[LM_NET] Contemporary Fiction Defintion

[Sharon Bradley Boyle <oylib@HOTMAIL.COM>]

Hi,
 
Our entire 5th grade needs to read a contemporary fiction book for the first two 
marking periods and I wanted to know what you feel is the definition since our 
teachers are not clear on what time period to use and what falls under contemporary 
fiction. (sports, mystery, humor, all of the above?)
 
Is is just the copyright date and the settting or just one?
 
Could you please send some examples of titles and authors that I could use to 
compile a list?
 
I was thinking most of Judy Blume, Hoot, The Girls by Koss, Matt Christopher 
without the dog pitching, etc.
 
Thanks
 
Sharon
 
Sharon Bradley Boyle, Teacher LibrarianOld York LibraryBranchburg, NJGrades 
3-5oylib@hotmail.comhttp://www.teacherweb.com/nj/Branchburg/OYlibrary/
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