Kids Books - Historical

Lifeboat 12

Lifeboat 12

By Susan Hood

Lifeboat 12 is a book about Ken and his dad, sister, and step mom. He's going to Canada to get out of world war ll. Three days into the trip he and 19 boys and girls get torpedoed. He runs to his lifeboat but forgot his coat so he runs back to his bunk and grabs his coat but his lifeboat left without him so he joins lifeboat 12. They had two weeks until they got to Ireland. They saw a plane and a boat but one plane saw them and saved them. Then when they got back to land no one in his family was there to bring him home so one of the people in lifeboat 12 brought him to a gas station and his dad was there to bring him home.

Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II

Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II

By Alan Gratz

Projekt 1065 is a book written by Alan Gratz and is about a young boy named Micheal O'Shaunessey he is going to try to steal the plans for Projekt 1065. Micheal's dad is the Irish ambassador. His parents are spy's for the allies. Micheal has a friend named Fritz and at school he showed him the plans for Projekt 1065. One day an English airman got shot down. Micheal is apart of the Hitler Youth so he has to find him, but he is a spy so he has to make sure he is safe. he found the airmen and his parents brought him into their house. Fritz wanted to join the S.S. and they both did. Micheal purposely killed the other people in Fritz group. That group has to complete an assassination to kill somebody from America. It is up to Micheal to save the the person from being killed.

The Maze of Bones (39 Clues, No. 1)

The Maze of Bones (39 Clues, No. 1)

By Rick Riordan

"You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue." - Author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the 39 Clues is a Cahill family competition. You either pick the million dollars or get the first clue. The Cahill family is the world's most powerful family. Name someone, they are in the family. Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin. Anybody. Even Amy and Dan didn't know they were related to people that famous. How could they be poor then? Who were their mom and dad? They had a lot of questions. Now they were stuck with their aunt. Their Grandmother Grace Cahill had left them. She was a great grandmother. I liked that Rick Riordan used words to describe the character's feelings at the time. Their au revoire is Nellie, who will take them all over the world. This book was really good. They find Clue 2 when they thought someone took it from them. I would recommend this book to mystery lovers and action lovers. I rate this 5 stars.

Magic Tree House #21: Civil War on Sunday

Magic Tree House #21: Civil War on Sunday

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Silver War on Sunday by Marry Pope Osborne. It tells about a boy and a girl named Jake and Annie. Who went on a magic tree house bake to the silver War. There they saw tents they went down by the tents and meet a nurse named Clara Barton. She asked Annie and Jake to help the wounded solders. Jake and Annie were brave an saved many solders life.

Words on Fire

Words on Fire

By Jennifer A. Nielsen

Audra knows her parents are up to something. So, when her parents are debating something important about telling Audra something, she wishes to know what. The Russian Cossack have banned Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and the language. This makes a ton of people who live in Lithuania annoyed. You would get into big trouble if you were caught speaking Lithuanian or practicing the religion. Audra is even more confused when an angry crowd of Russian Cossack soldiers appear at their door. Her dad motions for Audra and Audra’s mother to flee while he stalls them. Soon Audra’s mother and father can’t go on. In a hurry, they hand her an important package, that Audra has no idea what's inside, and tell her to run. This means abandoning her parents to a terrible, horrible, tragic fate. Meaning the Russian soldiers will do what they like with them. That never means something good. Audra runs for it though, figuring if she doesn’t get caught too, she can figure out a way to save her parents. She joins a secret group of book smugglers and learns how books are more that just words. But will she give it up to save her parents?

I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived #11)

I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived #11)

By Lauren Tarshis

Oscar Starling was an 11 year old boy who never wanted to go to Chicago. When he was at his farm in Castle a few years ago his dad died in a blizzard. But since that happened things have changed. His mom married another man named Mr. Morrow, he was an artist in Chicago. When he was there he painted a picture of the farm. When he and they left Castle they went to Chicago. At the train station there the suitcases were taken by a girl. Oscar followed her to her house from the Palmer House Hotel. At her house embers were flying everywhere making new fires.

National Geographic Readers: Nelson Mandela (Readers Bios)

National Geographic Readers: Nelson Mandela (Readers Bios)

By Barbara Kramer

This book is about Nelson Mandela . He was the President of South Africa. I wrote a report on him in 4th grade and I am now in 5th grade.

Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog

Stubby the War Dog: The True Story of World War I's Bravest Dog

By Ann Bausum

I really want to read it!!!!! I've read lots of other books like this but I haven't read this one. The book looks awesome too!

I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79

I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79

By Lauren Tarshis

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This exciting, fun-filled, adventurous story depicts a boy named Marcus and his father's life in Pompeii. Marcus is afraid when the ground trembles one day and asks his father what he thinks. His father agrees and soon after Mount Vesuvius erupts. Marcus and his father have to face a life-threatening challenge: to escape and survive the epic destruction of Pompeii.

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