Thank you, everyone, for your responses. This is all very helpful. 
Have a great rest of the week, 
Tess

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From: "Rocca, Jen" <Roccaj@brookfieldps.org>
To: Tess Mawhinney-McCool <tess.mawhinney@gmail.com>
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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:29:06 -0400
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] [EXTERNAL]  Genre Question
We are genrefied in fiction. We have:
  • SciFi/Fantasy/Dystopia
  • Mystery/Horror
  • Romance
  • Action/Adventure
  • Short Stories
  • Historical Fiction
  • Realistic Fiction
What you are describing as "general fiction" we would probably just put into "Realistic Fiction."

There's definitely mistakes. Sometimes I pick up a book out of Realistic Fiction and find out it has witches and magic in it. It's not a perfect system. We do what we can and fix mistakes as we find them.

On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <tess.mawhinney@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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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:38:42 -0400
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Genre Question
We have the following genres for fiction:
Historical fiction
Romance
Fantasy (this is where Circe is)
*Romantasy (NEW)
Thrillers
Families and Relationships (The Art of Racing...lives here)
Classics

We also have a Graphic Novels section that includes both fiction and non-fiction.

On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <tess.mawhinney@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
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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:39:38 -0400
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Genre Question
We have the following genres of fiction at GMHS:
  • Contemporary Fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Science Fiction
  • Mystery/Thriller
  • Fantasy
  • Action/Adventure
  • Horror
  • Romance/Relationships

On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM Tess Mawhinney-McCool <tess.mawhinney@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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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:41:23 -0400
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Genre Question
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@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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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:38:25 -0400
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Genre Question
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
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On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM LaPlante, Casey via CASL-L <casl-l@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@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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