Tuesday, December 18, 2018

2019 Reading Challenges: Historical Fiction

2019 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
Host: Passages to the Past (sign up)
January - December 2019
# of books: I'm aiming for Prehistoric 50+ books. (If there was a level between a mere 25 books and 50, I'd probably choose that.)

1) Veronica. (Sunfire #18) Jane Claypool Miner. 1986. Scholastic. 220 pages. [Source: Bought]
2)  With You Always. (Orphan Train #1) Jody Hedlund. 2017. Bethany House. 359 pages. [Source: Review copy]
3) Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness. As told to Robert Specht. 1976. 342 pages. [Source: Bought]
4) Ivanhoe. Walter Scott. 1819. 544 pages. [Source: Bought]
5) The Murder of Patience Brooke. (Charles Dickens Investigations #1)  J.C. Briggs. 2018. Sapere Books. 290 pages. [Source: Review copy]
6) Together Forever (Orphan Train #2) Jody Hedlund. 2018. Bethany House. 343 pages. [Source: Library]
7) The Black Moth. Georgette Heyer. 1921/2009. Sourcebooks. 355 pages. [Source: Review Copy]
8) Seven Alone. Honore Willsie Morrow. 1926/1977. Scholastic. 240 pages. [Source: Own]
9) Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster. Jonathan Auxier. 2018. 368 pages. [Source: Library]
10) Winnie's Great War. Lindsay Mattick and Josh Greenhut. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. 2018. Little, Brown. 244 pages. [Source: Library]  *talking animals
11) The Plot Against America. Philip Roth. 2004. 391 pages. [Source: Library] *alternate history
12) Searching for You (Orphan Train #3) Jody Hedlund. 2018. Bethany House. 341 pages. [Source: Review copy]
13. Love to Everyone. Hilary McKay. 2018. 336 pages. [Source: Library]
14. Grave Mercy. Robin LaFevers. 2012/2019. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 560 pages. [Source: Review copy]
15. Annelies. David R. Gillham. 2019. 480 pages. [Source: Library]
16. The Night Diary. Veera Hiranandani. 2018. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
17. Journey of the Pale Bear. Susan Fletcher. 2018. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
18.  Finding Langston. Lesa Cline-Ransome. 2018. Holiday House. 112 pages. [Source: Review copy]
19. Cotillion. Georgette Heyer. 1953/2007. Sourcebooks. 355 pages. [Source: Review copy]
20. The Book Thief. Markus Zusak. 2006. Random House. 560 pages. [Source: Bought]
21. Cate of the Lost Colony. Lisa M. Klein. 2010. Bloomsbury. 336 pages. [Source: Review copy]
22. I Survived The Nazi Invasion, 1944. Lauren Tarshis. 2014. Scholastic. 112 pages. [Source: Review copy]
23. The Crown and the Crucible. (The Russians #1) Michael R. Phillips and Judith Pella. 1991. Bethany House. 416 pages. [Source: Bought]
24. Healing Hearts. Sarah M. Eden. 2019. Shadow Mountain. 336 pages. [Source: Review copy]
25. Venetia. Georgette Heyer. 1958/2009. Harlequin. 368 pages. [Source: Gift]
26. Hattie Big Sky. Kirby Larson. 2006. 289 pages. [Source: Library]
27. A Clearing in the Wild. (Change and Cherish #1) Jane Kirkpatrick. 2006. Waterbrook. 368 pages. [Source: Review copy]
28. How I Became A Spy. Deborah Hopkinson. 2019. Random House. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
29.  Alone in the Wild (The Oregon Trail #5) Jesse Wiley. 2019. Scholastic. 160 pages. [Source: Review copy]
30. Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc. David Elliott. 2019. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 208 pages. [Source: Review copy]
31. The Truth About Martians. Melissa Savage. 2018. 336 pages. [Source: Library]
32. These Old Shades. Georgette Heyer. 1926/2008. Harlequin. 384 pages. [Source: Bought]
33.  Refugee. Alan Gratz. 2017. Scholastic. 352 pages. [Source: Review copy]
34.  Number the Stars. Lois Lowry. 1989. (Won Newbery in 1990) 137 pages. [Source: Bought]
35. Stepsister. Jennifer Donnelly. 2019. Scholastic. 352 pages. [Source: Review copy] *fairy godmother
36. Devil's Cub. Georgette Heyer. 1932/2003. Harlequin. 272 pages. [Source: Bought]
37. The Oregon Trail: The Wagon Train Trek. Jesse Wiley. 2019. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 176 pages. [Source: Review copy]
