[CASL-L] Genre Question

[Jodie D'Alexander]

*Our book genres are the following:*
General Fiction
Fantasy
Sci-Fi / Dystopian
Scary/Horror/Supernatural
Historical Fiction
Adventure/Survival. Suspense
Sports
Mystery/Detective
Romance
Novel in Verse
Classics

*Mrs. Jodie D’Alexander*
*Library Media Specialist*
Advisory/Senior Capstone Project*  co-Advisor*
Woodland Student Book Club * co-Advisor*
*Woodland Regional High School*
*Connecticut Association of Schools- 2025 High School of the Year*
135 Back Rimmon Road
Beacon Falls, CT  06403
(203) 881-5551  ext. 7241

*"The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the
library." - Albert Einstein*



On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM LaPlante, Casey via CASL-L <
casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:

> I argue against the category "Realistic Fiction" because historical
> fiction is "realistic" and mystery could be "realistic". That's why we call
> it just "contemporary fiction".
>
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <
> tess.mawhinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>> My high school library's fiction collection is genrefied. Currently,
>> there is a realistic fiction section and a general fiction section. For
>> those of you who have a genrefied collection, do you distinguish between
>> the two sections, or do you just have a general fiction category? I've
>> noticed my students rarely look at the general fiction collection, so I was
>> hoping to move those into the other genre categories, but then books like *The
>> Art of Racing in the Rain* or *Circe* don't seem to fit any category. I
>> know there are many instances where there's no perfect fit, but I would
>> love to hear your thoughts about the general fiction / realistic fiction
>> categories.
>> Thank you!
>> Tess McCool
>> SHS Library
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