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Notice
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Contrasts and
Contradictions

Prepare to Read

GENRE STUDY A biography is the story of a real person’s life
written by someone other than that person.
• Authors of biographies present events in sequential, or

chronological, order. This helps readers understand what
happened in the person’s life and when.

• Biographers may use literary language to present major
events in a person’s life. For example, the author may use
similes to describe how the person is feeling.

• Biographies include third-person pronouns, such as he, she,
him, her, his, hers, they, them, and their.

SET A PURPOSE Think about the title and
genre of this text. What do you think life was like CRITICAL
VOCABULARY
for a boy inventor living on a farm in the early
1900s? What questions would you ask him? Write haphazardly
your ideas below. captivated

appealing

orderly

bombarded

stimulated

crude

dissect
Meet the Author:
Kathleen Krull precision

revolutionary

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