In the text Young Adult Literature Exploration, Evaluation, and Appreciation Third Edition Chapter 8 is about exploring historical fiction. Chapter 8 has many focusing points such as, historical predecessors of historical fiction, types, themes, and values of historical fiction, reasons for using and teaching historical fiction, criteria for evaluating and selecting well-written historical fiction, changing perspectives toward the genre and the issues surrounding historical fiction today, and recommended titles and authors. Historical fiction can be defined as fiction that is set in the past, at least one generation approximately 15 to 20 years ago. “A historical novel is set during a period of history and attempts to convey the essence of that period”. There are many ways
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The novel takes place in Germany in the 1940s. It is about a young boy named Bruno, who meets a young Jewish boy named Shmuel, a prisoner in Auschwitz. The two boys became very close friends, meeting up at a fence every day to talk with one another. Bruno would sneak Shmuel food. One day Bruno is found with lice eggs in his hair and is forced to shave his head. He now notices he looks a lot like Shmuel and Shmuel agrees. Bruno and Shmuel come up with this plan for Bruno to sneak into the camp to look for Shmuel’s father. Shmuel brings a set of prisoner clothes and Bruno leaves his set of clothes outside the fence. As they search the camp for Shmuel’s father a group of marching prisoners suddenly surrounds them, marching their way to the gas chamber. In the gas chamber Bruno apologizes to Shmuel about not being able to find his father. The gas chamber door then closes, it becomes dark, and all is chaos. Also, the book was made into a film in 2008. I recommend watching it, I really enjoyed it. I was able to gain a better visual of the novel. Just make sure to grab a box of kleenex because it is a very emotional
The novel takes place in Germany in the 1940s. It is about a young boy named Bruno, who meets a young Jewish boy named Shmuel, a prisoner in Auschwitz. The two boys became very close friends, meeting up at a fence every day to talk with one another. Bruno would sneak Shmuel food. One day Bruno is found with lice eggs in his hair and is forced to shave his head. He now notices he looks a lot like Shmuel and Shmuel agrees. Bruno and Shmuel come up with this plan for Bruno to sneak into the camp to look for Shmuel’s father. Shmuel brings a set of prisoner clothes and Bruno leaves his set of clothes outside the fence. As they search the camp for Shmuel’s father a group of marching prisoners suddenly surrounds them, marching their way to the gas chamber. In the gas chamber Bruno apologizes to Shmuel about not being able to find his father. The gas chamber door then closes, it becomes dark, and all is chaos. Also, the book was made into a film in 2008. I recommend watching it, I really enjoyed it. I was able to gain a better visual of the novel. Just make sure to grab a box of kleenex because it is a very emotional