Historical Fiction for Young Readers (Grades 4-8)

Enhance your historical fiction collection - and its popularity with readers and value in the classroom - with this wide-ranging guide. After discussion of various aspects of the genre (its importance history criteria for evaluation and methods of presentation) the author takes an in-depth look at 80 of the best historical fiction novels published for this age group in the last 10 to 15 years. For each title there is a brief introduction discussing setting historical background and point of view; a list of characters; a detailed plot summary; and ways to introduce the book to students including important passages for reading or retelling. This versatile tool written by a recognized expert in children''s literature can be used for readers'' advisory curricular support title selection and collection development. Grades 4-8.