Selecting Non-Fiction Narratives

Rogers, Karen 

Wharton, J. (2016, January 18). Selecting and Promoting Nonfiction in Your Library. Retrieved October 23, 2016, from http://www.slj.com/2016/01/books-media/selecting-and-promoting-nonfiction-in-your-library-nonfiction-notions/ 

Summary:

     In this article on the selection on non-fiction narrative books to add to your middle grade library Jennifer Wharton has 4 criteria to use for selection.  The books you select should have a hook, be about an interesting subject, be relatable to kids, and have a clean design.  Middle school readers want their nonfiction books to be wordier than it was in elementary school, but still want interesting pictures to be included.

Evaluation:

      I chose this article for my blog post because with the new Common Core State Standards teachers are being asked to include more non-fiction narrative texts in their classroom lessons.  As librarians we need to be aware of this change in curriculum and meet the need by including non-fiction narrative selections in our collection development.