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	Wildfire Run 3.60 avg rating — 490 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Is Fair 3.41 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wolf Storm 3.83 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Detour of the Elephants (The Boxcar Children Great Adventure #3) by Dee Garretson (Goodreads Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator), Gertrude Chandler Warner (Creator) 4.12 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Khipu and the Final Key (The Boxcar Children Great Adventure #5) by Dee Garretson (Goodreads Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator) 4.26 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shackleton Sabotage (The Boxcar Children Great Adventure #4) by Dee Garretson (Goodreads Author), Aimee Lilly (Narrator) 4.07 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gone by Nightfall 3.74 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gargoyle in the Seine 3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bewitch Berry Cottage 3.51 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Station Fosaan (Torch World, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Word Choice in Historical Fiction – No to ‘Snark’ and ‘Snarky’

It’s so tricky choosing which words to use in historical fiction because of ever-evolving language. Do you remember hearing the words ‘snark’ or snarky’ when you were younger? Probably not if you were young before the late 1980s.

Snarky had other meanings before then. The most common synonym was cranky, but I found other uses through Google Books searches.

In a 1900 dictionary, it meant “to make a g

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Dee Garretson wrote a new blog post Word Choice in Historical Fiction – No to ‘Snark’ and ‘Snarky’ It’s so tricky choosing which words to use in historical fiction because of ever-evolving language. Do you remember hearing the words ‘snark’ or snark Read more of this blog post »
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Dee Garretson answered Susan Roitmire's question: Will there be a sequel to All is Fair? Hi Susan. Thanks for asking. Unfortunately, the publisher of ALL IS FAIR did not want a sequel but I do plan to write sequels for both ALL IS FAIR and GONE BY NIGHTFALL and self publish them. It won’t be for a couple of years though because of other See Full Answer
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Dee Garretson rated a book it was amazing Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I don't often write reviews but this is the best book I've read in several years. The writing is perfect for the genre. I've always wanted to find another historical fiction author whose style reminds me of Mary Renault's Alexander books and this one ...more
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I don't often write reviews but this is the best book I've read in several years. The writing is perfect for the genre. I've always wanted to find another historical fiction author whose style reminds me of Mary Renault's Alexander books and this one ...more
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Dee Garretson rated a book it was amazing The Eights by Joanna Miller (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I really loved all the historical details. It's clear the author did extensive research. Since I was in the mood for a low-stress book, I also appreciated that there was not much trauma in the story even though it dealt with a period of time when so ...more
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This captures the voice of the child narrator really well, but the book has some disturbing aspects so if you are thinking of reading it, read the reviews and content warning first.
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