tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post8860300698180655188..comments2023-04-10T06:02:25.188-05:00Comments on Jenny's Wonderland of Books: Middle-Grade Historical Fiction Set in AsiaJenny Schwartzberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06346217514073560797noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-23567387520988526002015-03-11T10:20:07.903-05:002015-03-11T10:20:07.903-05:00My children's History Teacher changed the form...My children's History Teacher changed the format in his class to include historical fiction. His collection however was lacking in the Asian/Chinese category. Knowing that I book shop at thrift shops and second hand stores regularly to donate to the school and classroom libraries, he asked me to keep an eye out for them. I keep your list in my purse and have found 15 of them so far. I read them and then hand them off to him for his classroom library. Whatever ones that I can not find through the thrift stores by the end of the school year, I'll pick up at Abe's. I have had a blast reading your list so far and look forward to completing it. Thank you so much for compiling it.<br /> <br /> Trudee Bealkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-47619012892979464712014-12-22T18:34:40.917-06:002014-12-22T18:34:40.917-06:00http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Fingers-A-Ninjas-Tale/d...http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Fingers-A-Ninjas-Tale/dp/0618381392<br /><br />i read over the list, and have one of my favorite books to add: "Blue Fingers: A Ninjas Tale." I don't know the exact time, but it's set in Japan, and chronicles how a boy apprenticed to a fabric dyer becomes a ninja. <br /><br />That said, thank you for sharing this list! <br /> Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-15180980276668374312014-12-02T08:55:04.639-06:002014-12-02T08:55:04.639-06:00Wow, thanks for the great list! Wow, thanks for the great list! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521963582776275280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-2565577939617265192014-11-04T23:25:11.804-06:002014-11-04T23:25:11.804-06:00Great list - thank you.
What about the Little Pea...Great list - thank you.<br />What about the Little Pear books (loved those as a child and was told I'm related in some vague way to the Lattimores)R.A. Ratcliffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-57963171390675443752013-05-08T08:43:35.012-05:002013-05-08T08:43:35.012-05:00Jenny it,s great to see list of books at one place...Jenny it,s great to see list of books at one place. It really helped me to choose my favorite books. Thanks keep posting. Other wise i believe in <a href="http://www.bazaardelight.com/books.category" rel="nofollow"><b>Online book shopping sites</b></a> to select books as per my interest.shivani malhotrahttp://www.bazaardelight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-794050159371918212012-07-20T23:59:30.175-05:002012-07-20T23:59:30.175-05:00This is a fabulous resource! I'm looking for a...This is a fabulous resource! I'm looking for a similar list for historical fiction set in the Middle Ages/Renaissance. I'm having a lot of fun poking around your site looking for ideas!Meagan McGovernhttp://meaganmcgovern.squarespace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-54649853080883410922010-12-30T02:35:32.379-06:002010-12-30T02:35:32.379-06:00Hi, Ms, Yingling! It's too bad kids don't ...Hi, Ms, Yingling! It's too bad kids don't like Gay-Neck anymore. But I certainly understand why. The title itself will have kids scoffing, and a lot of the language in the book is old-fashioned. I just recently read Gay-Neck and I found the story exciting. And I don't even like birds! Maybe a new edition should be released. Something with more contemporary language. It's too good a story to let just fade away.Tarie Sabidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105469967850020791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-89792711085898122302010-12-29T13:02:44.593-06:002010-12-29T13:02:44.593-06:00Thanks Ms. Yingling! The list was built from a lo...Thanks Ms. Yingling! The list was built from a lot of people's recommendations, so apparently Gay-Neck was remembered fondly by someone. At some point I do have to read these books myself, but my to-be-read pile is so huge it will be a long time yet. I'm sorry the kids in your library don't like the book. I was the kid who read everything, especially the oldest books, and I was grateful my school libraries still had them!Jenny Schwartzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346217514073560797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-14404184506956134152010-12-29T12:32:29.558-06:002010-12-29T12:32:29.558-06:00Wow. Very complete list. The only one I would ques...Wow. Very complete list. The only one I would question would be Gay-Neck, which the students no longer find readable. It just moves around the library as kids make fun of the title!Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-80207088597480778732010-05-11T08:43:55.039-05:002010-05-11T08:43:55.039-05:00Thanks for this list. I included it at the bottom...Thanks for this list. I included it at the bottom of this post, so hope the word can be spread a little but more. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/reyeschow/detail?blogid=86&entry_id=63253Reyes-Chowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451771444245327378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-44139114428191170292009-12-28T04:58:56.909-06:002009-12-28T04:58:56.909-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-32538737644561210602009-04-01T00:30:00.000-05:002009-04-01T00:30:00.000-05:00Wow, what an incredible resource! Thanks, Jenny. I...Wow, what an incredible resource! Thanks, Jenny. I'll have to share this widely and add to my huge TBR pile. :)Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-71986351143654645572009-01-26T23:02:00.000-06:002009-01-26T23:02:00.000-06:00Thanks for all your comments! Tarie, do encourage...Thanks for all your comments! Tarie, do encourage people to write middle grade historical fiction.<BR/><BR/>Daphne, your Star article is linked in the blog post above. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you find some writers who will do historical children's fiction set in Malaysia! I'll email you about those books. Do send me the link to the Ibby post when you do it. I'm curious.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestions James. I'll check them out too.<BR/><BR/>Christy, Suzanne Fisher Staples' books are not historical fiction, and that is what the list focused on.<BR/><BR/>Sally, Carole Wilkinson's books are on the list already. I hadn't heard of Sandy Fussell's books.<BR/><BR/>There's no way to make this list totally comprehensive but I do appreciate your suggestions! Thanks again.Jenny Schwartzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346217514073560797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-8441992948792968052009-01-26T20:02:00.000-06:002009-01-26T20:02:00.000-06:00What a wonderful list, Jenny. May I suggest also T...What a wonderful list, Jenny. May I suggest also The Samurai Kids series by Sandy fussell and the Dragonkeepr triolgy by Carole Wilkinson. Both are Aussies but I think both series are available overseas,Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094054139556676270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-11153782221632648132009-01-26T19:28:00.000-06:002009-01-26T19:28:00.000-06:00Oh, and how about He Went with Marco Polo, by Loui...Oh, and how about <I>He Went with Marco Polo</I>, by Louise Andrews Kent (13th-century China)?RM1(SS) (ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101367196599109034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-73008751353471363962009-01-24T19:07:00.000-06:002009-01-24T19:07:00.000-06:00What a great list--thank you for compiling it.Are ...What a great list--thank you for compiling it.<BR/><BR/>Are Suzanne Staples' novels too YA for the lineup?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-56239845383181166952009-01-24T18:13:00.000-06:002009-01-24T18:13:00.000-06:00Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze, by Elizabeth Lewis ...<I>Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze</I>, by Elizabeth Lewis (1920s China)?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the list! I've only read three of these books, with three others on my list to be read - but I see I'm going to have to look for some more of them.RM1(SS) (ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101367196599109034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-76771839560972941352009-01-24T06:57:00.000-06:002009-01-24T06:57:00.000-06:00Hi Jenny! What an excellent post. I'd like to add ...Hi Jenny! What an excellent post. I'd like to add that apart from being a Malaysian blooger, I also write a children's books column for the Malaysian English language newspaper The Star. I also run a community reading initiative. And I am a freelance editor for Scholastic's Malaysian office and we are currently on the look out for writers who wish to write Malaysian stories for youth.<BR/><BR/>Coincidentally, I looked up the IBBY's Malaysian chapter this evening. I'd come across them late last year, quite by accident, and thought I would find out more. I'm afraid to say that I am disappointed at how they seem to be set up and run in Malaysia, but will perhaps write about that in a future blog post.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, I look forward to reading more on your blog. My offer to send you books still stands, by the way.<BR/><BR/>All the best. - Daphne LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1543651149748871178.post-87022269670934222252009-01-23T12:51:00.000-06:002009-01-23T12:51:00.000-06:00Hi, Jenny! Thank you for putting together this fan...Hi, Jenny! Thank you for putting together this fantastic post. It's really too bad that there are no middle grade historical novels set in the Philippines. :o(Tarie Sabidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105469967850020791noreply@blogger.com