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The Light Keeper by Sheila Baslaw

August 26, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Recently an email pops into my work emails and it says that I have been chosen to read a book in an online reader format. Fantastic! When did I enter/ask for this book?  I could not remember even seeing The Light Keeper by Sheila Baslaw, Karen Levine, and Alice Priestley before. But that would work in my favor as I had no preconceived notions about things.  While I have read the theme of the story before (the idea of being brave), it was new and […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion Tagged With: Alice Priestley, community, early 1900s, Eastern Europe, europe, Jewish child in Russia, Karen Levine, Sheila Baslaw, shtetls, Social Themes, technology, values

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:391 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Poetry, Religion · Tags: Alice Priestley, community, early 1900s, Eastern Europe, europe, Jewish child in Russia, Karen Levine, Sheila Baslaw, shtetls, Social Themes, technology, values ·
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