Biography

Amelia Lost

By: Candace Fleming

Publisher: Schwartz and Wade

Copyright Date: February 8, 2011

Pages: 118

Genre: Biography

Grade Level: 6-8

Awards: Received four starred reviews and Best Book of the Year accolades from School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book Magazine, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. It also received the Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Nominee for Grades 6-8 (2013), the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2013), and the Cybils Award for Young Adult Nonfiction (2011).

Summary: This book tells of Amelia Earhart's life, switching back and forth each chapter between her life as a child to her final flight. It covers the extensive search sent out for Amelia and her plane. This book includes pictures, maps, and notes written by Amelia herself. It also includes fun information about Amelia and facts about the history of flight. 

Classroom Use: This would be a great book to use when studying history. When you get to this time period in social studies, you could introduce Amelia using this book. One way to incorporate the book would be to split the class up into small groups and assign each group a different part of the book. Give the class time to read their portions and then have them present their part of the book to the class. This way not everyone has to read the entire book but they are all still getting the valuable information within. 

Rating:

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Plot	Plot is well developed with a sequence of events. The events are in good logical order. There is a clear conflict and resolution.	Plot contains a sequence of events. The events are in order but the conflict is not clear or does not contain a clear resolution.	There are events but they are not in good chronological order. The climax and resolution are lacking or not present.	Not addressed	*** Story of Amelia’s life is well portrayed and includes great detail. The book has a clear order going back and forth from her final flight to her childhood.
Characters	Characters are well developed with clear roles and contribute to the story. Reader is able to personally connect with the character(s).	Characters have clear roles within the story. Reader is not able to connect with the character(s).	Character(s) are present but do not have clear roles. Reader is not able to connect with character(s).	No characters developed	*** Amelia’s life is told with great detail. The book also includes interesting facts about her.
Style and Language	Book contains precise vocabulary, figurative language, and or dialogue. When dialogue is used it is effective and not distracting.	Book contains precise vocabulary and/or figurative language. When dialogue is used it is distracting.	Book contains very little precise vocabulary and no figurative language or dialogue.	Book contains no precise vocabulary or figurative language. No dialogue is used.	*** The book is well written. It includes vocabulary about planes and flying and explains what they mean.
Theme	There is a clear theme and it is easily identifiable by the story.	There is a theme but it is a little more difficult to identify.	The theme is almost impossible to identify.	There is no theme.	*** The theme is flight and accomplishments of women.