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AFTER THE RAIN by Matthew

After the Rain by Matthew

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AFTER THE RAINby Matthew

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EARLY LIFEGinny was born in Gettysburg.

She was born around 1855 - 1856

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BACK GROUND

It was very sad and heartbreaking.

The Civil War was going on.

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CHARACTERS

Ginny – She is a girl that moved from Gettysburg to Washington D. C. and was very poor. She only had a Dad and was jealous of how rich the Porter family was.

The Lincoln Family. Abraham Lincoln is the President and Tad is his son. Ginny really wants to meet the president.

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THE MAIN PROBLEM IN THE BOOK

During this time people were still slaves time. She wanted President Lincoln to change this.

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MAJOR EVENT

Virginia’s Pa played and instrument in the Ford Theater and that is where President Lincoln was shot.

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MAJOR EVENT

She was sad because Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater.

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WHAT WAS THE MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT GINNY

She moved from Gettysburg to Washington D.C. during the Civil War and Jane Ellen had a baby named Abraham Lincoln Dickens. He was named after a president and a writer.