I finished it last night and really enjoyed the read. It's super sad but also very compelling.

Thanks for coming by, Lydia!

THE FOUR WINDS is a good one! It's sad but very vivid and compelling. I haven't heard of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN CUBA. I'll check that one out.

Thanks for stopping by, Deanna!

It's one of my favorite genres! I'm glad I'm not the only hist fic lover out there :)

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Thanks for the link!

Right? I've been absolutely shocked by people's behavior during this election, not just by who some of them are choosing to vote for but how viciously and aggressively they're expressing their opinions. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but how about a little civility? Yikes.

I did a Google search for upcoming YA historicals and I didn't find much, unfortunately.

Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Sam!

Yeah, I don't know what to say about this election :( I have faith that the country is in God's hands and that gives me solace, no matter who's in the White House. I'm just glad the election is over and all the nastiness can die down, hopefully.

I'm sorry you haven't been able to lose yourself in books. It's nice to escape into imaginary worlds when the real one is too hard to take.

Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Sam!

America always survives, no matter who's in the White House, because God is the one who's truly at the helm!

Yeah, I'm excited to read both of the books you mentioned. All of Cooper's novels sound good - I need to get going on her backlist.

Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Lark!

Have you? I'd never heard of her before. I usually like novels-in-verse so I'll have to check out her other books as well.

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Historical fiction seems to be a hard sell for today's kids. That's so sad because some excellent hist fic is being written and it's such a great vehicle for not just learning about history but also really feeling like you're there.

I enjoyed BROTHER'S KEEPER, too. It's sad but so compelling. I learned a lot from it.

Thanks for coming by, Ms. Yingling! I'm glad you found my blog, too :)

Yes, it's been quite the embarrassing spectacle! I'm glad it's over, even if it hasn't gone the way I wanted it to.

I'm excited for THE MOONLIGHT SCHOOL especially. I like books set in Appalachia and I haven't read many about adult illiteracy, so this one sounds compelling to me. I hope we both enjoy these!

Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Cath!

Right? It sounds like such a good read! I can't wait.

Thanks for stopping by, Beth!

YES! I feel like we've been holding our collective breath since March. We all need to just chillax. Breathe in, breathe out ... and go back to ignoring the news!

Thanks for coming by, Debra!

I found all kinds of great-looking upcoming hist-fic titles in my searches. I wish I could have highlighted them all!

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It does sound like a fun read, doesn't it? I'm looking forward to it for sure. I hope we both love it!

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I tend to concentrate more on mystery/thrillers, but I love hist fic and definitely need to read more of it myself.

Thanks for stopping by, Nicole!

I've never heard of THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. I'll check it out.

Thanks for coming by, Deb!

My faith is sometimes the only thing that brings me comfort :)

I have a definite bias toward WWII in my historical fiction reading. It's just such an endlessly fascinating period! I am trying to branch out a little, though, since there are lots of wonderful hist fic novels that DON'T deal with WWII.

Thanks for stopping by, Holliehocks!

Oh, good! I'm so glad all of these appeal to you. I hope we both love them. Be sure to come back and let me know which you've read and what you think of them.

Thanks for coming by, Laura!

Crazy is a good way to describe this election! Yikes.

I'm always fascinating by Titanic books. I don't know why since they're so sad, but I'm always drawn to them. And if they're written by one of my favorite authors? There's NO WAY I can resist :)

Thanks for stopping by, Sara!

My preferred candidate certainly does not appear to be winning, but I guess it's not over 'til it's over, right?

My hobbies aren't very exciting, but I know we have some in common which doesn't surprise me at all :)

I'm glad you found some titles to pique your interest. If you do read any of them, be sure to let me know what you think.

Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Marianne!

So true. But I don't like what I see on the news about the States at the moment. So much hate!

I do hope it will all end peacefully.

And it's always such a pleasure to talk to you.

Have a good day.

Me, too! It sounds excellent.

Thanks for stopping by, Lexlingua!

Historicals have the most beautiful covers! I'm glad you found some titles that pique your interest. I hope we both enjoy them.

Thanks for dropping in, Alex!

BROTHER'S KEEPER is a great read, just really sad. I hope you enjoy it if you read it. I haven't read many books set in Russia in any time period, so THE FABERGE SECRET really intrigues me as well.

Thanks, as always, for coming by and commenting, Helen!