As a #NF author, I'm dismayed to learn @HornBook thinks we have a "problem" w NF (see link in thread below).
NF is 100% true & there's VALUE in that. "Kids want to know they can trust a book," says @mstewartscience.
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@KateMessner @CarolCHinz @lexseifert @ESC11Library @lsrsig
2/3 Yes, some books mix facts w invented details, but that's INFORMATIONAL FICTION not NF.
One solution? Create INFORMATIONAL FICTION category in reviews, stores & libraries so #teachers #librarians #parents AND Ss know what's btwn the covers.

Horn Book: https://bit.ly/3dnFe73 
How Do You Solve a Problem like Nonfiction?

As we near the close of every issue of the Magazine, the editors look at all the books being reviewed, together as a group, to make sure they’re in the “right” part of the book review section. Where...

https://bit.ly/3dnFe73
3/3 Research shows kids prefer NF.
Let's come together as an industry - for authors/illustrators, educators, parents, publishers & kids - to be clear abt the difference btw NF & INFORMATIONAL FICTION.
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