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Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Genre: Fantasy, science fiction

Series: The Missing

Number in series: 2^nd

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8.5

Type: Fiction

Number of pages: 313

Time period: 1400s (1483, to be exact)

My overall opinion: Wow. There are endless possibilities for this series. See, it’s all these children who died or disappeared…but time travelers from the future went back and rescued them. Now, those time travelers have figured out that that was a bad idea and are returning the kids to the centuries and exact times from which they were plucked to “fix time.” But of course, it’s not as “simple” as it sounds. There are over 30 kids in all, so see what I meant about endless possibilities? Anyway, this particular book is about some kids who are returned to 1483. It turns out that the two who were supposed to go back (two went by accident) are Edward V and his brother Richard as kids – in history, they just disappeared. Naturally, it makes for a riveting historical fiction almost type of book. Definitely recommending this series so far!

The Smile

Author: Donna Jo Napoli

Genre: Life

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 8

Type: Historical fiction

Number of pages: 257

Time period: 1400s

My overall opinion: Tolerably interesting. First person, present tense, but not annoying like some books like that are. It was an interesting peek into life in Leonardo da Vinci’s time. There was a little too much detail a few times, but I’d say it’s okay for about 16+. And I enjoyed the author’s note about what was fiction and what was not! Overall, an okay book, but not one that I loved.

The Girl in White Armor

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Author: Albert B. Paine

Genre: Biography

My rating on a 1-10 scale: 6.5

Type: Non-fiction

Number of pages: 240, but it's an easy read, written for kids

Time period: 1400's

Main characters: Joan of Arc

Exciting events: Battles

My overall opinion: I found it boring. :( However, I learned some things from it anyway.