Monday, November 24, 2008

Time Period

When does the story you are reading take place? How does it impact your characters?

83 comments:

Anonymous said...

My book The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung takes place at first in China in 1851, and when Wong goes on a boat to California the setting changes to California and the year is 1852.

Anonymous said...

Matilda Bone takes place in medieval times. I know this because in the story, Matilda is sent to live with Peg the bonesetter which i know from prior knowledge to have taken place then. Also, another character is a bloodletter which i also know was believed to even out humors, bodily fluids, if someone was sick then.

Anonymous said...

My story takes places in Brooklyn New York,1943 and the story takes place during war.

Anonymous said...

My book is in the 1860`s ,and the girl that is telling the story Sarah lives in New York and is going to North Carolina. I know this because she is keeping a journal and she is telling what happens to her daily. Sarah is trying to get a job and at the same time she is also trying to find a husband.

Anonymous said...

my books time period takes place in 1859. I know this because it is on the front cover and it takes place when african americans were slaves and when there was a such thing as plantation owners. Who had slaves to do all there work such as cook in the kitchen and work all day in the cotton felids. Thats how I know my book takes place in the 1800's.

Anonymous said...

The time period this story is taken is when blacks and white people were not allowed to work together or see eye to eye. This story is placed in Mars Bluff, South Carolina, in 1865

Anonymous said...

My book Soldier's Heart took place in 1861 during the entire civil War and ended 1867

Anonymous said...

What are the most famous wars during the Civil War?

Anonymous said...

My book takes place during world war 2. The year it starts in is 1939 and ends in 1945.

Anonymous said...

My book takes place in the new world(America). it tskes place in the state of virgina when there were colonies.

Anonymous said...

My book Pandora of Athens takes place in 399 B.C. because it was around the time when Socrates had been accused of changing the minds of young people and the setting never changes untill the end where you dont know where they leave to.

Anonymous said...

My book Or Give Me Death took place in Wiliamsburg, central newjersey in the time period of 1878. In this story it takes place during the war as well.

Anonymous said...

My story, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, takes place during the turn of the century in the early 1900's. This time period plays into the story because most families in the main characters' lives are working long hours with little benifit, trying to keep their families afloat. The main characters, the Nolan family, all work to help the family. Francie and Neely collect scrap metal to cash in; their mother, Katie Nolan, is a dish-scrubber, and their father, Johnny Nolan, works an inconsistent job as a singing waiter.

Anonymous said...

My story, “look to the hills”, took place in 1763 and this was a time of slaves and slaves were treated horrible and if my story and my girl, Zettie would have been born at a later date such as 1980s there wouldn’t have been slavery and she wouldn’t of had the same events as she went through.

Anonymous said...

My book "Catherine Called Birdy" takes place in the end of September and ends at the end of next year's september. It is in England,medieval time.

Anonymous said...

My book, Elizabeth I Red Rose of the House of Tudor, takes place all over England, from 1544 to 1547.

Anonymous said...

My book is telling about a time period in 1998.Moderen day about boy Cusi roming the hidden valley to find history of his culture and familly.

Anonymous said...

my book, shadows on the sea, takes place in the summer of 1942 during world war II. this peroid in history helps the plot of the story because maine is surrounded by the atlantic ocean and south of newfoundland.this area has a lot of german u-boats lying in the waters of this area which brings the whole plot together.

Anonymous said...

My story, Bella at Midnight, takes place during medieval times because the idea of fudalism is in the story and how the way they talk. Bella is a nights daughter so that kind of gave it away.

Anonymous said...

My period takes place in 1899 in the heart of New York City. The kid Finn has a family of 6 including him. This family is poor like alot of the people in New York City during this time period. So to make money he must Sell newspapers. He's only in 7th grade.

Anonymous said...

My book takes place in Seoul, Korea in 1473 around New Years. The setting is on a snow covered hill where they fly there kites.

Anonymous said...

The book I am reading is called Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. This story takes place in Mississippi during the great depression. During this time there was a lot violence and derision from the whites to the blacks.

Anonymous said...

My book takes place in 1864 during the Civil War. This impacts my characters because the War killed many people and when the soilders first went out some of the families never saw their loved ones again.

Anonymous said...

My book the journal of Ben Uchida takes place during World War II in 1942. He is japanese and is sent to an internment camp where japanese were sent and kept two families to one 20 by 25 foot room. This was to make shure no japanese could spy on the US.

Anonymous said...

my story takes place in 1968 vietnam arond christmas

Anonymous said...

My book The Whipping Boy takes place in the early 1700's because there was kings, a prince and there were castles. also they used horses as there transportation.

Anonymous said...

Lily's Crossing takes place during World War 2, in 1944. This affects the story because the war creates conflict and without the war there really wouldn’t be a story line.

Anonymous said...

My book takes place in Gordonsville, Virginia in 1864 During the civil War. This impacts the characters because many lives were lost in the war.

Anonymous said...

"Mine Eyes Have Seen" by Ann Rinaldi takes place in the early 1860's, when slavery played a big part in the United States. My main character, Annie Brown, is forced to help out and make sacrifices so her father can help slaves that are trying to escape. The time period impacts the characters because if Annie Brown's father did not want to help out with the anti-slavery movement, her and her family would not be put into danger.

Anonymous said...

My book is about Joseph Jacobs who was born into slavery, so it takes place around the 1800's.

Anonymous said...

My book,(thursday's child by Sonya Hartnett) takes place during the 1920's inn the great depression. This Time period effects the characters because they barely have any money and the just had a new baby.It takes place in the southeren united states

Anonymous said...

My book: Anastasia The Last Grand Duchess takes place in Russia from 1914 to 1918. Anastasia basically talks about everything that goes on in her life. For example, in 1915 her father (the leader of Russia) declares war against Germany and has to go to the military base to talk to the commander and chief and the soldiers. She vents a lot about this as well as her studies which she thinks are unimportant.

Anonymous said...

"Number The Stars" by Lois Lowry takes place in the 1900s during world war I and world war II. The story takes place in Denmark. This affected the characters in the story because this was one of the countries where the Germans were able to take over. This meant that there was more of a chance that the Jewish people living there would be captured or punished. Some of the characters in this story were Jewish. The other main characters were best friends of these Jewish people and attempting to keep them safe. Since they lived in this time period, they had to go through tough times of livng under the rule of German soldiers.

Anonymous said...

My book "one eye laughing, the other weeping" takes place in Vienna, Austria in 1938 during the holocaust. And the main character Julie is a Jewish girl who eventually gets sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in America so she won't be in danger anymore.

Anonymous said...

My book takes place in the late 1960s. I know this, because the main chacter in my story, Molly, talks about the war in Vietnam (which took place in the 60s) and how her brother volunteered to be a soldier. Also, she talks about how the girls at her school are treated differently than the boys. The girls have stricter dress codes and don't get called on as often.

Anonymous said...

The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen. My book is about a girl, Hannah who gets sent to the past when she allowed to drink wine she was at a Passover. After she drank the wine, (as part of the tradition) she was to give some of it to their god, Elijah. When she went to open the door and she was immediately sent back into the past. After that she awoke in her aunt's body. She was to then attend a wedding where the German soldiers came to capture them. When sent to the concentration camp, everyone was forced to shave their head of hair. After that, they were to get a tattoo on their arms resembling their new names. After that, they had to take off their current clothing and get into raggedy smelly ones. As they struggle to survive, Hannah or better known as Chaya (her Jewish name). To help her survive, she meets a 10 year old girl, Rivka. When she goes back to the present, she finds out that she is her aunt. The soldiers "got rid of" those who couldn't work because of their health condition. Chaya took place or Rivka when the soldiers saw that one of the two were coughing. When Chaya is sent into Lilith's cave (a furnace) she goes back into the present and explains to her aunt Eva (Rivka) everything she had seen when she fainted.

Anonymous said...

My book is called "Crispin" and it's about a 13-year-old boy way back in 1377 in England. This time period was called the middle Ages. Crispin is a peasant and he recently suffered a loss of his mother. Now, he has absolutely nothing left. He is falsely accused of a crime and people are trying to kill him as a punishment. With nothing to leave behind, Crispin makes a run for his life across the English country side.

Anonymous said...

my book:"The girl who chased away sorrow".Takes place in 1864 in New Mexico

Anonymous said...

My book is about a girl named elizebeth who lives in london but her familly decides to leave to america and start a new life in jamestown virginia.

Anonymous said...

elizebeths father is tying to get enough money to build the house and get there son over in america because they had to leave him bhind do to his poor imune system but sarah has found a new friend to play with in the meen time.

Anonymous said...

There dad is still working furiously on the house trying to get it built by winter time while they all three stay on the ship they came over on

Anonymous said...

My book "The Wednesday War" takes place in 1967, during the Vietnam war.

Anonymous said...

My book "I had seen castles" takes place in the 1940s during world war 2. In the end when the man comes back from war it is 1945 and they had won the war.

Anonymous said...

My books story takes place in American in a town called Jamestown. This affects the characters because when Jane gets to American she has a nice life untill the revolution breaks out. Her life gets worse because part of her family is for America and the other part is for England.

Anonymous said...

My book "mississpi trail, 1955" takes place obviously in 1995. He is a black boy and this book take's place around that era with martinluther king jr, and white and black schools. A very racial time period.

Anonymous said...

My book is the Soldiers Heart and it takes place all over the place becuse this 15 year old boy is in the civil war and a whole bunch of major battles in the time period 1861

Anonymous said...

My book is called Nzingha the warrior queen of Matamba.The time period it takes place in is 1595 in Angola, Africa

Anonymous said...

my book "Girl in blue" takes place in May 3, 1861 through out November 4, 1861.

Anonymous said...

My book Under the Blood-Red sun takes place in america in the WW2 times and they also get bombed (pearl harbor).

Anonymous said...

My book "Pearl Harbor is Burning" takes place in 1942 in the middle of WWII this helps with explaining the racial profileing of Japanese people.

Anonymous said...

My book The Journal of Ben Uchida is about a Japanese boy named ben Uchida. He was a child in california when pearl harbor was bombed. Then within the week his father only refered to as papa was taken away. They were forced to sell all thyeir belongings not able to fit in a suitcase. Tehn they were taken away.

Anonymous said...

My historical fiction book,"The Amazing Thinking Machine", takes place in the times of the Great Depression. In the years from 1929 to the 1940's.The main characters are Roy, Patrick, the mother, the father, and the hoboes that live down the street in the feild. the two boys dad left and they don't know were he is.

Anonymous said...

My book I am reading now takes place on a big whale boat in the victorian age. And on the whale boat cruise (whale hunting trip)they try and kill whales for thier oil and carcuss.

Anonymous said...

Roll of Thunder, Hear My cry, takes place during the Great Derpression. The Logan's live in Mississippi where there is a lot of racial tension. One example of this racial tension that happend is when The Logan children(Cassie, Little Man, Stacey and Christopher-John)where walking to school and a bus full of white children tried to spray them with some dust. Another example is when one of the kids told a story about a white man taking a match and burning a black man.

Anonymous said...

My book is about a small girl who becomes a slave and got seperated from her family, which takes place in 1846, in Alta, California.

Anonymous said...

My book, Miles' Song takes place during when slavery was going on in 1851. This is very important because Miles is a 12 year old slave. He works on the Tillary plantation in the slave owner's house, but later gets sold to a different plantation.

Anonymous said...

Felicia C.Said
my book Brooklyn rose takes place on a plantation farm where a fifteen yaer old girl fathers picks cotten.its in the early 1900's.But later on rose leaves to move to New York because her father has set up an arranged marrage.

Anonymous said...

Ok well my book is about a boy (Douglas Allen Deeds ) whos parents have passed away at a erlay age (5 or 12 )whos taking a trip with his freind edward and his dad and mom with a group of 247other wagons to california .They start in missorie.The main plot is they have to make it to california before winter. They start in may but got to get thier in the earley spring.

Anonymous said...

My book is by Avi called Iron Thunder the battle between the Monitor and The Merrimac. This book was during the civil war from 1861 to 1865 the pre-industrial period.

Anonymous said...

My book Weetamoo heart of the pocassets,takes place in Massachusetts-Rhode Island around 1653.The time period affects how the main character
lives because this is when the English had taken over the native American tribes.

Anonymous said...

My book is "Color Me Dark". my book takes place in Chicago, Illinois.My book is about a girl named Nellie Lee Love.Nellie has a sister named Erma Jean that is the same age sa Nellie but Erma Jean is 10 months older than Nellie. Nellie lives with her mom,dad,grandmother,and her grandfather.They live in Bradford Corners, Tennessee.Their dad owns a funerial home that is the down stairs of their house.They have a brother named william but he is in the army at the time with their uncle pace.Their uncle pace came home to visit and got hurt then died. Nellie's sister erma Jean cryied so much that she couldn't talk.Their dad went to chicago with thier uncle Meese to get Erma Jean checked out.When he got back he decide he wanted to move to chicago because he wanted to leave all the bad memorise behind because in that time colored people were being linched if they had an issue of "the crisis". the crisis was a magizine that colored people brought and white people didn't like it.So Nellie Lee,her mom,and her dad left for chicago

Anonymous said...

My book "THE LEGEND OF BASS REEVES"
takes place between 1817-1860.This is also the cowboy time period also known as the wild west.

Anonymous said...

My historical fiction book takes place in Britian, England. This book takes place in 1909- 1964. This book is about the finest police officer in Britian working with the best black- tan Alsatian canine.

Anonymous said...

the name of my book is "So far from home" .the time period of the book is in 1847 Lowell,Massachusetts .You can tell its from this period because of the descriptions in the story. For example ,Mary talkd about how her clothes were basically like a wearable sleeping cloth .And the material was thick.

Anonymous said...

"The Journal of William Thomas Emerson" takes place in 1774 in Boston Massachusetts and in the Revolutionary War. This plays into the story because not a lot of famnilys have a lot of money, and is a hard time for a lot of people.

