Across Five Aprils Group
Question:
smilealways3
Student
High School - 9th Grade
Are there any discrepancies found between the novel "Across Five Aprils" and the acutal historical facts?
Answers:
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pmiranda2857 Teacher
High School - 11th GradePosted by pmiranda2857 on Saturday April 26, 2008 at 12:37 PM"Across Five Aprils is a historical novel about a boy who grows up during the Civil War. Jethro's family farms in Southern Illinois and is divided about which side of the war to support."
Jethro Creighton was the author, Irene Hunts', real life grandfather. The book is a compilation of stories told by Ms. Hunt's grandfather, family letters and historical research.
The novel is considered a work of historical fiction, that is real history, and people are weaved into a story that is made up around actual fact. The facts of history are correct, the family sentiment is accurate, is every word of dialogue between the characters accurate, I would say no.