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History Reads 1900s-present
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Oi! Sometimes I want somebody else to do the curriculum planning for me. Help a momma out! Has anyone read a great history related book for American History from 1900-Present? Makayla wants to hit on wars/conflicts (WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, etc), events (Great Depression, Space Race, Civil Rights movement), and interesting/important people (so many possibilities!) for 11th grade. I’ve read some books that fit a few of these (mainly WWI/WWII). Requirements: No sex. Preferably low on profanity, but if not just give me a warning. I’ll be pre-reading things too, so if you just remember you loved a book but can’t remember if it had anything questionable just let me know. 🙂 Thanks!
Brock and Bodie Thoene wrote a series of books about WWII and each book focused on a country and what happened as they were invaded. The story usually focused on the people who were trying to resist as best they could under the circumstances. I learned a lot about WWII – and laughed and cried along the way. (They reminded me a bit of the set up of the Prelude to Glory and The Work and the Glory – how the families are fictional, yet involved in the details for good and bad.) There are 9 books in the series, which is called The Zion Covenant. The first book is named Vienna Prelude. There is violence because of the war situations, but nothing gratuitous. Don’t think that there is swearing, and they are Christian writers so no sex. This is war, though, so there are situations that make you sad that humans can be so cruel to other human beings.
Both of my kids enjoyed a book about General Patton titled Old Blood and Guts. lol-that was his nickname. I can’t remember the author.
That’s all I can think of off of the top of my head. I’ll try to post more later. 🙂
Read Hidden Figures. I have not seen the movie but the book covers from WW II throught the early 70s. It covers civil rights without the gruesome violance. Mentions things like the cold war and other events that occur at the time. It talks about JFK not seeing the moon landing that he pushed NSAS to conquer, but does not touch on the details. I plan on using this book when we hit high school. It gives a different view of the civil right movement. I enjoyed it.
I have not read all these yet. We are still making our way through them, but this year we are covering from 1900’s – present day and this is the list I came up with. This list is in no particular order although when I entered them into our schedule, I did place them chronologically.
America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger by Albert Mann
Anna’s Fight for hope: The Great Depression (Sister’s inTime #20) by Joanne Grote
Anne Frank’s Story: Her Life Retold for Children by Carol Ann Lee
Big Annie of Calumet: A True Story of the Industrial REvolution by Jerry Stanley — We didn’t finish this one…..mainly because it was boring to all of us. Very informative, plenty of pictures, just covered a small time period very thoroughly and it got old. LOL
Cassie’s War by Allan Winkler
Children of the Great Depression by Russell Freedman
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
Early Summer Morning: The Pearl Harbor of Amber Billows, Hawii 1941 (Dear America Series) by Barry Denenberg
Freya on the Wall by T. Degens
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson )Loved this one….set in Montana during WWI
Hero over Here: A story of World War I by Kathleen V Kudlinski
Hiroshima by Laurence Yep
Hold on Tight by Heather Klassen
I have a Dream by Martin Luther King by Margaret Davidson
Journey to Ellis Island
Liberty by Curlee
Laura’s Victory: End of the Second World War (sister’s in time #24) by Veta Jones
Liberty Girl by Robert Black
Little Britches by Ralph Moody
My name is America: The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty, USMarine Corps by Ellen White
Rascal by John Schoenherr
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred Taylor
Rosa Parks by Marc Nobleman
Rose’s Journal: The story of a girl in the Great Depression by Marissa Moss
Sergeant York Movie
Soldier Boys by Dean hughes
The Empty Schoolhouse by Natalie Carlson
Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson
The Great Wheel by Robert Lawson
Winged Watchman by Hilda Stockum
The Wright Brothers by Quentin Reynolds
The Yanks are coming by Albert Marrin )REading this one now and it is very thorough. I am using my son’s risk game board and trying to give a visual as to who is fighting whom and who are allies with whom. Helps us all to keep it all straight. LOL
Tomorrow, the River by Diane Gray
Victory in the Pacific by Albert Marrin
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady by Ellen Emerson White –Loved this one, but we are fans of journal type books.
Waiting for Anya by Michael Maorpurgo
Where have all the flowers Gone? the diary of Molly MacKenzie by Ellen white
John F Kennedy by White
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
I try and read at least two books from different perspectives and then I will have kids read on their own a third perspective if possible. We then discuss the differences etc. from a certain time period or event.
hope this helps……
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