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- 1. Selecting a Historical Fiction Collection Jamie Cunningham & Sara Smith LIBR 264 Spring 2011
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- 3. Selection Tools Awardwinners & honor recipients Newbery Michael L. Printz Scott O’Dell Pura Belpré Coretta Scott King Genreflecting guides Review publications School Library Journal Booklist Horn Book Publisher’s Weekly Library affiliated websites Scholastic’s Book Wizard website Blogs Recommendations from colleagues Recommendations from young people themselves!
- 4. Selection Criteria StayingPower Accuracy Gender Representation Reading level Buzz Series
- 5. Difficulties Distilling avast genre to a small collection Projecting “staying power” Mediating breadth and equity Accounting for a diversity of reading levels Triangulating selection tools
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- 7. True Grit by Charles Portis Published : 1968 Setting : 1840’s Arkansas & Indian Territories
- 8. Lizzie Bright andthe Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt Published : 2005 Setting : Turn of the 20 th Century Maine; all African American community of former slaves Honors : Newbery Honor Book; Printz Honor Book
- 9. The Book Thiefby Marcus Zusak Published : 2007 Setting : 1939 Nazi Germany Honors : Printz Honor Book
- 10. The True Confessionsof Charlotte Doyle by Avi Published : 1990 Setting : 19 th Century transatlantic voyage to America Honors : Newbery Honor Book
- 11. Island of theBlue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell Published : 1961 Setting : 19 th Century San Nicolas Island [off the coast of California]; Nicoleño tribe of Native Americans Honors : Newbery Award Winner
- 12. Al Capone DoesMy Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Published : 2005 Setting : 1935 Alcatraz Island Awards : Newbery Honor Book Series : followed by Al Capone Shines My Shoes (2008)
- 13. The Art ofKeeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle Published : 2001 Setting : WWII-era Rhode Island Honors : Scott O’Dell Award
- 14. Mary, Bloody Maryby Carolyn Meyer Published : 1999 Setting : 16 th Century England; teenage years of Queen Mary I Series : first book in the Young Royals series
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- 16. The Watsons Goto Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis Published : 1995 Setting : 1963 Michigan and Alabama; American Civil Rights Movement Era Honors : Newbery Honor book; Coretta Scott King award
- 17. The Wednesday Warsby Gary D. Schmidt Published : 2007 Setting : 1967-1968 Long Island, New York: Vietnam War Era Honors : Newbery Honor book
- 18. Dragonwings by LaurenceYep Published : 1975 Setting : 1903-1906 San Francisco, California Awards : Newbery Honor book
- 19. Indian Captive: TheStory of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski Published : 1941 Setting : 1750s-1760s New York and Pennsylvania; Seneca tribe of Native Americans Honors : Newbery Honor book
- 20. Elijah of Buxtonby Christopher Paul Curtis Published : 2007 Setting : 1860s Canada and Michigan; freed slave settlement Honors : Newbery honor book; Coretta Scott King Award; Scott O’Dell Award
- 21. Journey to Jo’burg:A South African Story by Beverly Naidoo Published : 1985 Setting : Apartheid Era South Africa
- 22. Esperanza Rising byPam Muñoz Published : 2000 Setting : Depression-Era Mexico and California Honors : Pura Belpré Award
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- 24. Sara’s Favorite: Elijahof Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis Freed salve settlement Coming of age story Prove himself to everyone Particularly a good read for younger tweens! Excellent author’s note
- 25. Jamie’s Favorite: TrueGrit by Charles Portis Adapted for the screen twice 1969 2010 14 year old girl Avenge the murder of her father Hires a US Marshall to track down the killer in the Indian Territory Precocious narrator; surprisingly funny
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Editor's Notes
- #5 Staying Power Has the book won any awards? Will students generations from now read this book? Accuracy Does the book portray the historical time period correctly and honestly? Gender Will this book appeal to both male and female readers? Representation Does the collection represent a wide variety of historical periods and ethnicities? Reading level Will a struggling reader be able to read this? Will a tween be “reading up” with this text? Would a reluctant reader be engaged by this text? Buzz Has the book received any sustained media attention that would make it a popular choice now and in the years to come? Series Is the book part of a series? Which book is the series is this text?
- #25 Elijah of Buxton is an excellent book. It approaches slavery from a unique angle: a freed slaves settlement in Canada right across the border from Detroit- a last stop of the underground railroad. Being the first free child born in slavery, Elijah has no direct experience with slavery outside of the little his parents have told him, and with greeting escaped slaves who have finally made it free. That is, until his adventure leads him into the U.S. where he faces slavery and racism face-on for the first time. The book is humorous, adventurous, and has a theme its target audience could identify with: trying to prove to everyone that he is not fra-gile, as his mom likes to call him. While a good read for anyone, this historical fiction novel would be especially beneficial for a younger audience not quite ready for an extremely graphic portrayal of slavery in the U.S., or to round-out a slavery collection. The Author's Note at the end of the book contains factual historical information about the settlement.