Look for the Helpers [November Reading Challenge]

Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat about our November reading challenge, books about a historic event. We discuss the wide range of topics, genres and time periods this challenge encompasses and what history can teach us about the time we are living in now.

Books we discuss include:

• “War Games” by Alan Gratz
• “Grenade” by Alan Gratz
• **Fact check: The character in this book lives on the island of Okinawa.
• “By Any Other Name” by Jodi Picoult
• “The House Is on Fire” by Rachel Beanland
• “Yonder” by Ali Standish
• “The Dictionary of Lost Words” by Pip Williams
• “The Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson
• “Future Boy” by Michael J. Fox
• “The Hacienda” by Isabel Cañas
• “Stalking Jack the Ripper” by Kerri Maniscalco
• “Woods Runner” by Gary Paulsen
• “They Called Us Enemy” by George Takei
• “Wicked Danville” by Frankie Y. Bailey and Alice Green