Yellow Wife, A Novel by Sadeqa Johnson
What would it be like if the man who owned you, married you, and then forced you to help him sell others? It really happened in the U.S., and Sadeqa Johnson dared to wonder how it felt in “Yellow Wife”.
19th-Century
Loved “The Children’s Blizzard”? Try these.
The Children’s Blizzard is not the best book ever written, but the topic is certainly interesting, and something you might want to know more about. Because children figured so heavily in this naturally disaster, children’s books are good options as read alongs when they are studying natural disasters, and there are several good books written …
Melanie Benjamin’s “The Children’s Blizzard”
What was it like to be one of the first settlers in blizzard country?
Best Book Club Questions for “The Known World”
Background and the best discussion questions for Edward P. Jones’ The Known World. What is so great about this book and what do I need to know about it?
“The Other Bennet Sister”, “Pride & Prejudice” Retold
Why Another Bennet Sister? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, no? Marguerite Gérard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Take an extremely popular book, especially one that a lot of people are required to read in school, put it in the public domain, and you will get a lot of spin-offs, prequels, and sequels. …
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