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Insights Into Kate’s Home Life

The Imaginary Curriculum: Summer Reads, the U.S. History Edition

June 22, 2011Kate 1 Comment

I just got back from Maryland, where I spent a whirlwind weekend doing Very Important Paperwork Things, running a 10 mile race I totally failed to train for (meaning I ran some and walked more), and visiting my baby nephew… Continue Reading →

An Imaginary Curriculum: Summer Reading, Subway Literature, The Floating Saloon Ambrose Bierce, Barbara Tuchman, Civil War, Crazy Germans, David Kennedy, Death and Dismemberment, Drew Gilpin Faust, Exciting Things Like Tramp Scares, Ian W. Toll, Insights Into Kate's Home Life, Michael Bellesiles, Scott Westerfeld, Soap Box Moments, Summer Reading, The Nephew Collection, The War of 1812, U.S. History, Which It's Something To Do With Patrick O'Brian, WWI

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“Once upon a time, it was magical”: true of the book and its setting alike. --Kirkus

An elegant feat of telescopic storytelling. --PW, starred review

Resplendent...a sophisticated tale filled with masterful world building, time travel, science, and nautical life. --School Library Journal

This world has a seductive, fairy-tale quality — Patrick O’Brian’s Captain Aubrey series as seen through the lens of Hayao Miyazaki. --The New York Times

An enchanting, empowering, and cozy read. --Booklist, starred review

A brainy, satisfying assemblage of puzzles with an immensely likable protagonist. --Kirkus, starred review

Brimful of intrigue, plucky wannabe adventurers, and some suspiciously artful iron. A fascinating, intricate tale of friendship and rescue. --Kirkus, starred review

Spine-tingling, action-packed, and emotionally powerful. --School Library Journal

Haunting and inspiring...Filled with mystery, cannonfire and the horrors of war and a villain who's nightmare-scary. --BoingBoing

An eerie and atmospheric vision of early twentieth-century Americana, electrified by supernatural traces and a generously complex look at good, evil, and the wide swath in between. --Booklist, starred review

Tasty challenges for preteen Poirots, middle-grade Miss Marples, and "Jigsaw Jones" grads. --Kirkus

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