Quinlan Library Book Blog » Historical Fiction http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org AISJ Middle School students speak out about books! Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:27:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 The Star of Kazan By Eva Ibbotson http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/the-star-of-kazaz-eva-ibbotson/ http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/the-star-of-kazaz-eva-ibbotson/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:39:33 +0000 aisjblogger http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/the-star-of-kazaz-eva-ibbotson/ the-star-of-kazan.jpgSummary: Annika a twelve year old foundling in late ninteenth century Vienna, inherits a trunk of costume of jewerly, and soon afterwords a woman claming to be her aristocratic mother arrives and takes to live in a strangely decreipt mansion in Germany.

Review By Azza: This is an extremely amazing book that I could not put down. It ’s discriptive way of writing is original and unlike any other. Everybody should and have to read it. It is fabulous!! 10/10

]]> http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/the-star-of-kazaz-eva-ibbotson/feed/ 0 Shadow Spinner By Susan Fletcher http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/shadow-spinner-by-susan-fletcher/ http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/shadow-spinner-by-susan-fletcher/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:15:04 +0000 aisjblogger http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/shadow-spinner-by-susan-fletcher/ shadow-spinner.jpgSummary: When Marjan a thirteen year old crippled girl, joins the Sultan’s harem in ancient Perisa, she gathers for the Shahrazad stories which will save the Queen’s life.  

 Review: By Azza Shadow is a great book that caught my eye. My mom used to tell me the story when I was young and it is one of my favourite childhood stories .  It is a story that has been passed down many generations and is very original. It is a one of the must read books in your life and must be in every library in the world. Don’t miss out! 8/10

]]> http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/shadow-spinner-by-susan-fletcher/feed/ 0 Out of the Dust By Karen Hesse http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/out-of-the-dust-by-karen-hesse/ http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/out-of-the-dust-by-karen-hesse/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:46:25 +0000 aisjblogger http://aisjblogger.edublogs.org/2007/01/25/out-of-the-dust-by-karen-hesse/ out-of-the-dust.jpg Summary: In a series of poems, fifteen year old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family’s wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression.

 Review By Azza: I really enjoyed reading this book. We read this book last year in English and talked about all the features of the great Depression at that time. It is written in an interesting form of poetry. It will keep you want to read it over and over again.  9/10

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