Our Reading Life: February 2024

Diane’s References

• Picture of Charlton Heston’s son 
• Ben Hur by Lew Wallace  
• Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore
• Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter 
• A Women of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
• Virginia Was a Spy by Catherine Urdahl
• The Spy with the Wooden Leg: The Story of Virginia Hall by Nancy Polette
• Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelsen 
• Nicholas Winton and the Rescued Generation: Save One Life, Save the World by Muriel Emanuel
• The Light That Shines Forever: The True Story and Remarkable Rescue of 669 Children on the Eve of World War II by David Warner
• Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sis
• One Life movie

Sara Masarik’s References 

• Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
• America’s Children Books by James Otis 
• Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigurd Undset 
• Blackout by Connie Willis
• All Clear by Connie Willis
• Guernsey and the Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Sarah Kim’s References

• Beowulf Burton Raffel translation
• Beowulf Seamus Heaney translation
• The Boys of Blur by N. D. Wilson
• N. D. Wilson - beloved author
• The Push Cart War by Jean Merrill
• Best in Children’s Books Vol. 16 The Best Birthday by Quail Hawkins
• Napoleon's Hemorrhoids: And Other Small Events That Changed History by Phil Mason

Tanya’s References 

• Purple House Press: The Gift of the Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
• Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson 
• The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen   

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