(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. Hannah, dressed as a boy pirate, returns in her third and final Revolutionary War–era adventure. She must complete her mission for the Continental navy while foiling the treasure-stealing maneuvers of an evil pirate captain. The pace drags in places, but historical facts woven throughout leave readers with a fair sense of the time period. Reading list, websites.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. In 1866 Lee Chin works on the transcontinental railroad, earning money to free his sister from bondage in China (Iron). In Nazi-occupied Poland, the title character escapes the Warsaw ghetto (Simon's). Sarah Wright attempts to exonerate her father, accused of witchcraft (Devil's). The character-driven narratives can be choppy. "The Real History Behind the Story" is appended to each. Reading lists, websites. Review covers these Historical Fiction Adventures titles: The Iron Dragon, Simon's Escape, and The Devil's Door.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. In 1866 Lee Chin works on the transcontinental railroad, earning money to free his sister from bondage in China (Iron). In Nazi-occupied Poland, the title character escapes the Warsaw ghetto (Simon's). Sarah Wright attempts to exonerate her father, accused of witchcraft (Devil's). The character-driven narratives can be choppy. "The Real History Behind the Story" is appended to each. Reading lists, websites. Review covers these Historical Fiction Adventures titles: The Iron Dragon, Simon's Escape, and The Devil's Door.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. In 1866 Lee Chin works on the transcontinental railroad, earning money to free his sister from bondage in China (Iron). In Nazi-occupied Poland, the title character escapes the Warsaw ghetto (Simon's). Sarah Wright attempts to exonerate her father, accused of witchcraft (Devil's). The character-driven narratives can be choppy. "The Real History Behind the Story" is appended to each. Reading lists, websites. Review covers these Historical Fiction Adventures titles: The Iron Dragon, Simon's Escape, and The Devil's Door.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. In 1773 Boston, seventeen-year-old Oliver Carter is an apothecary for Dr. Benjamin Church. Church sells secrets to the British and places Oliver in grave danger (Liberty's). After Pearl Harbor, twelve-year-old Harry Yakamoto's family is sent to Manzanar. Things are made bearable only by playing baseball (Lucky). Brief historical accounts are appended to the character-driven stories, which tend toward overexplanation. Reading list, websites. Review cover these Historical Fiction Adventures titles: The Lucky Baseball and Liberty's Son.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. In this sequel to Hannah Pritchard: Pirate of the Revolution, the girl-disguised-as-a-boy main character and her fellow crewmates are captured by the British. Incarcerated aboard a prison ship, they endure terrible conditions before making a daring escape. Though the narrative is drawn out, the story ably incorporates accurate historical information. Reading list, websites.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. In 1773 Boston, seventeen-year-old Oliver Carter is an apothecary for Dr. Benjamin Church. Church sells secrets to the British and places Oliver in grave danger (Liberty's). After Pearl Harbor, twelve-year-old Harry Yakamoto's family is sent to Manzanar. Things are made bearable only by playing baseball (Lucky). Brief historical accounts are appended to the character-driven stories, which tend toward overexplanation. Reading list, websites. Review cover these Historical Fiction Adventures titles: The Lucky Baseball and Liberty's Son.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. The struggle to unionize early-twentieth-century factories is portrayed in this story of a Jewish immigrant family determined to make ends meet. Eleven-year-old Galena and older sister Anya work in deplorable, dangerous conditions. The period's political viewpoints are presented through Galena's perspective, a conceit that doesn't always sound natural. "The Real History Behind the Story" is appended. Reading list, websites.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. In Jesse, a boy's eagerness to join the Union fight is tempered by the brutality of war. In Hannah, a girl seeking revenge against the British for the murder of her family joins an American privateer ship disguised as a boy. Their adventures occasionally drag. Additional historical facts are appended. Reading list, websites. Review covers these Historical Fiction Adventures titles: Jesse Bowman and Hannah Pritchard.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(4) 4-6 Historical Fiction Adventures series. In Jesse, a boy's eagerness to join the Union fight is tempered by the brutality of war. In Hannah, a girl seeking revenge against the British for the murder of her family joins an American privateer ship disguised as a boy. Their adventures occasionally drag. Additional historical facts are appended. Reading list, websites. Review covers these Historical Fiction Adventures titles: Jesse Bowman and Hannah Pritchard.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan