771073786 Synopsis from Goodreads: In a narrative as beguiling and mysterious as memory itself–shadowed and luminous at once–we read the story of fourteen-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister,Continue reading “Review: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje”

Review: Shadow Child by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Shadow Child Author: Rahna Reiko Rizzuto Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: May 8, 2018 ISBN: 9781538711453 Synopsis from Goodreads: A haunting and suspenseful literary tale set in 1970s New York City and World War II-era Japan, about three strong women, theContinue reading “Review: Shadow Child by Rahna Reiko Rizzuto”

Review: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Manhattan Beach Author: Jennifer Egan Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: October 3, 2017 ISBN: 9781476716732 Synopsis from Goodreads: Manhattan Beach opens in Brooklyn during the Great Depression. Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to the house of a man who, sheContinue reading “Review: Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan”

Review: The Trick Emanuel Bergmann

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.* Title: The Trick Author: Emanuel Bergmann Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: September 17, 2017 ISBN: 9781501155826 Synopsis from Goodreads: Sweeping between Prague during World War II and modern day Los Angeles, this deeply moving debut follows a young Jewish man in 1934 whoContinue reading “Review: The Trick Emanuel Bergmann”

Review: A Reunion of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell

Title: A Reunion of Ghosts Author: Judith Claire Mitchell Publisher: Harper Publication Date: March 2015 ISBN: 9780062355881   Synopsis from Goodreads: In the waning days of 1999, the Alter sisters—Lady, Vee, and Delph—finalize their plans to end their lives. Their reasons are not theirs alone; they are the last in a long line of Alters whoContinue reading “Review: A Reunion of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell”

Review: Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

*I received this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* Title: Girl in the Blue Coat Author: Monica Hesse Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date:  April 5, 2016 ISBN: 9780316260602 Synopsis from Goodreads: Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days finding and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, nights hidingContinue reading “Review: Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse”