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Introduction/General Information about the Book
Title: Dark Water Rising
Author: Hale Marian
Type of Book Historical Fiction
The Newbery honor winner.


Main Character:Seth Breadan
The main character changes from Evaluation of the Book
What did you think of the book? Informative, Interesting, Describing
What did you like about the book? It Has a lot of Information about That Part of History
What didn’t you like about the book? It sometimes dragged on, on some subjects.
Was the story confusing or hard to believe? No It Was a Part of History That Is Hard To Forget
Was the story predictable? Yes it has a lot Good Deal Of Foreshadowing and it happened in the past.
Was the story believable? Yes it has happened in history.
The main character changes from The ending _stubborn__________________ to__careful and manish__________________ by the end of the story.
The main character does the right thing when: He decides to step up and take control of the house.
I can identify with the character when: He thinks about what he has to do to help his family.
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Another Character: Ben
Details: Caring Cousin of Seth
Another Character: Matt
Details: Annoying Little Brother of Seth
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Describe the time and place of the story: The early 1900s Before the devastating hurricane in Galveston
Comments about the setting: A interesting part of history to write a book on
What is the author trying to say in this story? What is his lesson in life?
Is there a moral to this story? He is trying to bring that part of history and let readers know what happened. He had a grandfather in the storm. Yes never forget.
This is a story about (courage? working hard? doing the right thing? greed? importance of friends? jealousy? love? caring? happiness? sadness?) It has most of them but courage is the main thing.
This book showed me/I learned from this story: I learned much about what happened there
State a problem in the story and how it was solved: The storm left a challenge so Seth steps up and starts repairing all that was lost.

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Plot: The Action/Summary of What Happened in the Story
Summary of the story (list up to 6 events that happened in the story; keep them in order):

1. Seth and his family arrive in Galveston.


2. Seth gets a job as a carpenter for Mr. Farrell.


3. Seth meets Josiah and Ella Rose


4. A MASSIVE storm hits Galveston while Seth and Josiah fight to get back home.


5. Seth and Josiah reach Uncle Nate’s house after learning from a note that tells him his family is heading there for protection.


6. The storm ends finally leaving destruction and death. Seth gets a job with his father as a carpenter.

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Evaluation of the Book
What did you think of the book? It was really good
What did you like about the book? It was really informative about what happened at that time period and the big storm in Galveston
What didn’t you like about the book? It drug on and on about some subjects.
Was the story confusing or hard to believe? It leaves you hanging on what happen to Ben and Uncle Nate but I guess you have to conclude the worse.
Was the story predictable (could you guess what was going to happen?) Yes it’s a unforgettable part of history so you have an idea what the conflict is about
Was the story believable? Yes it has a lot of facts in it about the time and date and what happened.
The ending. Seth get his dream of not going to college but instead being a carpenter with his father in a destroyed city that needs it.