Anonymous said...

my book "edgar allen poe stories," takes place in many times periods in between 1800 and the 1840's. one of my favorites "the cask of amaratirillo" takes place in the early 1800's. also "masque of the red death" takes place in the 1830's

Anonymous said...

My book "If I Should Die Before I Wake" takes place during World War II, during the Holocaust. Hilary is a girl who doesn't really care much for Jewish people and considers herself a Nazi, until she gets into a motorcycle accident and slips into a coma. She then thinks about how her friends treat Jewish people. While in the coma she dreams of a girl (Chana) and her family, who are Jewish. She then realizes that she really needs to put herself in their shoes, to finally figure out that how she thinks and acts is completely off.

Anonymous said...

My book is called Numbering All the Bones and takes place in 1864 during the Civil War. It's about a girl named Eulinda who lives on a plantation in Georgia as a house slave. She is basically left alone because her brother Zeke was sold to a slave trader and her other brother Neddy ran away to help the north fight the south. Her mistress is horrible to her and treats her terribly.

Anonymous said...

'On the wings of a hero' a book writen by Richard Peck takes place between 1939-1945. during this time world war two has just began, and the main charater Davy Bowman brother is a B-17 pilot and since the war begain evrey one in there town is worried for him and america

Anonymous said...

my book takes place in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor. The Japanese were coming to bomb Pearl Harbor and all of the men on the boat were sleeping. The Japanese sunk alot of ships that day. So United States declared war on Japan.

Anonymous said...

My historical fiction book takes place in Britian, England in 1909 to 1964. This book is about the finest police officer working with the best black and tan Alsatian canine dog. The officers name is Barry Trent and the dogs name is Caesar. The problem in this book is that fifteen sheeps and lambs have been killed on Sid Greave's land. So the suspicion falls onto Caesar. So his owner Barry Trent tries to prove that Caesar is innocent. But later on while they are unravling this case the other officers find more evidence that Caesar has killed the livestock. So Barry's superiors want his dog to be destroyed. Then finally his innocence is finally proven.

Anonymous said...

My historical fiction book takes place in Oklahoma's country side in 1935. The country side of Oklahoma effects C.J Jackson and his family by all of the no stop dust storms that kill many of their cattle from sufication.

Anonymous said...

My book The Diary of Teresa Angelino Oiscardi takes place in New York to Idaho territory. It impacts my person because it was back when Adolf Hitler was around.

Anonymous said...

The story I am reading takes place in England in 1912. This impacts the characters in my story because the time it takes place had different tradtion and customs. I know this because in my book they still write letters and they take a very long to get to where they need to go. I know this is in 1912 because now we have cell phones and house phones and we can call people instead of writing!

Anonymous said...

My book "Dear America: Vally of the Moon" takes place in Alta, California in 1845. And when my chacater and the rest of her family get turned into slaves she gets seperated from her family.

Anonymous said...

My book is "A Drowned Maiden's Hair" by Laura Amy Schlitz. This book takes place in the early 1900's. I can tell because of the way they dress. They wear fancy clothes and dresses all the time. Also the names are from that time era.

Anonymous said...

My books name is called "A Girl Named Disaster"The time period of my book is some where in 1400's to the 1700's.Icould'nt find the specific date or time period because the story takes place in Africa an they don't go by dates and time they go by the moon and the sun and seasons to celebrate holidays.

Anonymous said...

The story I’m reading The Whipping Boy takes place in the early 1700's. The time period impacts the characters because the characters are a king, prince, and servants and they all existed in there early 1700's and that’s why the time period impacts the characters.

Anonymous said...

The story that I am reading is about this lady that i s at a slave plantation. And this lady and the man se each other and they like fall in love. Then they start dating then they get married and have two children. After a while the plantation owner became a drunk. After several times of their family trying to runaway, and not being successful her husband passed away.( she was so devestated.)

Anonymous said...

My book "Bass Reeves" takes place in the time of slavery. This is when the white people made black people into slaves to bring them down. None of the slaves got the same benefits as their owners.

Anonymous said...

The time period in my book starts in 1899 and the boy named Jack then the it changes to san diego

Anonymous said...

My book "Beware Princess Elizabeth" takes place in the 1500's. In the front of the book it gives me a time lime of her life and everyone in her family. Elizabeth was born on 1533 and died 1603. Her brother Edward was born on 1537 and died 1553. And her sister Marry was born on 1516 and died 1558 and finally Elizabeth's father KIng Henry the 8th was born on 1491 and died 1547.

Anonymous said...

My book "A Time For Courage *The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen*" takes place in 1917 in Washington D.C. During this time Woodrow Wilson was president. And also world war was going on and Women's Sufferage was. Women from all around the world came to washington to protest for women's right to vote! But President Wilson just didnt care.