Fireflies in December by https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q en-us 2018-04-09 18:20:51 UTC 2024-10-15 10:05:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Context of the Novel loaeillof52 https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/249977383 The book takes place in 1932 in a small town in Southern Virginia ]]> 2018-04-09 18:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/249977383 What I already know about the context loaeillof52 https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/249977533 *This is during a time when blacks were still very segregated 
*African Americans still could not vote 
* The KKK was very active during this time in the South ]]> 2018-04-09 18:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/249977533 Questions about the context loaeillof52 https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/249977799 How does the Authors background affect the information she is writing about? ]]> 2018-04-09 18:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/249977799 loaeillof52 https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/250543687 2018-04-11 02:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/250543687 Picture --> loaeillof52 https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/250548104 In this picture, it shows a Virginia Countryside which can be seen on the cover of the book and it is also talked about by the Author- she states that the colors her Virginia town inspires her writing. ]]> 2018-04-11 03:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/250548104 Works Cited loaeillof52 https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/250548173 *Valent , Jennifer Erin. “About Jennifer.” About, www.jennifervalent.com/about.html.
* Valent, Jennifer Erin. “Jennifer Erin Valent.” (Author of Fireflies in December), Goodreads , www.goodreads.com/author/show/2022437.Jennifer_Erin_Valent.
*Khan, Zubair. “Spring Bloom on Blue Ridge Photo by Zubair Khan.” National Geographic Your Shot, 1 Apr. 2014, yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/3324860/. ]]> 2018-04-11 03:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/250548173 Authors Bio loaeillof52 https://padlet.com/loaeillof52/nryz8qlgki9q/wish/250550010 She was born in Virginia and has lived there her whole life. 
All of her other family members are form the Northern United States.
She worked as a nanny for over 15 years . 
She used the surroundings of her Virginia city to inspire her writing and characters. 

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