Age: 10+
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Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield, illustrations by Catherine Barnes. Written in 1916.
Reminder: Nana’s Books are rated G. Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. My copy was printed in 1946, and on the inside front cover, written in pencil: “This book belongs to: Gayla H. Dennis”– my mom. She loved this… Continue reading
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When the Dikes Broke, by Alta Halverson Seymour, illustrated by Al Schmidt. Written in 1958.
Reminder: Nana’s Books are rated G. Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to screaming wind, banging shutters, clanging church bells and wailing sirens – and the sound… Continue reading
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Tree of Freedom, by Jean Fritz. Written in 1947.
Reminder: Nana’s Books are rated G. Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. Wow, our ancestors were tough! This incredible book is told from the perspective of Stephanie Venable, age 13. The year is 1780. The Revolutionary War is still… Continue reading
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What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? By Jean Fritz. Written in 1976. Illustrated by Margot Tomes.
Reminder: Nana’s Books are rated G. Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. This book was named a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, and a Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of… Continue reading
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The Threatening Fog, by Leon Ware, written in 1952.
Reminder: Nana’s Books are rated G. Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. Eben Tyrell Hall lives on an Air Force base in Texas with his mom and his dad, who is a B-47 squadron commander. When… Continue reading
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Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham. Written in 2010
Reminder: Nana’s Books are rated G. Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. I read this book when it first came out, and I liked it. I just reread it, and I really liked it. Why is that? In… Continue reading
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The Mooring Tree, by Gertrude Robinson, written in 1957.
Reminder: Nana’s Books are rated G. Anyone could read them, or listen to them being read aloud. When we first meet Jason Ware, he is 13, and it’s the year 1609. He’s in an English port town, alone (except for two… Continue reading
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