The Christmas Truce of 1914 - a picture book roundup

(This post gets filed under the rubric Better Late Than Never. My Kiddo arrived home at 2:00 AM Christmas morning, we've been catching up, and I forgot to set this up to publish automatically.)The story of the Christmas...

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Merry Christmas! Wishing Everyone...

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The Night Garden by Polly Horvath

It’s early spring 1945. In the small coastal town of Soote, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the kids have been given their summer vacation in the spring while the roof of their school is being fixed. Which is OK by...

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From the Archives #29: Comrades of the Air by Dorothy Carter

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Trailer Reveal: Brave by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Giveaway)

Title: BraveAuthor: Jennifer L. ArmentroutSeries: A Wicked Saga, #3Publication Date: December 11, 2017Synopsis: Ivy Morgan hasn't been feeling like herself lately. Not like anyone can blame her. After all, being held captive...

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2017 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Today is National Pearl Harbor Day and at a time when it feels like we are edging closer and closer to another war, it's a good time reflect on that day 76 years age that forced the United States into World War II when a...

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Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar

It’s 1942 and while Britain and the rest of the world are engaged in WWII, in Bombay (today’s Mumbai), the Quit India movement, whose goal is to rid India of British rule and gain independence, is begun with a speech by Mahatma...

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