Archives: Books

  • stella by starlight

    October 15, 2017
    *Stella Mills’ character is loosely based on the author’s grandmother who grew up in a small, segregated African-American town similar…
  • full of beans

    October 7, 2017
    There are so many good audiobooks that take place in historical Florida! Many of the books I’ve listened to so…
  • birchbark house

    September 30, 2017
    The Birchbark House is the first in a 5 book series written by master storyteller Louise Erdrich and inspired by…
  • unbound

    September 24, 2017
    Many books about slavery mention the Underground Railroad as an aid to helping slaves reach the northern states which had…
  • countdown

    September 18, 2017
    The audiobook Countdown by Deborah Wiles is amazing! It includes actual radio and television news clips, snippets of popular songs,…
  • talking leaves

    September 14, 2017
    This is the first audiobook I listened to for the Audiobook Tour of US History project and I highly recommend…
  • cold fear

    September 10, 2017
    I listened to the audio version of Cold Fear by Rick Mofina. It was narrated by Christian Rummel, who did…
  • the queens poisoner

    August 25, 2017
    I listened to the audiobook version of The Queen's Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler, read by Kate Rudd. The story opens…