[ISLMA-Share] Sub-genre Semi-Fiction

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>From Michelle's idea, I would think any of the Magic Tree House books that
have a non-fiction companion volume would work. These document the research
Osborne has done on the topics - we have the ones on tornadoes, sharks, etc.



On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> From the description, it sounds as though this sub-genre would include any
> historical fiction in which the author shows that he/she did actually do
> some research about the real historical facts and then weave those into a
> fictional narrative.  Many Titanic books might fit this description...the
> facts are accurate, but the characters are fictional.  A couple of the
> books on the Monarch Award list fit this description, too:* Ivan the True
> Story of a Shopping Mall Gorilla* and *Shooting at the Stars*, for
> example.
>
> Maybe?
>
> Michelle Harris
> Heyworth CUSD #4
> harrism at husd4.org
>
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We use the purchased Schoolwide Curriculum here for LA.  I am struggling
>> with a sub-genre they call Semi-Fiction.
>>
>> Here is the teacher's description:
>>
>> "It's defined as a text that implements a great deal of nonfiction, such
>> as a fictional depiction "based on a true story", or a reconstructed
>> biography. I don't really understand how this would be differentiated from
>> historical or realistic fiction."
>>
>> I agree with her.  Anyone know of any titles I could suggest to her that
>> would fit this term of Semi-Fiction?  She thought Someone Named Eva, I
>> thought Countdown, by Deborah Wiles.
>>
>> Any help is appreciated!
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Amy Hamernick
>> Media Specialist
>> Apple Teacher
>> Century Jr. High
>> @AhamernickCJH
>> #CenturyWildcats
>>
>>
>> "If we always do what we've always done,
>> we will get what we've always got."
>> ~Adam Urbanski~
>>
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> Michelle Harris
> District Librarian
> Heyworth CUSD #4
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