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The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic by Robert L. O'Connell

The Ghosts of Cannae: Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic

Robert L. O'Connell

310 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
nonfiction history dark informative medium-paced
Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York by Samantha Wilcoxson

Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen: The Story of Elizabeth of York

Plantagenet Embers #1

Samantha Wilcoxson

434 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction historical emotional informative medium-paced
The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney, Hans Christian Andersen

The Ugly Duckling

Mine første eventyr

Jerry Pinkney, Hans Christian Andersen

40 pages • first pub 1843 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction childrens classics lighthearted slow-paced
The Daughters Of Red Hill Hall by Kathleen McGurl

The Daughters Of Red Hill Hall

Kathleen McGurl

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction historical mystery mysterious fast-paced
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

The Sign of the Beaver

Elizabeth George Speare

135 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction childrens historical middle grade adventurous hopeful medium-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

192 pages • first pub 1868 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction classics emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Johnny Tremain

Esther Forbes

300 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction childrens classics historical middle grade emotional medium-paced
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Treasure Island

Robert Louis Stevenson

259 pages • first pub 1883 (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
fiction classics historical young adult adventurous medium-paced
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of 'The Iliad' by Rosemary Sutcliff
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of 'The Iliad'
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Rosemary Sutcliff

Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of 'The Iliad'

Rosemary Sutcliff

151 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

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Petra: The History of the Rose City, One of the New Seven Wonders of the World by Charles River Editors

Petra: The History of the Rose City, One of the New Seven Wonders of the World

Charles River Editors

56 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0duchessofreadin's review
nonfiction history adventurous slow-paced