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Francie Nolan, avid reader, penny-candy connoisseur, and adroit observer of human nature, has much to ponder in colorful, turn-of-the-century Brooklyn. She grows up with a sweet, tragic father, a severely realistic mother, and an aunt who gives her love too freely--to men, and to a brother who will always be the favored child. Francie learns early the meaning of hunger and the value of a penny. She is her father's child--romantic and hungry for beauty. But she is her mother's child, too--deeply practical and in constant need of truth. Like the Tree of Heaven that grows out of cement or through cellar gratings, resourceful Francie struggles against all odds to survive and thrive. -
2voteSeveral scholars have explored approaching Baum’s story as an allegory representing themes, perspectives, and changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution. Examples include how Baum’s used the tin man to represent the steel industry, the scarecrow to portray farmers in rural America, the yellow brick road to allude to the gold standard, and the tornado to signifying the Panic of 1893.
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1voteThings Fall Apart is a novel set among the Igbo people in Nigeria during the British colonial period. The book follows Okonkwo, a clan leader and wrestling champion, though personal struggles of courage and masculinity.
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1voteThe Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey is a historical fiction "mystery" book in which a bedridden detective becomes interested in Richard III and the mystery of the Princes in the Tower. He completes research on Richard III and comes to the conclusion that contrary to popular belief/opinion, Richard III was probably not responsible for the two princes' deaths.
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Great historical fiction; especially for high school students.
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