tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post7508351052782730118..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: History Ain't Bunk, Mr. FordProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-46456730380085841662011-11-07T21:46:30.622-06:002011-11-07T21:46:30.622-06:00Great post Michael! This is a fabulous list of his...Great post Michael! This is a fabulous list of historical mg fiction. cheers.bfavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164661338051897220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-80520072444141369032011-11-06T07:50:54.380-06:002011-11-06T07:50:54.380-06:00Excellent! Nice post!Excellent! Nice post!Sweet Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613556729394471187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-75873655113466410172011-11-05T09:56:09.261-05:002011-11-05T09:56:09.261-05:00Joanne, yes! "Sail by ash breeze."Joanne, yes! "Sail by ash breeze."Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-87797639384922854202011-11-05T09:10:55.148-05:002011-11-05T09:10:55.148-05:00@Dianne -- yes, yes, YOU should write a steampunk ...@Dianne -- yes, yes, YOU should write a steampunk novel! (And I'm sorry I spelled your name wrong earlier - ACK!)<br /><br />Michael, I just thought of a classic historical MG I loved in fifth grade: CARRY ON, MR. BOWDITCH. Anyone ever read this?Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-48476733999373761732011-11-05T06:24:02.951-05:002011-11-05T06:24:02.951-05:00Oh, I love MG historical! Fever sounds great -- I&...Oh, I love MG historical! Fever sounds great -- I've just gone and bought a copy online, I have to read it!Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-59163996095558180792011-11-04T16:25:57.446-05:002011-11-04T16:25:57.446-05:00@Joanne -- Aw, thanks! *blush*
I am beginning to ...@Joanne -- Aw, thanks! *blush*<br /><br />I am beginning to see more historical fiction slipping onto YA shelves, especially under the guise of steampunk. (Historical, with a wild card thrown in!)Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-24472714179440733982011-11-04T15:50:05.071-05:002011-11-04T15:50:05.071-05:00Well, I am not a big historical fiction fan in gen...Well, I am not a big historical fiction fan in general, and my experience (12 years) as a junior high ELA teacher actually indicates girls like historical fiction more, and boys shy away from it when it comes to MG.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-64811945452726129972011-11-04T13:42:01.017-05:002011-11-04T13:42:01.017-05:00Thanks for sharing yours! HATTIE BIG SKY by Kirby...Thanks for sharing yours! HATTIE BIG SKY by Kirby Larson was and is a favorite of mine. And that could go MG to YAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-25010672507674861842011-11-04T13:34:02.577-05:002011-11-04T13:34:02.577-05:00Ah, is that why British children say, "Penny ...Ah, is that why British children say, "Penny for the Guy?"<br /><br />Thanks so much for including me, Michael. It was fun. Love everyone else's choices too.<br /><br />(Note to Diane, for YA historical: what about THE BOOK THIEF? And THE BERLIN BOXING CLUB? And ANNEXED? Come to think of it, these are all about WWII... unlike your own novel, WE HEAR THE DEAD, which of course you know I loved!)Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-91385111775225764802011-11-04T10:00:29.396-05:002011-11-04T10:00:29.396-05:00I think my favorite is TO BE A SLAVE by Julius Les...I think my favorite is TO BE A SLAVE by Julius Lester, but I also love many of the ones listed here. I would also add ACROSS FIVE APRILS. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-9646081939264245472011-11-04T09:56:07.972-05:002011-11-04T09:56:07.972-05:00Thanks for the recommendations!Thanks for the recommendations!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-52359147563018608742011-11-04T09:45:35.822-05:002011-11-04T09:45:35.822-05:00I love Bud, Not Buddy too! All good choices tho.I love Bud, Not Buddy too! All good choices tho.Kristen Wixtedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270464973842125576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-75218857077193475902011-11-04T09:22:40.554-05:002011-11-04T09:22:40.554-05:00Oh, you didn't have to beg me! I adore MG hist...Oh, you didn't have to beg me! I adore MG historicals!! One YA historical I read recently is HARLEM SUMMER--funny and interesting all rolled in one. CHAINS, which I highlighted today is actually the first in a series, FORGE comes next, and ASHES is yet to come.<br /><br />I also loved FEVER 1793 and MOON OVER MANIFEST. THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE is amazing, as well as an older one titled THE GOLDEN GOBLET (Anciet Egypt) which my son reads again and again. My kids and I also love ALL of Christopher Paul Curtis's historicals. He writes with such sincerity and humor.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-16118355991998897142011-11-04T08:29:35.146-05:002011-11-04T08:29:35.146-05:00Did anyone mention THE ART OF KEEPING COOL, By Jan...Did anyone mention THE ART OF KEEPING COOL, By Janet Taylor Lisle? Really great historical MG. It's a WWII novel, fantastic story!Hilary Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199287020561210673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-22191873600703694342011-11-04T08:20:51.954-05:002011-11-04T08:20:51.954-05:00Let me add BLUE by Joyce Moyer Hostetter to the li...Let me add BLUE by Joyce Moyer Hostetter to the list. It's set in North Carolina during WWII and based on a true historical event...a polio epidemic.Shannon Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995777154718933415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-39593661309616972302011-11-04T08:13:34.590-05:002011-11-04T08:13:34.590-05:00This brings back a lot of MG reading memories. Tha...This brings back a lot of MG reading memories. Thanks all, for sharing your thoughts. I need to check some of these out!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-28696231327239691762011-11-04T07:40:48.039-05:002011-11-04T07:40:48.039-05:00Well, you've named a few of mine above. Most r...Well, you've named a few of mine above. Most recently, Moon Over Manifest. I LOVED reading that book. Another recent Historical MG I really liked was Heart of a Samurai by Margi PreusPaul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-14759331998680124102011-11-04T07:14:27.109-05:002011-11-04T07:14:27.109-05:00Great idea, Michael. You are thinking outside of t...Great idea, Michael. You are thinking outside of that box! *waving*<br /><br />I love these choices. I'll have to read Bud, Not Buddy. Moon Over manifest is a fantastic read. Great picks everyone!<br /><br />And about the missing YA historical reads. I think writers just need to write some good historical YA. Write it and they will come.<br /><br />Poor, poor Guy Fawkes! And as to Henry Ford? Well, he went down in history. Ha!Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-39101071276064083332011-11-04T06:01:38.291-05:002011-11-04T06:01:38.291-05:00I don't see as much YA historical as I'd l...I don't see as much YA historical as I'd like, but one I really enjoyed was Open Wounds, by Joe Lunievicz.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-66429062468269163922011-11-04T05:49:20.138-05:002011-11-04T05:49:20.138-05:00I knew it! I knew it! I knew Britain celebrated a ...I knew it! I knew it! I knew Britain celebrated a terrorist plot with fireworks -- or, rather, the foiling of a terrorist plot. (Patting self on back.)<br /><br />As for historical fiction, there is a ton of wonderful historical fiction for MG readers, and what's more -- MG readers LOVE historical fiction! I can tell you that for certain, having taught 23 years of 5th grade.<br /><br />So, WHY is historical fiction for YA readers so scarce? I can testify to that too, after having a YA historical on submission and hearing from editors that "Historical is a hard sell for teens." What happens in those intervening years to make history LESS interesting?<br /><br />Personally, I just don't get it.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-67265594889742197262011-11-04T05:31:16.288-05:002011-11-04T05:31:16.288-05:00Everyone had such good choices. I don't read e...Everyone had such good choices. I don't read enough historical fiction but it's such a good way to read about other times while reading a good story. Thanks for posting this.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com