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In this chapter you will:

Read the text's definition of realistic fiction.

Learn five values that realistic fiction offers children.

Contrast the differences between treatment of graphic realism in television and books.

Read Giblin's criteria regarding violence.

Learn why the reading of "problem books" should be balanced with other books.

Read guidelines for evaluating books on physical disabilities.

Learn "Criteria for Evaluating Contemporary Realistic Fiction."

Find the value of children reading popular fiction when it is not high quality literature.

Identify some criteria for evaluating popular realistic fiction.







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