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Pancakes-Paris
Reviewed by Sherry EarlyThis story would be great to read aloud on Pancake Tuesday or Mardi Gras or really anytime during the Lenten season. It would also be a fitting end to study of World War 2, with hope for the future after all the horrors of that war. Read the full review
The Perilous Gard
Reviewed by Sherry EarlyThis take-off on the story of Tam Lin and the Fair Folk is an oldie-but-goodie that deserves to be revived. Since fairy tale and folk tale retellings are so popular these days, young adult fans of authors Donna Jo Napoli, Jessica Day George, Robin McKinley, and Shannon Hale should check out this combination of folklore and historical fiction. Ms. Pope’s excellent novel won a Newbery Honor in 1975, an honor it richly deserved. Read the full review
Peter Stuyvesant of Old New York
Reviewed by Sherry EarlyPeter Stuyvesant is the biography of a man, the Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, as well as the history of the founding and growth of a city, New York City. I learned about Mr. Stuyvesant’s famous wooden leg, the result of his having his leg blown off by a cannonball on St. Martin’s Island in the Caribbean. Read the full review
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