38) The Only Woman in the Room. Marie Benedict. 2019. Sourcebooks. 256 pages. [Source: Library]
39) Song for the Stars. Ilima Todd. 2019. Shadow Mountain. 352 pages. [Source: Review copy]
40) Courageous. Yona Zeldis McDonough. 2018. [Nov] Scholastic. 192 pages. [Source: Review copy]
41) Death at Hungerford Stairs. (Charles Dickens & Superintendent Sam Jones #2) J.C. Briggs. 2018. Sapere Books.  290 pages. [Source: Review copy]
42) Kidnapped. Robert Louis Stevenson. 1886. 276 pages. [Source: Bought]
43) A House Divided (The Russians #2) Michael R. Phillips and Judith Pella. 1992. Bethany House. 352 pages. [Source: Bought]
44) Courage to Be Counted. (A Clubmobile Girls Novel) Eleri Grace. 2019. Bugle Call Books. 350 pages. [Source: Review copy]
45)  Resistance. Jennifer A. Nielsen. 2018. Scholastic. 385 pages. [Source: Review copy]
46)  The Good Son: A Story From the First World War Told In Miniature. Pierre-Jacques Ober. Illustrated by Jules Ober and Felicity Coonan. 2019. Candlewick Press. 104 pages. [Source: Review copy]
47) The White City. (True Colors) Grace Hitchcock. 2019. Barbour Books. 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
48) The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Heather Morris. 2018. 262 pages. [Source: Library]
49)  The Wind Blows Free. Loula Grace Erdman. 1952/2006. 271 pages. [Source: Library]
50) Daisies and Devotion (Mayfield Family #2) Josi S. Kilpack. 2019. Shadow Mountain. 304 pages. [Source: Review copy]
51) Crossing Stones. Helen Frost. 2009. FSG. 184 pages. [Source: Library]
52) Les Miserables. Victor Hugo. Translated by Julie Rose. 1862/2008. Modern Library. 1330 pages. [Source: Bought]
53) The Refuge. Ann H. Gabhart. 2019. Revell. 400 pages. [Source: Review copy]
54. The Pink Bonnet (True Colors #2) Liz Tolsma. 2019. Barbour. 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
55. The Wide Horizon. Loula Grace Erdman. 1956/2007. Bethlehem Books. 279 pages. [Source: Library]
56. Voices from the Underground Railroad. Kay Winters. Illustrated by Larry Day. 2018. 48 pages. [Source: Library]
57. Ten Cents A Dance. Christine Fletcher. 2008. Bloomsbury. 356 pages. [Source: Review copy]
58. The Gown. Jennifer Robson. 2018. 371 pages. [Source: Library]
59. The Convenient Marriage. Georgette Heyer. 1934. 322 pages. [Source: Bought]
60. The Good Land. Loula Grace Erdman. 1959/2007. Bethlehem Books. 185 pages. [Source: Library]
61. Murphy's Law. Rhys Bowen. 2001. 240 pages. [Source: Library]
62. Beverly, Right Here. Kate DiCamillo. 2019. Candlewick Press. 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
63. The Lady of the Lakes: The True Love Story of Sir Walter Scott. Josi S. Kilpack. 2017. Shadow Mountain. [Source: Library]
64.   Death of Riley. (Molly Murphy #2) Rhys Bowen. 2002. 336 pages. [Source: Library]
65. In Farleigh Field. Rhys Bowen. 2017. Lake Union. 397 pages. [Source: Review copy]
66. For the Love of Mike (Molly Murphy #3) Rhys Bowen. 2003. 336 pages. [Source: Library]
67. A Song of Joy. Lauraine Snelling. 2019. Bethany House. 464 pages. [Source: Review copy]
68. Noelle at Sea: A Titanic Survival Story. Nikki Shannon Smith. Illustrated by Alessia Trunfio. 2019. 112 pages. [Source: Library]
69. Resistance Women. Jennifer Chiaverini. 2019. 608 pages. [Source: Library]
70.  The Victory Garden. Rhys Bowen. 2019. 368 pages. [Source: Library]
71. More Than Words Can Say. (Patchwork Family #2) Karen Witemeyer. 2019. Bethany House. 368 pages. [Source: Review copy]
72. In Like Flynn. (Molly Murphy #4) Rhys Bowen. 2005. 352 pages. [Source: Library]
73.  Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin #2) Robin LaFevers. 2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 387 pages. [Source: Review copy]
74. Mistress of the Ritz. Melanie Benjamin. 2019. Random House. 384 pages. [Source: Review copy]
75. Oh Danny Boy (Molly Murphy #5) Rhys Bowen. 2006. 338 pages. [Source: Library]
76. Marie, Dancing. Carolyn Meyer. 2005. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 272 pages. [Source: Bought]
77. Climbing the Stairs. Padma Venkatraman. 2008. 256 pages. [Source: Bought]
