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HF Book Report
Historical Fiction Book Report
I have been reading the book ________________________,
which is from the “Historical Fiction” genre. What makes a book a
Historical Fiction? A Historical Fiction book is based on real facts
from a specific time period, but uses pretend characters and a
collection of facts to tell the story as if it really happened. In
this report, I will write about the following Historical Fiction genre
elements as they were written in my book: the setting; major
events; the character’s conflict or problem to overcome; telling if
the book was written in 1st or 3rd person with evidence; telling the
background on how the story was written; the story’s conclusion;
and finally, I’ll rewrite a new ending for the story.
First, the setting from the book Rescue From an Avalanche, a
Young Girl’s Journal. My story takes place in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains of California. A near-by small mining town called
Placerville is located high in the mountains near Mount Notch and
Notch Pass. Hannah and her family live in a small cabin 30 miles
away from Placerville. Life can be challenging on February 11,
1897.
The major events of my story lead to Hannah’s problem to
overcome. The time of the year was around Christmas and snow
had been falling. Hanna’s Father felt the need to journey to
Placerville. The day was sunny when Papa decided to leave.
Hannah was given a journal by Papa to help her not worry during his
absence. Notch Mountain didn’t look right – an avalanche filled
Notch pass, where Papa was traveling on skis. Hannah was
concerned, but even more concerned when a major storm arrived.
Sunny days turn to wind and snow – a fearsome storm arrived.
This storm created Hannah’s conflict, the problem she and family
had to overcome. Hannah remembered Notch Mountain no longer
had a notch when she last looked at it. When feeding the family’s
livestock, Hannah could barely find her way back to the cabin. The
storm worsened. A sound, much like a locomotive began rumbling.
Mom cried out, “Avalanche!” The cabin was buried and supplies
were gone. What should they do?
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Please note, this is not finished because we are writing one rough
draft paragraph per day (double spaced in our Writer’s Response
Journal), editing it, and writing then writing the final draft (single
spaced) that evening on one page of note book paper and adding
paragraphs daily.