As you might guess, this is a book about a book, The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum. Actually, it is about the wife of L Frank Baum, a woman by the name of Maud Gage Baum, who had a rather eventful life. While this is a book of historical fiction, the author did Read More
Month: May 2021
Johnny Tremain, by Esther Hoskins Forbes
This is another book intended for young people that I missed growing up. And it was definitely around way back then – a 75th anniversary edition of this Newbery Award winner has been recently published. The fact that it was intended for a younger demographic makes it a quick and easy read. While it is Read More
The Ghost of Gold Mountain, by Gordon H Chang
This book is about the unnamed Chinese immigrants who helped build the western part of the Transcontinental Railroad. While their achievements were praised at the time, their names and histories have been, for the most part, lost to time. Chang’s book is an attempt to recover some of that history. In the mid-1800’s, the Central Read More