12. Pairing Personality with Pages: Perfect Historical Fiction Picks for Your Students

Creating Joyful Readers

I’ve got some great books to share today that I know are going to help your students fall in love with historical fiction, so hang on, joyful readers, you’re going to want to hear all about these recs! You’ll likely have a student or three in mind who you’re dying to suggest a title to.

Today's episode includes recs for:

• The History Buff
• The Adventure Seeker
• The Empathetic Reader
• The Critical Thinker
• The Fantasy Enthusiasts

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Take a closer look at the books mentioned in today's episode:

I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys - https://amzn.to/3zyD8CB

Refugee by Alan Gratz - https://amzn.to/3XKceQj

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - https://amzn.to/3XD2cAt

Hope and Other Punchlines by Julie Buxbaum - https://amzn.to/3XNYm7M

Us in Ruins by Rachel Moore - https://amzn.to/4doPZoS

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