Historical+Fiction

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===__The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn__, by Mark Twain ===

How far will you go to protect your friends ? Huckleberry Finn is about a young boy who takes an adventure for his friend but he ends up learning a lot. Huck goes on the trip with his friend Jim down the Mississippi river. But its not as easy as it seems because his friend Jim is black. The whole point of this adventure is so Jim can be in the free country and be with his family again. There is one point in the story where Jim is actually trapped in the slavery. So Huck has to do whatever that is possible for him to to get Tom back so they can escape. If you like creative minds, you will love this book. I recommend this book to anyone who likes reading about Friend ships. If you like reading a book and discovering a lot of good lessons this a good book for you. Huckleberry Finn is a fun and wild book. It has a lot of ups and downs and it will keep you thinking. -Samuel Carlson

__Fever__, by Laurie Halse Anderson

Fever is about a young girl named Mattie Cook who gets caught in a town of sick people. Mattie struggles with life taking care of her fathers coffee shop, and taking care of her mother and grandfather while the illness spreads, "Fever" By Laurie Halse Anderson". Mattie Cook becomes devastated when she finds out she has to leave her home, and her family behind when a fever strikes Philadelphia. Everyone starts dying, sometimes hundreds in a weeks time. Her mother falls ill, and its up to Mattie to help her to find a doctor. My favorite event in the book was towards the end when mother and daughter finally meet. The book describes them as very happy, and it is just very exciting because Mattie is always thinking about her family, and then to see them together makes you feel the excitement and relief. Fever is a great book for people who like an adventurer, with a twist. You must have a strong stomach there is death on almost every page, and if not death illness. This book might be too difficult for some people to read because of the gore, but it is great for those who like it. -Jasmin Vilchis

__THE FUTURE OF US,__ by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler Emma and Josh use to be best friends until last summer. Everything changed when Josh was misled by Emma when he reached in for the kiss. They started talking again was when Emma bought a new desktop. Josh later brought over a new CD that changed not just their present lives but the futures as well. In the year of 1996 many major events such as 9/11 hadn't yet occurred and no one quite knew what texting or Facebook was. With the compact disc Josh brought over, they were just about to discover their future lives. In this new website so called “Facebook” they could see anything that their future selves have posted such as pictures, comments, and all the friends they’ve added. What they both didn’t know yet is that by knowing their future finances, kids, careers, and location that anything they do different could change everything. If you knew that your future self was unemployed, cheated on by your soul-mate, or homeless how far would you go to change it when you knew how much change it’ll cause? What ripples will Josh and Emma create as they find out more about themselves with a website that isn’t invented yet? This book will surprise you every page you flip. It will make you want to keep reading and you won’t want it to end

-Miguel Cortez
NightJohn, by Gary Paulsen
 * NightJohn is about a slave , John that comes  to a plantation  and teaches  a young slave girl , Sarny, how to read , even  though it is very dangerous <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">. My favorite part was <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> when John runs away <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> from the plantation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and does <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">n't get caught <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> by the dogs <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">. He returns <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> to the plantation to bring <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sarny to a school <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> in a ditch. **


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you want to learn <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> about how slaves lived <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and what hardships <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> they endured then <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> I would recommend <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> this book <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">. Slaves were <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">n't allowed <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> to read <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> because it could be threatening <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> to their owners <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">. See <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> what happens <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> to a young slave <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> who learns <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;"> to read <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191c1e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">. **

//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phantoms in the Snow //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, by Kathleen Bennek Duble
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">//Phantoms in the Snow// has a 15-year-old from the south meet the snow. This 15-year-old has parents that are victims of smallpox. This now orphan is called Noah; he has only one family member left that he has never seen or met before. It is his uncle at Camp Hale, Colorado. Will he survive with these soldiers even when he doesn't even believe in war? There is repelling, smashing through windows and hotel managers getting mad; there has to be some fun in that. If you like realistic fiction, you will love this book. this is a great action book that will keep you in Noah position through the whole book.


 * __The Sign of the Beaver__ by Elizabeth George Speare **


 * The book “The Sign of the Beaver” by Elizabeth George Speare is a prime example of historical fiction and a winner of a Newbery Honor. In the story,a twelve year old boy named Matt is left to tend to his newly built house alone while his father goes to pick up the rest of his family, bringing them to see their new home for the first time. While Matt is waiting for his father to return he experiences many conflicts, both internal and external. Not only did he have to deal with completing all his chores each day, but eventually he started to miss his Dad. Problems arose when a stranger named Ben stole his rifle after staying a night at his house, which left Matt no way to hunt or protect himself. After more problems occur involving a bear ravaging through his house and depleting the rest of his food, Matt eventually hurts himself by trying to get honey out of a bee hive. Some Indians help him and they develop a good relationship with each other. My favorite part of the story is when Matt and his Indian companion named Attean encounter a bear. In order to protect themselves Attean and Matt are forced to kill the bear by working together.I recommend this book to anyone who likes nature and Indian folklore. All in all, this story was good and entertaining throughout. **
 * Dan Joosten **