Ask a Bookseller: Middle grades novel examines how history is written, and who gets left out
All this month, to celebrate the start of school, Ask a Bookseller will focus on great reads for kids and teens.Sara Groves of Longfellow Books in Portland, Maine, recommends "The Civil War of Amos Abernathy," a middle grades novel by debut author Michael Leali.Here's the story: 13-year-old Amos is a volunteer at a living history museum, but lately he's noticed that he and his friends aren't reflected in the 19th century life their sharing with others. Amos is gay, his friend Chloe is Black, and his crush, Ben, is questioning his identity. Amos and his friends go looking for the stories of…
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