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Notice
& Note

Words of
the Wiser

Prepare to Read

GENRE STUDY Historical fiction is a story that is set in a
real time and place in the past.

• Characters in historical fiction stories act, think, and
speak like real people from the past would.

• Characters may use slang that was common during the
time period.

• Authors of historical fiction might tell the story through
third-person point of view. In third-person point of view,

the story is told through an outside observer.

SET A PURPOSE Look through the text and the
illustrations. What do you notice about the people and places
shown? What would you like to know about this them? Write

your ideas below.

CRITICAL
VOCABULARY

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drifting

damp

spare

verses
Meet the Author:
William Miller chorus
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