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=Historical Fiction = =Historical fiction is a type of genre with a setting in the past. The setting occurs in a time previous to the reader and the author. The setting is the most important element. =

Check out an awesome Historical Fiction power point

** ... Characteristics**   **   **Sister of the Wolf** In 1703 Quebec, Cecile frees an Indian slave Lesharo then he accompanies her and her father Coreur De Bois to Fort India. What will happen? // http://books.google.com/books?id=ZLKvAAAACAAJ&dq=sister+of+the+wolf&cd=4 time period //
 * ** Hard topics **
 * ** Characters have accents/talk proper **
 * ** Based on true events **
 * ** Characters usually seem modern **
 * ** Realistic Fiction **
 * Recommended Books
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 Don't Talk to Me About the War  ** **Don't Talk to Me About the War is a 3 out of 4 star book about a 12 year old boy when at the end of the civil war his father disappears by the mexican border. Will he and a dog named Bigger find him?**

http://books.google.com/books?id=ZKnpGAAACAAJ&dq=don't+talk+to+me+about+the+war&cd=1 

** Number the Stars Number the Stars is a 4 star award winner. This book is about a 10 year old girl and her Jewish best friend. But when an army threatens to take away her best friend because she is Jewish what will she do?

http://books.google.com/books?id=V2Nlg8AWg2AC&lpg=PP1&dq=Number%20the%20stars&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=&f=false **  Here is an outstanding preview of Number of the Stars 

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............................. Here's Honest Abe's opinion about Historical Fiction

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