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message 51: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments Kelli wrote: "Hi I am joining mid year and will go for Academic Researcher. Can I go bag and flag books I've already read that are historical fiction? Also are there warnings for historical fiction that aren't c..."

Kelli - You can claim any book read since Jan 1 2023. If you read something that is not a clean read, please mark it General Market. We are glad you are joining us.


message 52: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments #84 ...& My Beloved Is Mine (Song of Solomon #2) by Elsa Quiñones #85 Mozart's Sister (Ladies of History, #1) by Nancy Moser #86 Counterfeit Faith (Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age, #3) by Crystal Caudill #87 The Fisherman's Tomb The True Story of the Vatican's Secret Search by John O'Neill #88 ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal 1 & 2 Kings by Anonymous #89 James (Bible #59), ESV by James the Just #90 River in the Sea by Tina Boscha #91 Jonah (Bible #32), ESV by Anonymous #92 The Thief (The Living Water, #2) by Stephanie Landsem


message 53: by Hannah (last edited Sep 05, 2023 08:52PM) (new)

Hannah (bookwormhannah) | 1139 comments Level 1: Academic researcher

1. Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1) by Karen Witemeyer 2. The Maid of Ballymacool by Jennifer Deibel 3. A COAT FOR PRIVATE PATRICK by Lee McGiffin 4. The Listening Post by Grace S. Richmond 5. Letters for Phoebe (Promise of Forever After #1) by Sally Britton 6. Romancing Her Rival (Promise of Forever After #2) by Joanna Barker 7. Her Unexpected Courtship (Promise of Forever After #3) by Megan Walker 8. Commander of His Heart (Promise of Forever After #4) by Arlem Hawks 9. The Managing Miss (Promise of Forever After #5) by Heidi Kimball 10. All You Wish by Arlem Hawks 11. The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky 12. The Captain and Miss Winter (Forever After Retellings #2) by Sally Britton 13. A Beautiful Love (Forever After Retellings #4) by Megan Walker 14. Maiden in the Tower A Regency Fairy Tale Retelling (Forever After Retellings) by Heidi Kimball 15. In Her Sights (Pink Pistol Sisterhood, #1) by Karen Witemeyer 16. Love on Target (Pink Pistol Sisterhood, #2) by Shanna Hatfield 17. Properly Kissed (Bradwell Brothers #0.5) by Kasey Stockton 18. For Letter or Worse by Esther Hatch 19. The Heiress and the Boy Next Door by Ranee S. Clark 20. Silver Bells and Secrets (Twelfth Night Novella, #1) by Laura Rollins 21. Sugar Plums and Scandal (Twelfth Night Novella, #2) by Laura Rollins 22. An Unlikely Courtship (Regency House Party Somerstone #2) by Heidi Kimball 23. Mishaps & Memories by Martha Keyes 24. Old Con and Patrick by Ruth Sawyer 25. Mystery in the Old Cave by Helen Fuller Orton 26. The Patriots by Cyrus Townsend Brady


message 54: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments #93 The Day the World Came to Town 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede #94 Springtime in Surrey by Kellyn Roth #95 The Wayward Wind Series Set (Winds of Promise ~ To Gather the Wind ~ Winds of the Cumberland ~) by Bodie & Brock Thoene #96 Phillipians by Paul #97 1 Thessalonians (Bible #52), ESV by Paul the Apostle #98 The Starlet Spy (Heroines of WWII) by Rachel Scott McDaniel


message 55: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments Kelli wrote: "Hi I am joining mid year and will go for Academic Researcher. Can I go bag and flag books I've already read that are historical fiction? Also are there warnings for historical fiction that aren't c..."

Kelli - thanks for joining us. Yes you may go back and include any that your have read since Jan 1 2023. If it is not Christian Fiction, just mark it (GM) for general market.


message 56: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments #99 Voice of the Ancient (The King's Men, #1) by Connilyn Cossette #100 The Edge of Belonging by Amanda Cox #101 2 Thessalonians (Bible #53) by Paul the Apostle #102 The Berlin Wife (German Wives #1) by Marion Kummerow #103 The Berlin Wife's Choice (German Wives #2) by Marion Kummerow


message 57: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments #104 The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin #105 Beneath a Peaceful Moon (Heroines of WWII) by Debby Lee #106 Goodnight From Paris by Jane Healey #107 Escape from Amsterdam (Heroines of WWII) by Lauralee Bliss #108 Here Comes the Garbage Barge! by Jonah Winter #109 The Escape Game (Heroines of WWII) by Marilyn Turk #110 Cloak of Scarlet (The Dericott Tales, #5) by Melanie Dickerson


message 58: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments #111 A New Mexico Mail Order Bride 3 (New Mexico Mail Order Bride Serial (Christian Mail Order Bride Romance)) by Montana West #112 When Stone Wings Fly A Smoky Mountains Novel by Karen Barnett


message 59: by Christine (last edited Oct 08, 2023 08:10PM) (new)

Christine | 549 comments #8. Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1) by Martha Hall Kelly (gm)


message 60: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments #113 Someday Is Now Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-ins by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich #114 Ladies of the Lake by Cathy Gohlke #115 Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden #116 Sand Creek Serenade by Jennifer Uhlarik #117 Bringing Maggie Home (Bringing Maggie Home, #1) by Kim Vogel Sawyer


message 61: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments Kelli wrote: "Hi I am joining mid year and will go for Academic Researcher. Can I go bag and flag books I've already read that are historical fiction? Also are there warnings for historical fiction that aren't c..."

