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History should be every child’s favorite subject. Any single year of history is full of drama, action, crises of faith, heroism and discovery. Somehow, though, many schoolbooks miss the point and turn history into a dry list of dates and names. Kids call it boring, and they’re not wrong. But considering that history is, in most instances, not a very tidy or polite situation, textbooks struggle with making it child-safe and, a far harder task, parent-approved. Enter The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History , one of the best history books a family could have. Jennifer Armstrong has managed to find stories that show the development of America in all its messy, idealistic, violent, conflicted, innovative glory... Click here for more of the curledupkids.com review of Jennifer Armstrong and Roger Roth's The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History.
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One spring morning, Valerie Leftman follows her boyfriend, Nick, into the commons area of their high school. Expecting him to confront a bully about breaking her MP3 player, Valerie - along with the rest of the student body - is stunned when Nick pulls out a gun and begins shooting. As classmates dive for cover, it becomes apparent that Nick is targeting kids from a “hate list” she created.
When it’s over, Valerie herself has been shot while unconsciously saving another student; Nick is dead. After a summer of seclusion, including a stay in a mental health ward, it’s time for Valerie to head back to school. Will the kids consider her a hero or a monster? The thing is, even Valerie doesn’t know which one she might be... Click here for more of the curledupkids.com review of Jennifer Brown's young adult novel Hate List. |
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