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  • #42087
    Anonymous
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      @salome01w4g oh, yeah! That is a great book!

      #42088
      Hannah
      @salome01w4g
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        @shannon , I might we own it… it’s just buried in moving boxes.

        @ethryndal
        Nope, never read it, I’ve seen the disney movie though!!! XD 😀

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        #42163
        SeekJustice
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          @salome01w4g I love Rosemary Sutcliff’s writing. anything by her you’ll probably enjoy. Melanie Dickerson writes nice books if you like romance/fairytale retellings. Marguerite Henry as well, though hers tend to be children’s books (at least all the ones I’ve read, they’re still good though). Red Badge of Courage is supposed to be good, but it’s been on my TBR for ages and I still haven’t read it. That’s a few things to get you started.

          INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

          #42165
          Snapper
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            @salome01w4g Books? Books. Books!
            Books…
            Um…
            The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson is a good one.
            Any and all of the Ranger’s Apprentice by John Flanagan (unless, of course, you’ve already read those)
            Um…
            *shrugs*
            I don’t really know…I’m not a good person to ask for books, because I, well, this is going to sound crazy because I’m a writer, but *cough*I*cough*don’t*cough*particularly*cough**sneeze*read*cough cough*that*dragon sneeze*much
            Achoo.
            toothless sneezing

            Hmm. Does anyone have cough medicine?
            Here ya go, Dragon Snapper.
            Aw, thanks, Dragon Snapper.
            Anytime.
            😛

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            #42167
            Ryanna
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              Err – hmm, I’ve never read much historical FICTION (to be honest), but you could look up David McCullough. He’s got some great historical books. Also, off the topic of history/historical fiction, I just finished The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis and would definitely recommend that if you ever are in want of something to read!

              @dragon-snapper
              *hands you cough medicine because no one else has*

              #42169
              Snapper
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                @ryanna *gratefully takes the cough medicine*

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                #42191
                Hannah
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                  @seekjustice
                  I read the healer’s apprentice by melaine dickerson . The romance was really sappy I thought.
                  (The extent of romance I prefer is character Tell’s other character he/she loves her as they are leaving on an errand… 😀 😛 )
                  Thanks for the recomendations!!

                  @dragon-snapper

                  Thanks! my friend told me to read the black arrow…. my brother read the rangers apprentice book’s. I tried but it was kinda grueling idk why. Are you in real life sick????

                  ~I don’t know what I’m doing~

                  #42205
                  Snapper
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                    @salome01wg Well…if being a writer and not really liking reading at times is a sickness, then yes. But otherwise no. I’m as healthy as any other dragon. 😛

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                    #42212
                    Hannah
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                      @dragon-snapper okay phew! 🙂

                      ~I don’t know what I’m doing~

                      #42216
                      SeekJustice
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                        @salomew4g I agree, I thought that the romance was just too…romancy in all of Melanie Dickerson’s books, but I think she’s done a good job with her historical settings. I liked the Ranger’s Apprentice, but sometimes they can lag a bit, so you need to persevere. They’re good though, until book 10 at least, after that they’re a bit…meh.

                        INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.

                        #42218
                        Snapper
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                          @salome014g @seekjustice Well, book 12 of the Ranger’s Apprentice is really good, so I recommend skipping 10 and 11. Those are really boring. *groans and hides face in a pillow*

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                          #42426
                          Emma Flournoy
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                            @Salome01W4G It’s been forever since I heard the book, but the Disney Johnny Tremain pales in comparison to it. The book’s way better. 😉
                            And the best historical fiction book recommendation I could ever give you would be Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. *nod* Sheer awesomeness.

                            #50008
                            Joy
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                              @salome01w4g I agree with @emily – George Speare is great. I like her book The Bronze Bow.
                              I would also highly recommend James Herriot (I know you’ve read them, but anyone else who hasn’t should check him out!), Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, and Night by Elie Wiesel.

                              • This reply was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by Joy.

                              You can pronounce it however you want.

                              #50010
                              Joy
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                                @emma-flournoy Ah! All my friends say Les Mis is too long! I’m glad I found someone who likes it! I’m only halfway through the book, but I really like it so far!

                                You can pronounce it however you want.

                                #50063
                                Emma Flournoy
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                                  @dekreel *grabs and shakes you like a rag-doll* YES YES YES. YAY YAY YAY. You will like it better hereafter. SO. MUCH. MORE. And I know how good it is already, even only halfway through. You just wait. The length is so worth it. *pumps your hand insanely* You just wait.

                                  Also, I’ve read Night by Elie Wiesel. It’s so sad, but it’s a good one.

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