Category: History

May 1, 2025

An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi *** (of 4)

A much needed, and enthusiastically rendered account of the history of Africa as seen through the eyes of Africans. Badawi, a native of Sudan, and...

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May 1, 2025

Bomb by Steve Sheinkin *** (of 4)

A young adult award winning (Newberry Honor, Sibert Medal) account of the making of the world’s first nuclear bomb and attempts by the Russians to...

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February 25, 2025

James by Percival Everett **** (of 4)

On the face of it, a book that can be described in a single sentence. What would the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn look like if...

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January 16, 2025

Keeping the Faith by Brenda Wineapple **** (of 4)

What makes this account of the 1925 Scopes trial in Tennessee so compelling--in which a school teacher was arrested for breaking a state law forbidding...

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January 3, 2025

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon *** (of 4)

Athenian soldiers attacked ancient Syracuse (Sicily) in 414 BCE, expecting a quick victory. They lost. Athenian soldiers were captured and held in a quarry on...

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