EUREKA! California in Children's Literature
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- Non-Fiction List (94k)
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A compilation of the work from twelve years of Beatty Award committees, Eureka! California in Children's Literature is a bibliography of noteworthy children's and young adult books set in California and highlighting California history and culture. Critical annotations describe each title, and estimated grade levels are also included. Titles are organized into two categories, fiction and non-fiction, and within each category, by author. In October 1998, the current list was checked against Books In Print, and titles no longer available were indicated by the designation [OP] following the annotation. Publishers listed are in all cases the original publishers, although some of the original editions have been supplemented and/or replaced by paperback editions.
The Beatty Award Committee members, both past and present, hope that this list will be useful and will lead to further discoveries about California, as well as to an appreciation for Patricia Beatty that includes not only her own and her husband's novels, but her love of the state that inspired so many of their works.