Historical Fiction Characteristics
Vocabulary 1-3
Vocabulary 4-7
War!
About the Author
100

Involving a dilemma that is realistic to the time period

conflict

100

Elated, highly praised

exalted

100

Avoid, escape, baffle

elude

100

Military force, fort

garrison

100

The number of Newbery Awards the author has won

two

200

The most important element in historical fiction

setting

200

Acrid, spicy, bitter

pungent

200

Moral or ethical considerations, qualms

scruples

200

Warrior, soldier belonging to a large unit

legionary

200

The grade the author was teaching in Sunday school when the idea for the Bronze Bow formed

7th

300

Based on real events that are mixed with fictional events

plot

300

Companion, friend, accomplice

cohort

300

Revenge, retaliation

reprisal

300

Device for hurling

catapult

300

The school subject the author taught

High School English Literature

400

Words spoken by the characters

dialogue

400

Horrified, appalled

aghast

400

Stingy, miserly, scantily

niggardly

400

Surprise raiders into enemy territory

guerrillas

400

The author's state of birth

Massachusetts

500

Very vivid of the characters, events and places

description

500

Growing quickly, budding

burgeoning

500

Payment, amends, reward

recompense

500

Additional troop, reinforcements

auxillary

500

The authors first published magazine article topic

skiing with her children

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