Fitzgerald John Flanagan Juliet Marillier Kathryn Lasky L. Baker Elizabeth Enright Fairy Tale Fairy Tales Fantasy Favorites Gerald Morris Guardians of Ga'Hoole Harry Potter Historical Fiction J. The Girl of Fire and Thorns: Spanish FantasyĬategories Categories 1/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 Angie Sage Anne of Green Gables A Series of Unfortunate Events Brandon Sanderson Brian Jacques Brotherband Chronicles Children's Chris Riddell Christian Cinda Williams Chima Daniel Handler Dear America Diana Wynne Jones Dystopian E.Archer's Goon: In Case You Need Any More Evidence About My Love For Diana Wynne Jones.Freaky Friday: 'Was I Dreaming Or Did You Just Punch Me?'.Child of the Prophecy by Juliet Marillier.Heidi: The Origin Of My Love For Swiss Mountains.The Selection: The Hunger Games Meets The Bachelor.The Rithmatist: The Unicorn Is A Very Noble And Majestic Animal.Recommended Age Range: 8+ Warnings: None. Luckily, the books are marketed to children, not me, and this book fits the bill for a simple glance at a major event in America’s history that is appropriate for children.

I always try to go into Denenberg’s DA books with a blank slate, but every time either I fail or he continuously disappoints. Early Sunday Morning is good for a brief look at the Pearl Harbor event, but there are other books-like Under the Blood-Red Sun-that deal with the topic so much better. That voice did grate on me after a while (after Pearl Harbor, when Amber is just like “Poor me” all the time), but the set-up to Pearl Harbor was interesting (though far too long) even if the conclusion came too quickly. It reminded me of the voice in Lasky’s Christmas After All, which was delightful. Bad things aside, I did actually enjoy the voice/tone of the book. Early Sunday Morning is too short, doesn’t delve deeply enough into the aftermath of Pearl Harbor (for my tastes, but even so, I think Denenberg was a bit tame considering everything he talked about in One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping), and has a main character that’s a little too self-centered. They’re just so shallow and bland compared to some of the others. Rating: 2/5 I feel like it’s a bit of a running joke by now, my dislike of Denenberg’s Dear America books. Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, by Barry Denenberg, was published in 2001 by Scholastic.

Early Sunday Morning by Barry Denenberg