Book review: what are your thoughts?

This review was found on the Library Thing website.

Task: After reading this review of Snow Treasure in your classroom what else do you think can be accomplished with this text?

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan is a great historical fiction piece to add to any school library. The first interesting thing about this book is that it begins with a "Did this story really happen?" right away it gets kids interested and thinking! Another interesting aspect of this story is that the chapters don't have titles. When I used this with a reading class I had them write titles for the chapters as we completed them. This got them a bit more involved with the story. Alas, anything that is historical fiction does require some background knowledge and pre-teaching, so the students are more familiar with plot action and the real events that are woven into the story. Another item about Snow Treasure that I liked is that there are lots of male and female characters, so any child can begin to connect with a character. Snow Treasure is not a fast paced plot, but it is engaging. ( )