Krista the Krazy Kataloguer's comments (member since Dec 12, 2007)

Krista the Krazy Kataloguer's comments from the Our History group.

Rachel, are you looking for children's and young adult books as well? If so, I have a bibliography of them that I'd be happy to send you. Many of the children's/YA books are based on true accounts by the parents, grandparents, or relatives of the authors, and sometimes on experiences of the authors themselves. I've read a lot of it myself. One I read recently that I can particularly recommend is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. Outstanding!

Hello! I'm so pleased to belong to this group! I love to read history books and have no one to discuss them with.

I enjoy reading about all kinds of history in all kinds of places-- whatever catches my interest. I especially like the history of New York State, where I live, and women's history worldwide. I like historical mysteries and biographies, which are histories of people. My favorite topics in America history are Native Americans, the West, the settling of the frontier, the French and Indian War, the Revolution, the War of 1812, Reconstruction, and the Depression/Dust Bowl.

In world history I especially like to read about the Holocaust, the Inquisition, various plagues and natural disasters in history, Biblical history, the explorers, and the history of Egypt, China, Japan, Africa, Poland, Scotland, the civilizations of Arabia and Central and South America, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and Australia.

I also read historical novels, because these can be great launching points for reading non-fiction on a subject. And I love Book TV!