tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149929589410575183.post3071884916808858452..comments2024-01-25T03:57:08.159-08:00Comments on TRAC: Buffalo Soldier Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149929589410575183.post-89530601110882616542015-03-07T09:24:53.603-08:002015-03-07T09:24:53.603-08:00Thanks so much for the thoughtful comments. Yes, ...Thanks so much for the thoughtful comments. Yes, I hope that this book is discovered by history teachers! It brings history so vividly to life and has an interesting perspective on racial and gender issues. I read so many YA books, but this one has really stuck with me. Linda, I didn't realize that I wasn't available in the US yet!? Hopefully it will get picked up a US publisher, especially since the setting is in the US. As mentioned in my review, it is way more relevant to Americans.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149929589410575183.post-45829666230044242682015-03-05T11:46:33.382-08:002015-03-05T11:46:33.382-08:00This sounds fabulous and something I would like to...This sounds fabulous and something I would like to read. I searched on Amazon and it's really hard to find. It sounds like it was published in the UK but not here in America, unless there's a library edition that didn't show up. That alone will keep the book from being widely read, I fear. It sounds very worthwhile and would be a good choice for class assignments. Great review. And yes, a history geek like me would have read it as a teen. Linda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149929589410575183.post-53841775442195460872015-03-05T05:21:58.242-08:002015-03-05T05:21:58.242-08:00For kids a great story is often the best way teach...For kids a great story is often the best way teaching history. I wish more books like this had been available when I taught 7th grade American History....troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149929589410575183.post-4511682682244465122015-03-05T05:12:59.555-08:002015-03-05T05:12:59.555-08:00An excellent review! This may be directed at a yo...An excellent review! This may be directed at a young adult audience, but it certainly sounds like something I would enjoy. I agree with Sarah that being based on an a real character makes it even more interesting. It reminds me of "The Invention of Wings," by Sue Monk Kidd which was loosely based on actual early female abolitionists. After reading that book I wanted to know more about the two women. I don't know anything about the buffalo soldiers, so I'm intrigued.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149929589410575183.post-70447125782432832262015-03-04T14:32:12.064-08:002015-03-04T14:32:12.064-08:00This sounds like a really compelling read. Great r...This sounds like a really compelling read. Great review!Cloudbusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261691696270806832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149929589410575183.post-45911099242353037042015-03-04T11:53:49.694-08:002015-03-04T11:53:49.694-08:00The story is all the more compelling for being bas...The story is all the more compelling for being based on a real character. I think a book like this could do well enough as a classroom supplement. Elizabeth Wein has written war books with teenaged girl protagonists that have sold well to a general audience, including one set in a female concentration camp. I'm pleased to see books like this one published and reviewed. It's nice to have you back!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149929589410575183.post-78621301928386174302015-03-04T10:39:53.958-08:002015-03-04T10:39:53.958-08:00That is an interesting question, Stacy. Certainly...That is an interesting question, Stacy. Certainly it is aimed at the upper end of the YA range, both because of the age of the protagonist and the content. The thing is: whether adult or teenage, many of us want comfort or pure entertainment when we read. Reading about difficult and painful history can be a heck of a hard sell.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149929589410575183.post-41853142668233403002015-03-04T10:22:45.456-08:002015-03-04T10:22:45.456-08:00Welcome back!
Certainly sounds like a good book t...Welcome back!<br /><br />Certainly sounds like a good book to me, but I don't know if I would have picked it up at 14. I preferred vampires at that age. Do you think this could have done well if marketed towards adults?Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980711066816198415noreply@blogger.com