In preparation for my unit on historical fiction and researching history, I bought 4 novels at Barnes & Noble. Actually, I was at Barnes & Nobel as a Den Mother for my new 8 year old scout's field trip. While waiting for our tour to begin, the pack stood next to a table with "buy one get one half off" books on it. I saw 4 books that were historical fiction, and we'd discussed (the day before) doing and using historical fiction as part of research which is required in the state core.
I bought 4 books that day. The first book I've read of the 4 is called Nefertiti by Nick Drake. Had I bought it from Amazon.com (as I usually do), I would have noticed it only had a 3 star rating. It's a "meh" as far as mysteries go. It's a bit "history light" and I didn't really care much for the narrator, the missing Nefertiti, nor the whole Ra/Rahotep religion issue. I didn't care, one single bit, for the way the mystery played out, and although I'll use the book again as an example next year, it will be my "don't choose this book because of the cover" book.
