Recreating the Past: A Guide to American and World Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults - Hardcover

by Lynda G. Adamson (Author)

Spanning grades 1-10+, this annotated bibliography of 970 recommended American and world titles published through early 1994 includes adult titles suitable for young readers; at least 200 of the titles are award winners. In support of interdisciplinary English and social studies curricula, librarians and teachers can easily assemble a basic list of books on a geographical place and time period. Geographical sections are divided into historical time periods within which entries are organized alphabetically by author.

Each entry contains both reading and interest grade levels, a short incisive annotation about the historical event, setting, plot, protagonist and theme, current publication availability, and awards won. Seven reference appendices allow for easy searching. These helpful appendices and an authors, a titles, and an illustrators index help to make this volume a critical professional tool.

Author Biography

LYNDA G. ADAMSON is author of A Reference Guide to Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults (Greenwood Press, 1987). A Professor of English at Prince George's Community College in Maryland, she has taught children's literature for 15 of her 25 years of college teaching.