Kristiana Gregoryová je uznávaná autorka, ktorá sa zameriava na pútavé historické romány, predovšetkým pre mladých dospelých čitateľov. Jej tvorba sa často ponára do tém ako imigrácia a spoločenské výzvy, odohrávajúce sa v detailne vykreslenom historickom prostredí. Gregoryová dokáže majstrovsky vtiahnuť čitateľov do svojich príbehov prostredníctvom pútavého rozprávania a precíznych opisov, ktoré oživujú minulosť. Jej schopnosť spájať napínavé dejové línie s hlbokým vhľadom do ľudskej skúsenosti ju robí dôležitou postavou v literatúre pre mladých dospelých.
Roman historique sous la forme d'un journal intime. Le récit personnel se mêle à l'événement historique qui est relaté de façon rigoureuse et vérifié en seconde lecture par des spécialistes. L'aspect visuel du livre se rapproche de celui du journal intime avec un effet coupe-papier sur la tranche.
The story follows twelve-year-old Jimmy Spoon, who craves adventure and seizes an opportunity when two Shoshoni boys invite him to join them. Sneaking away from his family in Salt Lake City, he embarks on a journey that leads him to the Shoshoni camp, where he unexpectedly finds himself welcomed as a member of the tribe. This tale explores themes of belonging, cultural exchange, and the quest for identity amidst a backdrop of adventure and self-discovery.
3 JANUARIUS, MORNINGI could feel my insides shaking. Would this sister try to poison me? Yes, I believe so. As for my other older sister, Berenice -never! She and I adore each other even thought I am eight years younger.I keep the coup and raised it toward Tryphanea as if toasting for her, but really I was watching the liquid, looking for oil floating in its surface, or powder sticking to the sides of the cup. If I suspected poison and tossed it into the pool, she would have her guards behead me on the spot. If it was indeed poison, one sip and I could die...My eyes closed as I took the first sip, as if savoring such an excellent taste, but really my thought was, O Isis, I'm afraid... My stomach turned with nervousness, or was it for the fearsome death beginning in me?
As the daughter of a newspaper reporter, fourteen-year-old Libby keeps a diary account of the exciting events surrounding her during the building of the Transcontinental Railroad in the West in 1868.
In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail
Kristiana Gregory's swashbuckling tale of a young boy's encounter with a true pirate is being repackaged with a new cover. This high seas adventure is full of historic facts and nefarious characters.The year is 1818, and the coastal village of Monterey, California, is a peaceful home for 11-year-old Carlito and his family ... until pirate ships appear on the horizon. Carlito and his friends are excited at first. They can't wait to see what real pirates look like. But once the ships drop anchor, they attack. And on one terrible night, Carlito witnesses a murder - his father's. When Carlito climbs on the pirate ship in search of revenge, the ship sets sail and he becomes a stowaway. Can Carlito bring his father's murderer to justice? Or will he suffer the same horrendous fate?
Eleven-year-old Abigail presents a diary account of life in Valley Forge from December 1777 to July 1778 as General Washington prepares his troops to fight the British.
Photographer Edith Irvine and her assistant survive the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and risk their lives to document the devastation through photography.