[LM_NET] Hit: How Angel Peterson got his name

[Anne Oelke <cflibrary@CF.K12.WI.US>]

My original question was where did the book How Angel Peterson got his Name
by Gary Paulsen belong--813 or 813.54, fiction or biography.  The replies
from various LM_Netters indicated that a case might be made for any of
those locations since 813 would be the DDC for biographies about an
American Fiction author (and .54 for the era).  Similarly a 921 or B or
similar biography location would be logical.  Others used Fiction since
some of the tales in this book appear somewhat fictionalized, and/or that
is where the students are likely to browse and find and check out this work.

I chose to go with 921 since we do keep our biographies separate from the
subject area--teachers sometimes assign students to read a biography.  I'll
bow to LOC and the publisher who call this biographical and
non-fiction.  No matter where the book is, it's a very good read!!

Anne Oelke
Library Media Specialist, pK-12
Cambria-Friesland School District
410 E. Edgewater St.
Cambria, WI 53923-1000
mailto:CFLibrary@cambria-friesland.k12.wi.us

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