GJSHS book reviews

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Entries Tagged as 'Historical Fiction'

Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

April 7th, 2006 · No Comments

Fever 1793 is a great book for people who like to read about dramatic, bad times that are based on events that actually occured with “real” people in “real” times. Fever 1793 is a book that describes the life of the protagonist, Maddie, a young girl who’s mother owns a cafe with her grandfather in [...]

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Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

September 14th, 2005 · No Comments

The story begins with clever, intuitive Maisie Dobbs meeting her first client in her brand new detective agency, a man who believes his wife is cheating on him.  Not being the typical detective, Maisie goes beyond spying and pretends to just meet this woman randomly.  Secrets are shared (she’s not cheating, she’s visiting her childhood [...]

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