The Importance of Evaluating Information Books and Historical Fiction

Reading for information and reading about history are two subjects students generally aren't interested in. Many students view history as boring and not revelant to their lives...SO SAD!!! This is the very reason it is so important that as media specialists we evaluate information books and historical fiction books to ensure that students will want to read them. These books should have interesting characters and engaging plots. These books should hold the reader's attention while being historically accurate. We should also consider issues and perspective when choosing these types of books for our media center. Books that are authentic to the time period and the author's writing style should also be reviewed. Guest speakers, museum resources, and primary resources are all great ways to promote information and historical fiction books.