history and politics book recs for 13-15 year olds

[Anonymous]

My sons love reading about history, both nonfiction and fiction. They also enjoy discussing watching political analysis and satire. I would appreciate some book recommendations for them. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Bill O'Reilly's "Killing" books are good for that age (Killing Kennedy, Killing Lincoln, etc).

They are historical based and have positive reviews from people on both sides of the aisle.

He used to be a history teacher and those books reflect his love of history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bill O'Reilly's "Killing" books are good for that age (Killing Kennedy, Killing Lincoln, etc).

They are historical based and have positive reviews from people on both sides of the aisle.

He used to be a history teacher and those books reflect his love of history.

Hmm, "historical based"? That's a new one to me. Bill O'Reilly may love history, but he is no historian, according to historians.

Among other things, "his book Killing Lincoln...was a mistake-ridden flop that offered nothing new to the historiography of Lincoln studies. Historians roundly criticized the book and Ford’s Theater–the very place where Lincoln was assassinated–refuses to carry it in their gift shop."

https://pastexplore.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/historians-respond-to-bill-oreilly/

[Anonymous]

Allen Drury's books are great political fiction. Advise and Consent is a classic. He did start writing them in the 1950's, and I remember them having a Conservative/Right slant.

[Anonymous]

Steven Sheinkin and everything he’s written.

https://www.amazon.com/Two-Miserable-Presidents-Everything-Schoolbooks/dp/1250075785

Bomb is great, too.

[Anonymous]

Best one volume histories

WWI - Martin Gilbert, The First World War
WW2 - Gerhard Weinberg, World At Arms
Civil War - James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Best one volume histories

WWI - Martin Gilbert, The First World War
WW2 - Gerhard Weinberg, World At Arms
Civil War - James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom

For war stories, there's All Quiet on the Western Front. It's a realistic portrayal of war and might be a little intense for the 13 year old.

[Anonymous]

On the politics side, what about Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984? (1984 might be too intense for a 13 year old.)

[Anonymous]

Satire and war - Catch-22

[Anonymous]

Maybe Spooked?

[Anonymous]

This series looks good:

Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761160949/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ukE8BbV4ANG7A

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bill O'Reilly's "Killing" books are good for that age (Killing Kennedy, Killing Lincoln, etc).

They are historical based and have positive reviews from people on both sides of the aisle.

He used to be a history teacher and those books reflect his love of history.

Oh god no!

I would have him read Ron Chernow, David david Mccullough, Walter Issacson, Erik Larsen ( interesting reads about events)

[Anonymous]

Jeff Shaara's historical fiction? Killing Angels, etc.

[Anonymous]

Marc Aronson and Susan Campbell Bartoletti.

<i>The 57 Bus, the March trilogy, The Duel: The Parallel Lives of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, Votes of Confidence, 1968.</i>

The YALSA nonfiction awards— scroll down for previous years. http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction-award

Most B&N have a nonfiction area in their teen sections now. There is so much good teen nonfiction out there now.

[Anonymous]

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