78. In Dublin's Fair City. (Molly Murphy #6) Rhys Bowen. 2007. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
79. I Always Loved You. Robin Oliveira. 2014. 343 pages. [Source: Library]
80.  Murder by Ghostlight. (Charles Dickens & Superintendent Sam Jones #3) 2019. 277 pages. [Source: Review copy]
81. Lovely War. Julie Berry. 2019. 480 pages. [Source: Library]
82. The True History of Lyndie B. Hawkins. Gail Shepherd. 2019. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
83. The Brave Princess and Me. Kathy Kacer. Illustrated by Juliana Kolesova. 2019. 32 pages. [Source: Review copy]
84. A Place to Belong. Cynthia Kadohata. Illustrated by Julia Kuo. 2019. 416 pages. [Source: Library]
85.  Anne Arrives. Kallie George. Illustrated by Abigail Halpin. 2018. 72 pages. [Source: Library]
86. Anne's Kindred Spirits. Kallie George. Illustrated by Abigail Halpin. 2019. 64 pages. [Source: Library]
87. The Lady and the Highwayman. Sarah M. Eden. 2019. Shadow Mountain. 352 pages. [Source: Review copy]
88. The Flight Girls. Noelle Salazar. 2019. 384 pages. [Source: Library]
89. One Good Deed. David Baldacci. 2019. 432 pages. [Source: Library]
90.  The Tuscan Child. Rhys Bowen. 2018. 336 pages. [Source: Library]
91. The Mostly True Story of Pudding Tat Adventuring Cat. Caroline Adderson. Illustrated by Stacy Innerst. 2019. 128 pages. [Source: Library]
92. Billy Boyle (Billy Boyle #1) James R. Benn. 2006. 294 pages. [Source: Library]
93. Girl Waits With Gun. (Kopp Sisters #1) Amy Stewart. 2015. 408 pages. [Source: Review copy]
94.  Cold Sassy Tree. Olive Ann Burns. 1984. 405 pages. [Source: Bought]
95. When Silence Sings. Sarah Loudin Thomas. 2019. Bethany House. 384 pages. [Source: Review copy]
96.  The First Wave (Billy Boyle #2) James R. Benn. 2007. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
97.  The Sunne in Splendour. Sharon Kay Penman. 1982. 936 pages. [Source: Library]
98. Tidelands. (The Fairmile #1) Philippa Gregory. 2019. 448 pages. [Source: Library]
99.  Lady Cop Makes Trouble. Kopp Sisters #2. Amy Stewart. 2016. 310 pages. [Source: Library]
100. Blood Alone (Billy Boyle #3) James R. Benn. 2008. 313 pages. [Source: Library]
101. Evil for Evil. (Billy Boyle #4) James R. Benn. 2009. 320 pages. [Source: Library]
102. Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions. (Kopp Sisters #3) Amy Stewart. 2017. 374 pages. [Source: Library]
103. Westering Women. Sandra Dallas. 2020 [January 7] 336 pages. [Source: Review copy]
104. White Bird: A Wonder Story. R.J. Palacio. 2019. 224 pages. [Source: Library]
105.  The Giver of Stars. Jojo Moyes. 2019. 400 pages. [Source: Library]
106. Rag and Bone (Billy Boyle World War II #5) James R. Benn. 2010. 320 pages. [Source: Library]
107. Gone With The Wind. Margaret Mitchell. 1936. 1037 pages. [Source: Book I Bought]
108.  Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit (Kopp Sisters #4) Amy Stewart. 2018. 309 pages. [Source: Library]
109. Spy Runner. Eugene Yelchin. 2019. 352 pages. [Source: Library]
110. Nine Open Arms. Benny Lindelauf. Translated into English by John Nieuwenhuizen. 2004/2014. 272 pages. [Source: Library]
111. The Secrets We Kept. Lara Prescott. 2019. 368 pages. [Source: Library]
112. Fing's War. Benny Lindelauf. Translated into English by John Nieuwenhuitzen. 2019. 376 pages. [Source: Library]
113. Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz #2) Heather Morris. 2019. St. Martin's Pres. 352 pages. [Source: Library]
114. A Mortal Terror (Billy Boyle #6) James R. Benn. 2011. 345 pages. [Source: Library]
115. Blood on the River. James Town 1607. Elisa Carbone. 2006. 237 pages. [Source: Library]
116. The Golden Tresses of the Dead (Flavia de Luce #10) Alan Bradley. 2019. 352 pages. [Source: Review copy]
117. A Vow for Christmas. (Spinster Mail-Order Brides #7) Linda Carroll-Bradd. 2019. 92 pages. [Source: Review copy]
118. Christmas at the Foyles Bookshop. Elaine Roberts. 2019. 297 pages. [Source: Review copy]
119. Christmas on the Home Front. (Land Girls #3) Roland Moore. 2019. 273 pages. [Source: Review copy]

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