Historical Fiction

This is another "You Choose" book, but it's historical fiction about World War II! I based the six paths on real people, but the stories are quite fictionalized. These books are challenging to write! My first draft was too short, and my second draft was WAY too long! My editor, Mandy, is a ROCK STAR, y'all!

Paths:

*head cook on the USS WEST VIRGINIA

*nurse on the USS SOLACE

*cryptanalyst in Pearl Harbor

*photographer on the USS YORKTOWN

*Marine medic on Guadalcanal

*commander on the rescue ship BARTON

The invading forces of Japan have wreaked havoc across eastern Asia. Now they've attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. You're part of the Allied forces helping defend the Pacific front. YOU CHOOSE how you will help fight for freedom on the high seas.

Interest level: 3rd - 7th

Reading level: 3rd - 4th

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Graphic Novel

I wrote my first graphic novel! It's historical fiction. It was fun but also a challenge because I had to write the dialogue, the narration, and the illustrator notes! As always, I loved digging into the research! I'm so pleased with Eugene Smith's illustrations!

In 1845 Sir John Franklin commanded two ships on an expedition to find a Northwest Passage from England through the Arctic and over to Asia. If successful, the route would be a faster way to transfer goods from Asia to Europe and back. What happened to Franklin and his men on this icy expedition?