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Prepare to Read

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

• Authors of historical fiction tell the story in chronological

order, or the order in which the events happened.
• Authors of historical fiction may use sensory details to

develop the setting and the characters.
• Authors of historical fiction might tell the story through first-
person point of view. In first-person point of view, a character

in the story is the narrator. First-person pronouns include I, me,
my, mine, and we.

SET A PURPOSE Think about the title and genre of this text.
What do you know about Sacajawea? How do you think this text
might blend fact and fiction?

CRITICAL
VOCABULARY

descend

practicable

undertaking
Meet the Author:
Joseph Bruchac expedition

civilized

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