Book: We Were There Too!

History in 50 Series

Want to know what’s gone on around here for the last few millennia? You can’t beat Tilbury’s History in Fifty Series! A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes A History of Civilization in 50 Disasters A History of Medicine in 50 Discoveries A History of Travel in 50 Vehicles “This dazzling History in Fifty Series… Read more »

Hoose Honored by Children’s Book Guild of DC

Phillip Hoose was presented with the 2018 Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Book Award for his full body of work in a ceremony in Washington, DC. The Children’s Book Guild of DC is a professional organization of authors, illustrators and children’s literature specialists promoting high standards in children’s literature since 1945.     Here is the… Read more »

Students Protesting National Anthem

  The following article appeared in the Portland Press Herald… History lesson vindicates students protesting national anthem As Justice Fortas wrote in 1969, children don’t shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse door. By Phillip M. Hoose I write in response to the Sept. 15 Associated Press article “High schoolers joining chorus of anthem protesters”… Read more »

Young people do have stories worth telling

We could not help but share this letter from the astounding student Erica Eliza Smith. “I just finished reading Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice for the second time. The first time I read it was back in eighth grade (I’m a junior now) when I was trying to figure out what it meant to be a teenager… Read more »

Hoose Books for Adults or Young Adults?

This Q&A was excerpted from Jeannette Larson’s interview with author Phillip Hoose for BookLinks.  Within the interview, Phil answers the frequently asked question of who his audience is, adult or young adult. BookLinks: Most of your books are published for young people, but the information is so extensive that they’re also perfect for most adults…. Read more »

Duct Tape on My Book Spine

With the right twang, that blog title could be a country western song.  We saw this great review of We Were There Too!: Young People in U.S History on Amazon and could not help belting it out. “My copy has been read so often that the spine had to be taped. For years, every time… Read more »

Pilgrim Children Gave Parents “Great Greefe”

“many of the [English children]…were drawn away by evil examples into extravagant and dangerous courses…to thee great greefe of their parents and dishonour of god.” –William Bradford In celebration of Thanksgiving, author Phillip Hoose spoke to his local public radio station, MPBN, about the Pilgrim’s motivation to leave their adopted Holland because of their worry… Read more »