There was a time, not so very long ago, when I was not familiar with the Melendy family. Sure, I had heard them mentioned by friends, and they sounded like a nice enough family. But my life, I thought, was full. Ooops. For those that don’t know about the Melendys, they are the center of [...]
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My new favorite family, the Melendys
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 19th century houses, Elizabeth Enright, Melendy Family, World War II on January 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »
The Perils of Historical Fiction
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historical fiction, women's history, World War II on January 8, 2010 | 7 Comments »
It’s not that I don’t like historical fiction for kids. It’s just that there’s so much bad historical fiction out there–books that probably aren’t going to convert any kids to the history-nerd lifestyle. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been doing a lot more reading than usual. Due to the bizarre combination of a [...]
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