Teaching Historical Fiction Texts: A Scoping Literature Review

• In Event: Reading Pasts and Futures in (Non)Fiction Children's and Young Adult Literature

Abstract

Reading difficult histories can demonstrate that injustice faced today is not an individual malfunction but may have sociohistorical roots. Historical fiction offers a safe third space for readers to investigate such themes of injustice to imagine a just future. This presentation will present a scoping review on the description, selection criterion, purposes, and teaching practices used for reading and teaching historical fiction. It will conclude with research and pedagogical implications for teaching historical fiction.

Author

• Axa Khalid Warraich, The Ohio State University