Hi Rachel—
Here’s a link to the bibliographic record for the book in the Library of Congress catalog. They classed it with fiction. They added some subjects headings, too, including a subject heading reflecting the fact that the book is juvenile literature. So if someone searches for Bar Kochba in the catalog as a subject, they will find the book, but they will see that it is a work of fiction. I don’t catalog too many kids’ books. But I think the principle would be the same for books for young adults as it is for older adults—you want to be sure that they know that they are looking at a fictionalized account rather than historical fact. I wouldn’t want them to use it as a source in a term paper, thinking that it historically accurate. https://lccn.loc.gov/85071323 Best wishes, Faye Leibowitz General Languages Catalog Librarian University Library System University of Pittsburgh frle...@pitt.edu<mailto:frle...@pitt.edu> From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+frleibo+=pitt....@lists.osu.edu] On Behalf Of rhaus_...@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2017 12:58 PM To: hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Question about classifying YA historical fiction Dear Hasafranim, I just came along a grey area that makes me want to rethink a few things about classifying YA historical fiction, specifically biographical fiction. Someone donated this older book, Bar Kochba, by Amram Whiteman. I have very little on the period for kids, so I thought why not. For very young kids, it seems acceptable to place some historical fiction in with the history or biography it covers. Same with bible stories. For adults, of course, I wouldn't consider such a thing, but what about for tweens and YA? Should I place this fictional account of Bar Kochba with fiction or with the history of the period, with a classification identifying it as fiction so that it's in the same area? I'm also beginning to wonder about fictional accounts of biblical figures such as David or Amos. Right now they're in bible stories, but for older kids, should they perhaps be in fiction instead? Is this a grey area for others, or is there a standard practice where teen literature is concerned. Rachel Haus Library Director Congregation of Moses Fisher Library Kalamazoo MI
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