Historical Fiction Book Talks

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Historical FictionBook Talks

• Presented by
• Christy Havens
• North Butler Elementary School
• Library Media Specialist

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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

• Summary
• Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in
  Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression,
  escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search
  of the man he believes to be his fatherthe
  renowned bandleader, H. E. Calloway of Grand
  Rapids.

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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

• Characters
• Bud Caldwell
• Mr. Mrs Amos and Toddy
• Bugs
• Mr. Lewis
• Herman E. Calloway
• Miss Thomas
• The Band Mr. Jimmy, Steady Eddie,
• Doo Doo Bug, Dirty Deed, The Thug

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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

• Setting
• During the Great Depression in the 1930s at
  Flint, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

• Reviews
• "Curtis has given a fresh, new look to a
  traditional orphan-finds-a-home story that would
  be a crackerjack read-aloud."--Starred, School
  Library Journal
• "Bud's journey...will keep readers engrossed
  from first page to last." --Starred, Publishers
  Weekly

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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

• Awards
• Winner of the 2000 Newbery Medal
• Winner of the 2000 Coretta Scott King Award

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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

• Other Suggested Reading
• The Watsons Go to Birmingham
• Mr. Chickees Funny Money

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Hill Hawk Hattie by Clara Gillow Clark

• Summary
• When Hattie loses her Ma at the age of eleven,
  things change. Pa is not the same person he once
  was and doesnt treat Hattie the same either. In
  fact, Pa loses his rafting partner and decides
  Hattie will have to replace him. Dressed up as a
  boy, she learns how to river raft and reconnects
  with her Pa.

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Hill Hawk Hattie by Clara Gillow Clark

• Characters
• Hattie
• Pa
• Jasper
• Harley
• Rastus

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Hill Hawk Hattie by Clara Gillow Clark

• Setting
• The year is 1883. Most of the story takes place
  while rafting down the Delaware River from New
  York to Philadelphia.

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Hill Hawk Hattie by Clara Gillow Clark

• Reviews
• This book about the courage of a Hill Hawk
  girl and the world of the Delaware River in the
  early days of our country will enthrall readers.
  
• -Patricia Reilly Giff
• The simple first-person narrative captures
  Hatties rustic innocence, the thrilling rafting
  adventure, and the heartfelt struggle of a tough
  girl who feels useful to her father only in the
  role of a boy.
• -Starred, Booklist

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Hill Hawk Hattie by Clara Gillow Clark

• Awards
• 2005 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee

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Hill Hawk Hattie by Clara Gillow Clark

• Other Suggested Reading
• Hattie on Her Way, the sequel to Hill Hawk Hattie

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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

• Summary
• Twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family
  move to Alcatraz so his father can work as a
  guard at the infamous prison. With neighbors
  that are convicts, Moose tries to protect his
  sister, Natalie (who has autism), live up to his
  parents expectations, and stay out of trouble.

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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

• Characters
• Moose
• Natalie
• Piper
• Mr. Mrs. Flanagan

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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

• Setting
• In 1935 on
• Alcatraz Island.

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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

• Reviews
• With its unique setting and well-developed
  characters, this warm, engaging coming-of-age
  story has plenty of appeal, and Choldenko offers
  some fascinating historical background on
  Alcatraz Island in
• an afterword. -Booklist
• The story, told with humor and skill, will
  fascinate readers with an interest in what it was
  like for the children of prison guards and other
  workers to actually grow up on Alcatraz Island.
  -School Library Journal

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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

• Awards
• Newbery Honor School Library Journal Best Book
  of the Year Publishers Weekly Best Book 2004ALA
  Best Book for Young Adults 2005ALA Notable Book
  2005

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Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

• Other Suggested Reading
• Holes by Louis Sachar

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The Drummer Boy of Vicksburgby G. Clifton Wisler

• Summary
• Based on the real-life hero, Orion Howe, this
  story follows thirteen-year-old Orry as he runs
  away from his grandmother to join his father and
  brother in the army. However, it doesnt take
  long for Orry to realize that war is not the
  glorious adventure he had imagined. But he does
  prove he can stand tall with the rest of the men.

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The Drummer Boy of Vicksburgby G. Clifton Wisler

• Characters
• Orry
• Lyston
• Pa

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The Drummer Boy of Vicksburgby G. Clifton Wisler

• Setting
• Mid 1860s in the suburbs of Chicago and during
  the Civil War at Vicksburg, Mississippi

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The Drummer Boy of Vicksburgby G. Clifton Wisler

• Reviews
• "Wisler captures well the confusion of battle
  and the participants' fears of both cowardice and
  heroism....Compelling."--School Library Journal

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The Drummer Boy of Vicksburgby G. Clifton Wisler

• Other Suggested Reading
• Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith
• Thunder on the Tennessee

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References

• http//www.civilwarpoetry.org/union/songs/battcry.
  html
• http//www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/music.htm
  
• http//students.cup.edu/mor2399/index.htm
• www.unitedstreaming.com