Guide to Searching Children's and Young Adult Literature SEARCH STRATEGIES BIBLIOGRAPHIES CURRICULUM GUIDES REFERENCE BOOKS WEBSITES Contemporary Realistic Fiction Realistic fiction is a term used to descrbe stories that could actually have happened. Contemporary realistic fiction means the book is set either "now" or in the recent past. Books with talking animals or set in a place or time that do not exist (fantasy), or stories set in the past (historical fiction) are not contemporary realistic fiction. Realistic fiction can be found in either picture storybooks (E) or in chapter book/novels (F). The call number must begin with an E or an F. Often the subheading "fiction" follows the subject heading. When viewing a brief record, click on "DISPLAY FULL RECORD" to see a summary of the book, which may help you determine that the book is realistic and not historical fiction or fantasy.
Search the Curriculum Lab Catalog: SEARCH TYPE : subject heading - enter one of the following words or phrases:
Bibliographies - found on the Curriculum Lab Bibliographies page
Curriculum Guides:
Reference Books:
Websites: The BookHive: Your Guide to Children's Literature & Books - Maintained by the Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Co., recommends books by genre/grade level. http://www.bookhive.org/books/category.asp?whichpage=1&pagesize=5&category=re Monroe County Public Libraries, Indiana http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/realbib.html California Dept. of Education - select "Realistic Fiction" in searchable index http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/ap/litsearch.asp
Biographies | Contemporary Realistic Fiction | Early Childhood Picture Storybooks | Historical Fiction | Informational Books | Modern Fantasy | Multicultural | Poetry | Folklore/Traditional Literature | References and Sources |
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