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A Brief Comparison Of Drummer Boy Shiloh And Bullets

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Similarities and differences of Drummer Boy Shiloh and Drumbeats and
Bullets. First, they are different because they both have different authors. They are similar because they are both young boys. Second, is that one is historical fiction and the other is fiction. They are similar because they were both successful stories. Last, is that one is very long and the other is very short. They are similar because there both in the same time and setting. Therefore,
Drummer Boy Shiloh and Drumbeats and Bullets are similar and different.
The two stories are different because there written by different authors. Ray
Bradbury was known for what he did and Jim Murphy wasn't, he was just an author that wrote kids' stories. These stories were similar because they both had …show more content…

Drumbeats and Bullets was non-fictional because it wasn't a thing that actually happened. They are similar because they were both successful. Therefore, one was historical fiction and the other was nonfictional. They were both successful stories.
They were both different because one was long and the other one was short.
They are similar because they have the same timing and setting. Drummer Boy
Shiloh was the short one because it was kind of set up like a computer page.
Drumbeats and Bullets is the long one because it's set up like a book and it has a lot more details. They are similar because they both take place in the war. The time of the war was like everyday because all they were doing was fighting.
Therefore, they are different because one is long and the other is short. They are similar because they both have almost the same time and setting.
Therefore, those are the similarities and differences of Drummer Boy Shiloh and Drumbeats and Bullets. First, they are different because they have different authors. They are similar because they are both about young drummer boys.
Second, is that one is historical fiction and the other is fiction. They are

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