Book reviews for the young and the old. This site reviews children, teen, and adult books with a few interesting things thrown into the mix. Check out the labels on the right hand side for specific genres or topics.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Sorry I Have Been Missing
Monday, July 18, 2022
Andrew Jackson by Terri Kanefield
Teri Kanefield does an excellent job of giving us a well
rounded view of Andrew Jackson. As a teacher I know that a lot of what is
taught in our history classes is a glorified view of men and their actions. We
don’t always get the whole picture. We see him in one case going against the
supreme court because he thought that his opinion and his decisions as the
president were worth more than the judgement of the supreme court. He managed
to create an environment in Georgia whereby their actions eventually drove the
Cherokee people out of Georgia. He is presented as a passionate family man. He
definitely had trust issues when it came to government. However, the author
provided a lot of information to entice you to do further research. This is a
book that should be in every school library.
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Child of Etherclaw by Matty Roberts
From the very first page of this book the reader is taken on a Science Fiction ride where the action is non-stop. The author has created a very realistic world where society lives on the fringes. Only those in New Cascadia who work for the major company, controlled by a "religion" live a good life. Fenlee and her brother Elliott live on the bottom tier of New Cascadia. Fenlee is pretty much raising her brother as their father is away for work. I mean away as in somewhere in space. The lives of Fenlee and hear two best friends are put in danger the day Eliott is kidnapped.
Fenlee learns just how corrupt the government is, and it is so much worse than she ever imagined. I was hooked from page one. The world building is so realistic I was drawn in and felt the fear, anger and range of emotions that Fenleed and the other characters felt. The book ended in a way that was nice and tidy. However, I am hoping that there will be a sequel as there were a couple of things that were not tied up a neatly as I would have like. This is definitely a book I want to put in the hands of my students.