Just a teenager, Dita is charged with making sure the books are hidden away if any Nazis or Kapos darken the school doors. She knows the power of books and takes her role seriously as the librarian of Auschwitz.
Monthly Archives: August 2020
The Secret Diary of Sarah Chamberlain was a quick and interesting read. It’s a great book for middle school and teenage readers who love history. It’s fast-paced and keeps the seriousness of the war at the right age level.
The Secret Diary of Sarah Chamberlain by Sarah Norkus
My second novel was published Aug. 25, 2020! Life After is a young adult/middle grade dystopian novel about life after a solar flare takes out the power for most of the U.S.
Author Update: Second Novel Published!
I was fascinated to find out at the end of Remarkable Creatures that the book is based on true historical events. Mary Anning is actually one of the early discoverers of dinosaur fossils.
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
“He was sounding the deeps of his nature, and of the parts of his nature that were deeper than he, going back into the womb of Time.” Buck is a dog with a good life, living on a farm with an owner that makes sure his basic needs are met. […]
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Kissack’s story is intermingled with the story of five fishermen who got lost at sea after a storm off the coast of Mexico. As they drift, turtles sustain them, rainwater and reading a Bible one of the men had brought along. Two in their party die along the way and a Taiwanese ship finally rescues them after 286 days. When Kissack hears their story, he feels called by God to share their story of faith and survival with the world. However, he can’t find a good fit until he learns to tie his story to theirs.
The Fourth Fisherman by Joe Kissack
Can a disadvantage be an advantage? And, can an advantage be a disadvantage? The Biblical story of David and Goliath is a story that proves both of those can be true. In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell explores various cases in life where the underdog often succeeds because of a disadvantage.
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
After Frankenstein brings his man to life, he quickly realizes he created a monster. The book never describes the monster, but does say Frankenstein is created with parts found in crypts.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Virginia Hall is a woman more people should know about. She was an American who not only helped Britain, but also America, as a spy during WWII. She helped the French Resistance while working for Britain and then helped find information in Germany while working for the U.S. Then, she went on to become one of the first women officers in the CIA. Her story is told in A Woman of No Importance.
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
Sarah Anne's Bookshelf - July 2020