In Visby the Virtuoso: The Classical Cruising Cat, author Liane Alitowski introduces readers to Visby, a black cat with a gift for piano playing.
Browsing: Historical Fiction
A writer of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for audiences of all ages, Sheila is a professor in the MFA program at Hamline University, where she also serves as the fiction editor for Water~Stone Review.
My Brigadista Year is the latest middle-grade book from the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson. It’s a historical novel that follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel Castro’s national literacy campaign.
Which five words best describe The War I Finally Won?
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: Once safe, Ada can heal.
Kiersten White’s And I Darken, first book in her new trilogy, is rich with historical detail and brutally believable characters. And I Darken represents the best of both the historical young adult fiction genre.
Tonya Bolden’s Crossing Ebenezer Creek is moving, beautifully-written, and powerful.
Susanna Chapman studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design and now designs children’s books for a publisher outside Boston.
Karen English is a Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winner and the author of the Nikki and Deja and The Carver Chronicles series.
In The Quickest Kid in Clarksville, Pat Zietlow Miller perfectly captures the essence of little girls who adore a hero like Wilma Rudolph.
Which five words best describe Flashback Four #2: The Titanic Mission?
Dan Gutman: Exciting! Dangerous! Historic! Dramatic! Unbelievable!