Reviews and Blog Posts: War

Win Free Tickets to the new Curious Theatre production playing to full houses

Submitted by Chris on January 30, 2012 - 1:39pm

Our friends at Curious Theatre Company are bringing us a special night of thought provoking staged readings -- and a chance to win tix to their new production 9 CIRCLES!

Here's what Curious Theatre has to say about their first production of 2012:

Civil War Sesquicentennial Anniversary

Submitted by Tara on April 18, 2011 - 4:19pm

The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumtner. This year marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of this iconic event in American history. Though long past, films are still being made to memorialize the heroes who lost their lives to build the country we have today.

A bottle in the Gaza Sea

by Valérie Zenatti

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Gwen

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July 21, 2009

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Tal is Jewish and lives in Israel. Her parents are always talking about peace and the Palestinians getting their own country, but it seems to Tal that the Palestinians hate the Israelis and she wants to know why. So Tal writes a letter and puts it in a bottle in...

The book thief

by Markus Zusak

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Stefanie

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May 6, 2008

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This young adult book is the best book I've read (listened to, actually) all year. Although it is narrated by Death during the Holocaust and relates devastating situations, it is a beautiful story. I grew attached to Liesel, the protagonist and to the other characters and was drawn into their...

Red moon at Sharpsburg : a novel

by Rosemary Wells

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Gwen

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November 26, 2007

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India Moody is 12 when the Civil War comes to Virginia. All of the local boys can't wait to join the rebel army and India's pa joins too. School is closed, so India goes to study with a neighbor, Emory Trimble, whose health has kept him out of the war....