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<p>Hi Michael,</p>
<p>we have a section in our library exactly for that type of fiction (Magic Tree House is in there along with Rainbow Magic Fairies, Junie B. Jones, Stink, etc.) We call it JE Fiction (Juvenile Easy)and the spine labels read JE.</p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Juvenile Fiction Terminology</font>
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<div>I have a terminology question I'm sure someone here can answer: I work in the youth department of my library, and we have many patrons who ask for books that are on "the easy side of chapter books." To meet this need, we'd like to highlight books for readers
who are transitioning from the levelled readers section to the general J FIC books. These books would be identified with a sticker on the spine. </div>
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<div>The characteristics of these books may include...</div>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">frequent illustrations</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">between 75 and 135 pages</span></p>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Examples include...</span></font></div>
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</span><span style="background-color:transparent; font-style:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Eric Wright </span></p>
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</span><span style="background-color:transparent; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">series - Tracey West and Damien Jones </span><br>
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<div><span>We can't seem to pin down an ideal term for this category, and we would appreciate any suggestions! </span></div>
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