October’s history based or bygone era book suggestions.
Ages 3-7
Halloween Pie by Michael O.Tunnell (Timeless) |
Pirate Pearl by Phoebe Gilman (18th Century) |
Song & Dance Man by Karen Ackerman (Vaudeville) |
Ages 7-9
The Chronicles of Kendra Kandlestar series by Lee Edward Fȍdi (Medieval-Style Fantasy) |
I Was There: 1066 by Jim Elridge (Medieval) |
Magic Tree House # 10: Ghost Town At Sundown by Mary Pope Osborne (Old West) |
Ages 10-13
Dear Canada: Not A Nickel To Spare: The Great Depression Diary Of Sally Cohen by Perry Nodelman (Great Depression) |
How To Catch A Bogle by Catherine Jinks (Victorian Era Fantasy) |
The Wednesday Wizard by Sherryl Jordan (Time Travel) |
Teens
Blood Ties by Marva Dasef & the other books in her Witches of Galderheim series |
Ghosts I Have Been by Richard Peck (Early 20th-Century) |
Stalking Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco (Victorian Era) |
Adults
The Devil In Clevely by Norah Lofts (18th Century) |
No Absolution: A Jack the Ripper Novel by N.M Bell (Victorian Era) |
Lincoln In The Bardo by George Saunders (19th Century) |
Non-Fiction
Danger Zone: Avoid Being A Salem Witch! by Jim Pipe (8-12s) |
Halloween: Vintage Images Of America’s Living Past by Applewood Books (All Ages) |
Samhain: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for Halloween by Diana Rajchel (Adult) |