Historical fiction
Oh boy, do I love historical fiction. I seem to have picked up several this week and all of them about the 1960s. I read Countdown by Deborah Wiles two years ago and absolutely loved it. If you haven't read it, it's a chapter book about a girl who is living near a military base in 1961. Her dad is a military commander and the level of tension because of the political situation is extremely high. Add to that a crazy uncle (post traumatic stress syndrome, most likely) who is digging bomb shelters, a big sister who is trying to find her way, and boys... it's a complicated story. What I really like about it is the pictures, and there are a lot of them. The pictures use graphic images and words from that time period to help you really feel what's going on. I loved it! Well, Deborah Wiles has a new book out called "Revolution" and it's also about the 1960s but this one is about the Civil Rights movement and specifically about a community i...