Our Reading Life: February 2024

07/02/2024 1h 4min Episodio 303
Our Reading Life: February 2024

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Diane’s References
Picture of Charlton Heston’s son 
Ben Hur by Lew Wallace  
Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore
Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter 
A Women of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
Virginia Was a Spy by Catherine Urdahl
The Spy with the Wooden Leg: The Story of Virginia Hall by Nancy Polette
Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelsen 
Nicholas Winton and the Rescued Generation: Save One Life, Save the World by Muriel Emanuel
The Light That Shines Forever: The True Story and Remarkable Rescue of 669 Children on the Eve of World War II by David Warner
Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sis
One Life movie

Sara Masarik’s References 
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen 
America’s Children Books by James Otis 
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigurd Undset 
Blackout by Connie Willis
All Clear by Connie Willis
Guernsey and the Literary Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Sarah Kim’s References
Beowulf Burton Raffel translation
Beowulf Seamus Heaney translation
The Boys of Blur by N. D. Wilson
N. D. Wilson - beloved author
The Push Cart War by Jean Merrill
Best in Children’s Books Vol. 16 The Best Birthday by Quail Hawkins
Napoleon's Hemorrhoids: And Other Small Events That Changed History by Phil Mason

Tanya’s References 
Purple House Press: The Gift of the Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson 
The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen   

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