Synopsis: This is the fourth book in the Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis. It is about Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy returning to Narnia. More than thirteen hundred years have gone by in Narnia. Narnia has been conquered by the Telmarines, a group of invaders. Prince Caspian blows the magical horn, which brings the children …
Synopsis: This is the third book in the Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis. It follows Shasta, a boy raised by a Calormene fisherman who discovers he is not his father’s real son. He meets Bree, a talking horse from Narnia that is being held captive by Calormen, and they escape together and go to Narnia …
Synopsis: This is the second book in the Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. It is about four children Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy who discover the land of Narnia through a magical wardrobe and become the future kings and queens of Narnia after Aslan, kills the White Witch. First Lucy enters the wardrobe and discovers …
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis Synopsis: This is a prequel to the Narnia Series. It is about the creation of the Narnia world by Aslan, the lion, a thousand years, before The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. It has parallels with the book of Genesis and the beginning of creation, original sin, and …
Synopsis: This is the third book in the Civil War Series by Lynn Austin. It is about a slave girl, Anna, and a slave boy, Grady Fletcher during the Civil War. Review: I also enjoyed this book and loved the historical context behind it. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light …
Synopsis: This is a fiction book and the second book in the Civil War Series about Julia Hoffman, a Northern woman during the Civil War who sacrificed her family’s riches in order to be a nurse, and also Phoebe Bigelow, another Northern woman who disguised herself as a man in order to fight in the …
Synopsis: This is the first book in the Civil War Series about Caroline Fletcher, a Southern woman during the Civil War and the daughter of a wealthy slave-owning family from Richmond, Virginia. Her loyalties are torn between her father and her fiance, Charles St. John and the Confederate Cause and her slaves and fighting for …
Synopsis: This is a non-fiction book about Laura Ingalls Wilder, her life, childhood, and the truth behind the Little House Series. Review: I loved this book and found it to be very fascinating and interesting. If you are a fan of the Little House Series, I highly recommend this book. “As far as Laura was …
Synopsis: This is a fiction book that takes place during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl in Texas. It is about Elsa Wolcott. After she gets pregnant with the child of Rafe Martinelli, she is forced to marry him. However, Elsa does form a very close relationship with her in-laws, Rosa and Tony, whom are …
Synopsis: This is a fiction book that starts out in 1974 when the Allbright family moves from Seattle to Alaska. Leni is thirteen years old and lives with her mother, Cora, and her father, Ernt. Her father is a Vietnam Veteran and has PTSD after coming home from the war which results in him having …
