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From: HarrySpenc
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 23:25:44 EDT
I'm one to choose historical fiction first, and look at the rest of it later. I just read through the last two weeks of discussion, and would like to respond to a few things at once. I believe the Holocaust Museum title is Daniel's Story. I haven't read it, but I know one fourth grade teacher who likes it and says it works well with kids.
I also thought that Hide and Seek and Anna had two different characters, but for all intents and purposes, they could have been the same. It seems to me that Hide and Seek circulates better in my elementary school, though I also liked Anna better. It's been a few years since I read them, but the reason might be that Hide and Seek has more plot and Anna has more character development. My students seem to prefer plot.
I recently read Under the Blood Red Sun, by Graham Salisbury. It's set on Oahu in 1941 with a Japanese-American boy as the protagonist. I greatly enjoyed this new look at the beginning of the war. The way the boys interacted with each other and with the grandfather reminded me of The Friends. Salisbury wrote a compelling novel that was hard to put down, but didn't require half a box of tissue, which is often a problem for me with WW II novels. Especially Sadako.
There hasn't been much mention of historical fiction on the American West, but I loved Jenny of the Tetons, by K. Gregory. I thought it was emotionally powerful, but I'm not getting many students interested in reading it. Anyone else had any experience with this novel?
Bridget Hill Harry Spence Elementary School La Crosse, WI
Received on Fri 24 Oct 1997 10:25:44 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 23:25:44 EDT
I'm one to choose historical fiction first, and look at the rest of it later. I just read through the last two weeks of discussion, and would like to respond to a few things at once. I believe the Holocaust Museum title is Daniel's Story. I haven't read it, but I know one fourth grade teacher who likes it and says it works well with kids.
I also thought that Hide and Seek and Anna had two different characters, but for all intents and purposes, they could have been the same. It seems to me that Hide and Seek circulates better in my elementary school, though I also liked Anna better. It's been a few years since I read them, but the reason might be that Hide and Seek has more plot and Anna has more character development. My students seem to prefer plot.
I recently read Under the Blood Red Sun, by Graham Salisbury. It's set on Oahu in 1941 with a Japanese-American boy as the protagonist. I greatly enjoyed this new look at the beginning of the war. The way the boys interacted with each other and with the grandfather reminded me of The Friends. Salisbury wrote a compelling novel that was hard to put down, but didn't require half a box of tissue, which is often a problem for me with WW II novels. Especially Sadako.
There hasn't been much mention of historical fiction on the American West, but I loved Jenny of the Tetons, by K. Gregory. I thought it was emotionally powerful, but I'm not getting many students interested in reading it. Anyone else had any experience with this novel?
Bridget Hill Harry Spence Elementary School La Crosse, WI
Received on Fri 24 Oct 1997 10:25:44 PM CDT
