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Book Review: Fireball by John Christopher

Book Review: Fireball by John Christopher

A nice little story for teens about religion, Rome, and how one or two little changes to the historical record can impact generations to come.

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Alex Nusky
Jan 07, 2023
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There are a lot of “firsts” on this blog that Fireball by John Christopher will fulfill: the first YA Fiction novel, the first Alternate History novel, and the first story that involves the American continents. Some of these qualities were an inevitability for me to bump into, others are like ripping off a band-aid. I intended early on to cover YA novel…

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