GEN: Historical fiction guidelines

[Shayne Russell <srussell@VOICENET.COM>]

Happy Halloween!
I've had my aide sticking genre labels on fiction books and we've got a
question for all of you.  Are there guidelines as to what constitutes
historical fiction-- how far back does something have to go to be
"historical"?  Would a book set during the Vietnam War be considered
historical fiction?  I know my students would consider something that
happened 30 years ago historical, but it's hard to put that label on
something that happened during your lifetime, isn't it?!
Looking forward to your comments!

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Shayne Russell
Educational Media Specialist & KidsConnect Volunteer
Mt. Laurel Hartford School              Mt. Laurel, NJ
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