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Juvenile Collection

Juvenile Fiction (Also Called Chapter Books)


Ages: 3rd through 8th grade


What: The Juvenile Fiction collection contains stories and novels ranging from 2,000 to 40,000 words. They can address the emotions and intellect of the reader and are written on a wide variety of subjects that are often relevant to the reader’s life. The actual age of the reader is determined not by the age of the main character, but the conflict and issue being dealt with the story. 


Why: These books help children a foundation of literacy by increasing the child’s attention span longer stories, strengthening vocabulary and comprehension. Reading chapter books aloud to children helps the caregiver and child share the same stories and opens up conversations issues found the book.


What parents should know:  Since the age range and topics covered this collection is broad, not book will be appealing to every child and not every subject will align with all family values. This is why reading lists and librarian recommendations focused on the child’s specific age, interests, and reading level can be very helpful.




Juvenile Non-Fiction 


Ages: Preschool to 8thgrade


What: Books are arranged by the Dewey Decimal categories: General Information (000); Philosophy and Psychology (100); Religion (200); Social Sciences (300); Languages (400); Science (500); Technology (600); Arts and Recreation (700); Literature (800); History and Geography (900).


Why: Nonfiction books can assist children with finding information needed homework and school assignments and can extend and enrich school curriculum. Children can also explore their interests and passions to a greater than is offered by school curriculum.


What parents should know: Since the age range covered in this collection is broad, not book will be of interest or helpful to every child. This is why reading lists and librarian recommendations focused on the child’s specific age and reading level can be very helpful. Although non-fiction is generally informative, there are areas of fiction within non-fiction, such as in the 800s literature of all languages, and the 741.5 section for comic books, comic strips and manga.