Soundless
by Richelle Mead


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The Jewel
by Amy Ewing

First book in a new young adult trilogy

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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
by Karen Abbott


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Mississippi Jack
by L. A. Meyer

Book Five in the Bloody Jack Adventures.
Review contains spoilers for earlier books in the series.

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In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber
by L. A. Meyer

Book Four in the Bloody Jack Adventures.
Review contains spoilers for earlier books in the series.

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Come August, Come Freedom: The Bellows, The Gallows, and the Black General Gabriel
by Gigi Amateau


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A Sound Among the Trees
by Susan Meissner


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The Secrets of Mary Bowser
by Lois Leveen

A slave to one of the wealthiest families in Richmond, Virginia, young Mary's childhood is spent working in the house of her owners.
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The Book of the Night Women

by Marlon James

From the back cover:
Lilith is born into slavery on a sugar plantation in Jamaica near the beginning of the 19th century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they - and she - will come to revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long ( Read more... )

I'm doing a double-book review today of the first two books of the Life and Times Series by Scholastic.  Put together by the same team who created the My America, My Name is America, and Royal Diaries series, this particular set of childrens' books focuses on people who lived during the ancient civilizations.  I believe the series has since been ( Read more... )