1. Elephant Run A Step from Heaven
Reading response
Elephant Run
A Step from Heaven

2. Elephant Run by Roland Smith
Historical Fiction
Brave, Smart, Family, War.
Children’s Literature said, “This book provides a moving story of a boy’s journey into manhood as well as an action-packed adventure that keeps the pages turning…This is a great book to draw boys or reluctant readers into the realm of historical fiction.

3. A Step from Heaven by An Na
Biography
Living In a Foreign Country, Learning a New Language, Immigrant.
This book has won a prize for best book for young adults. New York Times & Publishers Weekly’s best book of the year.

4. Compare and contrast
Nick from Elephant Run and Young Ju from A Step from Heaven.
The Setting in Elephant Run is at Burma in 1941.
The Setting in A Step from Heaven is at Southern California in America.
Elephant Run makes people a little bored of the history.
A Step from Heaven is a sorrowful.

5. Characters Nick Freestone Brave Smart Thoughtful Young Ju Park
Courageous
Calm
Eager

6. Characters Similarities and Differences
Brave and Courageous
Smart and intelligent
Never giving up
Differences
Nick is Brave physically and mentally but Young Ju is brave inside of her heart.
Young Ju hates her father really much but Nick loves his father very much
Young Ju is facing problems with her family but Nick is facing problems that might take his life away.

7. Setting A Step from Heaven Elephant Run Southern California 1941
Burma(Myanmar)
A Step from Heaven
Southern California
America

8. Mood Elephant Run Frustrating Suspenseful A Step from Heaven Sorrowful
Joyful

9. The End Recommendations
I would recommend Elephant Run to higher grades instead of juniors because its mostly about war and history. I would recommend A Step from Heaven to all grades because this story really teaches people something.