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 * A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin by Karen Hesse **

**Characters** (name, age, role in the civil war, characteristics and did they really exisit)? Amelia Martin--15 year-old female Mother--southern sympathizer Father--staunch supporter of the north Uncle Edward--a close confident to Amelia Daisy--Uncle Edward's servant Daniel Worthington--Amelia's childhood friend, joins the Union Army Do the Characters behave in a ** realistic ** way? (based on the historical time period) Example?
 * Historical Fiction **
 * Authority **: (Author—what makes them an expert?)

Karen Hesse has authored countless historical fiction novels and won a Newbery for "Out of the Dust." This story is based on the story of Ida Lewis--she was a lighthouse keeperin Newport, Rhode Island.

** Accuracy: ** How true are ** EVENTS, FACTS, CUSTOMS ** or ** BEHAVIOR ** of the Characters. Find three examples in your book and check the facts and document example and source. Fenwick Island Lighthouse--does really exist and was built prior to the civil war. In the story Mr. Martin was an assistant lighthouse keeper--assistants did not exist until after the civil war.


 * Summary: ** (write a paragraph—don’t give the ending away!)

A "house divided" are words that describe the story of Amelia Martin, a 15 year-old girl who lives in Delaware. She and her parents live on Fenwick Island where her father is the assistant Lighthouse Keeper. Amelia crosses the "ditch" to the mainland where she is an assistant teacher and then comes home to takes the first watch at the Lighthouse everyday. Delware is a border state so that it is split in it's allegiance--neighboods are split as well as families. Amelia's mother and father are growing apart as their Northern or Souther support begins to grow. Amelia finds Uncle Edward and Daniel Worthington as her sounding board for sorting out where she stands on President Lincoln, slavery and the unrest at home. A Light in the Storm gives you a glimpse into how families, neighbors, the state and the country dealt with civil war.