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		<title>A Bright Spot for YA Historical Fiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa Luttmann
Sometimes the future of YA historical fiction looks pretty grim, but this blog post gave me a lot of hope for the genre.
The author, a YA novelist/teacher, asked her students what sorts of books they do and don’t like, and what they’d like to see more of. Based on what’s currently selling in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Museums for Historical Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa Luttmann
Every reader loves juicy historical details, and kids are no exception. Descriptions of unfamiliar foods, interesting objects, or everyday activities are a great way to establish your setting and to interest young readers. 
But how do you discover these specific historical tidbits? You can uncover them in books, of course, but I’ve found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning Historical Characters into Modern Citizens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa Luttmann
I recently came across a discussion on this old article from The Horn Book (a magazine which discusses literature for children and young adults).
The author, Anne Scott MacLeod, is quite critical of historical fiction authors who project modern sensibilities onto their characters—which raises a good question. Obviously anything we write is going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selling Historical Fiction to Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa Luttmann
Historical fiction author Ann Rinaldi puts a warning label on each of her books—literally. On the back covers of her novels, you’ll find a block of text that reads, “WARNING: This is a historical novel. Read at your own risk. The writer feels it necessary to alert you to the fact that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Exciting Fall Release</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa Luttmann
Looking through publishers’ catalogues, I found that tons of historical fiction titles are going to be published in September, but one new release got me especially excited. This fall, Scholastic is bringing back its Dear America series (originally published from 1996 to 2004). They’ll be adding new titles as well as reissuing some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historical Fiction Isn’t Just Historical Fiction Anymore</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa L.
If someone asked you to define “historical fiction,” you would probably say that it’s fiction set sometime in the past. And if you gave that answer, you would be fundamentally correct. But historical fiction isn’t just historical fiction anymore. More and more, it’s being crossed with other genres to produce books that toe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Historical Fiction Is Good for You</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa L.
If you write historical fiction, the chances are excellent that you also like to read it. I’m sure many of you will agree that losing yourself in a nice thick historical novel is a fantastic way to spend a day. But reading historical fiction can serve another purpose besides entertainment. In fact, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Setting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 01:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa L.
One of the first books about writing historical fiction that I ever read described setting as “another character in a historical fiction novel.” I can’t completely agree with this analogy—in my opinion, “character” should really refer to a person—but it made me think about the huge role that setting plays in historical fiction.
As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Other Novels Someone Should Write About Louisa May Alcott</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 02:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
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By Kelly O’Connor McNees
Louisa May Alcott was a remarkable woman who lived a full and unusual life. When I first decided to write a novel about her, I wanted to include everything I had learned in my research. Alas, the novel had other plans.
Ultimately, The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott became a story of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Test Your Knowledge of Historical Fiction</title>
		<link>http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2010/05/test-your-knowledge-of-historical-fiction.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2010/05/test-your-knowledge-of-historical-fiction.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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By Melissa L.
The amount of information about writing historical fiction that you can find on the Internet never ceases to amaze me. While I was playing around one day, I discovered this interesting quiz about historical fiction for children. It was actually designed as part of a children’s literature course for teachers, but writers will [...]]]></description>
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