Tag: california

What Do We Know About the Winchester House? by Emma Carlson Berne
Aug 25

What Do We Know About the Winchester House? by Emma Carlson Berne

Illustrated by Ted Hammond 3.5 stars An interesting look at the Winchester Mystery House and Sarah Winchester more specifically. I’ll admit, before reading this I’d only heard the supernatural versions of the story. I appreciate that Berne took a fact-based approach and highlighted some of the reasons for the unique architecture. The book covers quite…

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I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5) by Lauren Tarshis
Jul 3

I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 (I Survived #5) by Lauren Tarshis

4 stars Fast-paced, action-packed historical fiction centering around the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. The earthquake itself happens fairly quickly. There are some interesting facts surrounding earthquakes in the text, but much of the story deals with Leo’s life before the disaster and the resulting fires following the quake. It does contain some useful information…

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