Historical+Fiction

Librarian's e-mail: smiller28@schools.nyc.gov
=Introduction:= The historical fiction collection contains books and DVDs that portray a specific time period in history or an historical event.

=Questions for Inquiry:= = = =Keywords:= Historical fiction
 * What resources are there in the area of historical fiction?
 * How can we integrate historical fiction into the social studies or english curriculum?

=Subject Headings:=
 * Historical fiction
 * War stories
 * War films
 * Name of place - Fiction (ex. China - Fiction)

=Dewey Decimal Classification(s):= FIC DVD

=Key Books:= A re-creation of the Arthurian legend following the clash between Christianity and paganism that led to the demise of Camelot.
 * Bradley, Marion Zimmer. __The Mists of Avalon__. New York, Del Rey, 2001.**

The story of a Chinese peasant and his passionate, dogged accumulation of land during famine, drought, and revolution.
 * Buck, Pearl S. __The Good Earth__. New York: Washington Square Press, 2004.**

Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who was taken from her home at the age of nine and sold into slavery as a geisha, discovers a rare opportunity for freedom when the outbreak of World War II forces an end to the only life she has ever known.
 * Golden, Arthur. __Memoirs of a Geisha__. New York: Vintage Contemporaries, 1999.**

The story of a bombardier in World War II who is frantic and angry because thousands of people he does not know are trying to kill him.
 * Heller, Joseph. __Catch-22__. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2004.**

Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African-American man charged with the rape of a white girl.
 * Lee, Harper. __To Kill a Mockingbird__. New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006.**

Three friends, Stingo, a twenty-two-year-old writer; Sophie, a survivor of the Nazi camps; and Nathan, her mercurial lover, share magical, heart-warming times until doom overtakes them as Sophie's and Nathan's darkest secrets are revealed.
 * Styron, William. __Sophie's Choice__. New York: Vintage International, 1992.**

=Reference:= This book contains nearly 5000 entries which are organized by historical time, period and region. The book is indexed by author, title, genre and subject.
 * Adamson, Lynda G. __American Historical Fiction : an annotated guide to novels for adults and young adults__. Phoenix, AZ:**
 * Oryx Press, 1999.**

Lists over 6,000 titles organized by geographic setting and time period. Award winners and titles suitable for young adults are listed.
 * Adamson, Lynda G. __World Historical Fiction: an annotated guide to novels for adults and young adults__. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx**
 * Press, 1998.**

Lists 4,200 novels organized by 1,500 significant historical characters.
 * Hartman, Donald K. and Gregg Sapp. __Historical Figures in Fiction__. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1995.**

About 150 books are listed under seven broad historical periods from colonial America to the modern world.
 * Howard, Elizabeth F. __America as Story: historical fiction for secondary schools__. Chiciago, IL: American Library Association,**
 * 1988.**

Titles are organized by 13 subgenres, which is then broken down by time, place or subject.
 * Johnson, Sarah L. __Historical Fiction: a guide to the genre__. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005.**

=Magazine Articles:=

• Online:
Ames, John Edward. “Historical Fiction.” __Writer__ 117.11 (Nov. 2004): 34-37. __Academic Search Elite__. EBSCO. 8 Mar. 2007 http://search.ebscohost.com/.

Glass, Julia. “In the Dust that Refuses to Settle: Writing Fictional After 9/‌11.” __Publishers Weekly__ 253.33 (2006): 20-21. __MasterFILESelect__. EBSCO. 8 Mar. 2007 http://search.ebscohost.com/.

Hicks, Alun and Dave Martin. "Teaching English and History Through Historical Fiction". __Children's Literature in Education__ 28.2 (June 1997): 49-59. __Academic Search Elite__. EBSCO. 9 Mar. 2007 http://search.ebscohost.com/.

Schwab, Watts. "Now Get What It Was Really Like: Reading Historical Fiction to Understand History". __Library Media Collection__ 24.2 (Oct. 2005): 24-25. __Academic Search Elite__. EBSCO. 9 Mar. 2007 http://search.ebscohost.com/.

= = =Web Sites:= HistFiction.net - http://www.histfiction.net/ Links to authors and books in historical fiction

History Fiction vs. History - http://www.cindyvallar.com/histfic.html Links to articles and websites about historical fiction

Master List of Historical Fiction Writers - http://home.austin.rr.com/histfiction/list/listmain.html A-Z list of historical fiction writers and their books

Of Ages Past: the online magazine for historical fiction - http://www.angelfire.com/il/oaparchives/archivesreviews.html Reviews of historical fiction books

=Videos/DVDs:= __All the President’s Men__. DVD. Warner Home Video, 2006. __Ghosts of Mississippi__. 1996. DVD. Warner Home Video, 2000. __Judgment at Nuremberg__. 1961. DVD. MGM Home Entertainment, 2004. __War and Remembrance__. DVD. MPI Home Video, 2004.

=EdVideo:= The American West: Myth & Reality: The Literary Western Hero http://www.powermediaplus.com/player.asp?mediaID=26703

Lord of the Flies: The Ironic Contrast between Fiction & Reality http://www.powermediaplus.com/player.asp?mediaID=5336

Michael Wood: In Search of Myths & Heroes: Arthur: The Once & Future King http://www.powermediaplus.com/player.asp?mediaID=24805

=Community Resources:= Queensborough Public Library http://www.queenslibrary.org

Museum of the Moving Image http://www.movingimage.us/site/site.php

Queensborough Community College Holocaust Resource Center and Archives http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/HRCA/

=Curriculum Standards Related to This Topic:= http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysatl/engstand.html