Kelli you may count any book that you have read from Jan 1 on. If the book isn't a clean read please mark it GM for general market.


message 62: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments #118 The Spinsters Next Door (1880s Christmas Mysteries, Book 2) by Susan Page Davis #119 The Gunslinger Next Door (1880s Christmas Mysteries Book 4) by Susan Page Davis #120 A Christmas Guest by Anne Perry #121 Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3) by L.M. Montgomery


message 63: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments #124 Silver Bells and Secrets (Twelfth Night Novella, #1) by Laura Rollins #125 Sugar Plums and Scandal (Twelfth Night Novella, #2) by Laura Rollins #126 Frankincense and Folly by Laura Rollins #127 Baby, It's Cold Outside by Susan May Warren #128 What Happens At Christmas (Millworth Manor, #1) by Victoria Alexander


message 64: by Carissa (new)

Carissa | 479 comments Finished with 22 books.


message 65: by Beth (new)

Beth  (canadianbeth) | 248 comments All historical fiction. No non- this time although I have a print library title sitting here waiting. 1 The Brilliance of Stars
2 Escape from Amsterdam
3 A Healer's Promise
4 Daisies are Forever
5 Remember the Lilies
6 The Mistletoe Countess
7 What I Would Tell You
8 Snow on the Tulips
9 Yesterday's Tides
10 Until Leaves Fall in Paris
11 The Sound of Light
12 A Mountain Christmas Romance
13 Christmas Bride
14 Baby It's Cold Outside
15 A Cowboy for Christmas
15 A Daughter's Courage
16 On My Honor
17 Flight of a Wild Heart
18 The Escape Game
19 Song of a Determined Heart

Beth - ;)
in Calgary


message 66: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1318 comments Finished with 43 books (posted in msg #29)


message 67: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments I'm closing this one for the year! I read 129 Historical Fiction books, and this is, of course, my favorite genre.


message 68: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1318 comments Wow! Congrats, Lorraine! Sounds like you read Historical Fiction the way I read Murder/Suspense/Thriller.


message 69: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4439 comments Karen wrote: "Wow! Congrats, Lorraine! Sounds like you read Historical Fiction the way I read Murder/Suspense/Thriller."

Your favorite is my second favorite genre!


message 70: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1318 comments Loraine wrote: "Karen wrote: "Wow! Congrats, Lorraine! Sounds like you read Historical Fiction the way I read Murder/Suspense/Thriller."

Your favorite is my second favorite genre!"


Your favorite is becoming a favorite of mine!


message 71: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3865 comments Mod
Loraine wrote: "I'm closing this one for the year! I read 129 Historical Fiction books, and this is, of course, my favorite genre."

Amazing Loraine! Way to go.


message 72: by Maggie (new)

Maggie | 29 comments At the first of 2023 I set my goal at Museum Curator but far exceeded this with 118. Keeping track on a Word document worked well.


message 73: by Bonny (last edited Jan 10, 2024 10:11AM) (new)

Bonny (bonnybonnybeth) | 667 comments I made my goal of Museum Curator with 35 books! Combination of non-fiction history books, classics, historical fiction novels, and children's picture books.

Multiple Eras:
Making History How Great Historians Interpret the Past by Allen C. Guelzo European History and European Lives by Jonathan Steinberg She Persisted 13 American Women Who Changed the World by Chelsea Clinton Five Brave Explorers (Great Black Heroes) by Wade Hudson

Ancient World:
St. Augustine's Confessions by William R. Cook The Confessions by Augustine of Hippo

Colonial World (Native Americans, Pilgrims, French, Africans, & Quakers):
Squanto (Let's Read About... Scholastic First Biographies) by Sonia Black Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness Canada's French Province (Time for Kids Reader) Grade 5 by Nanette Kalis Charles Towne (Keepers of the Ring #5) by Angela Elwell Hunt The World of William Penn by Genevieve Foster No Shame, No Fear (Quaker Trilogy #1) by Ann Turnbull

Regency:
An Engagement of Sorts by Alene Wecker An Engagement of Errors by Alene Wecker Love, Lies and Spies by Cindy Anstey

Victorian:
The Professor by Charlotte Brontë The Tutor's First Love by George MacDonald

Westward Expansion & Immigration:
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder As Time Goes By (The Californians, #2) by Lori Wick Trouble at Wild River (Adventures of the Northwoods, #5) by Lois Walfrid Johnson The Mysterious Hideaway (Adventures of the Northwoods, #6) by Lois Walfrid Johnson Grandpa's Stolen Treasure (Adventures of the Northwoods, #7) by Lois Walfrid Johnson The Long Way to a New Land (I Can Read Level 3) by Joan Sandin The Long Way Westward (I Can Read!) by Joan Sandin Buffalo Music by Tracey E. Fern Gratefully Yours by Jane Buchanan

Civil War Era:
A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War The Diary of Charlotte Forten, 1854 (Diaries, Letters & Memoirs) by Charlotte Forten The Tin Heart by Karen Ackerman The First Lady and the Rebel by Susan Higginbotham

Women's Rights:
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Women's Rights Pioneer (Graphic Biographies) by Miller Stories of Women's Suffrage Votes for Women! (Women's Stories from History) by Charlotte Guillain

Mid 20th Century:
Forever Friday by Timothy Lewis April Gold by Grace Livingston Hill If I Were You by Lynn Austin

Late 20th Century:
Growing Up Pedro How the Martínez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues by Matt Tavares


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