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Juvenile Collection - Children's Books: Overview

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Description of the Collection

The Juvenile Collection is a small collection of pre-K to young adult books located on the south wall of the 2nd floor of Fondren Library. It covers all subject areas and includes fiction and nonfiction. The collection is organized in Library of Congress call number order (starting with call number A on the left and ending with Z on the right). All levels are intermixed by topic.   

Call Number Ranges for the Juvenile Collection

A - BL Religion and magic
D - E - F  History
GR - GT Folk tales
P Language and literature
PE 1155   Alphabet books
PE 1628 Juvenile dictionaries
PN Literature (general)
PN 6110 Poetry, Mother Goose, plays
PN 6371 Riddles
PN 6727-6790 Comic books and graphic novels
PR British literature
PS

American literature

PZ Fiction
PZ 5 Collections
PZ 6 Early to 1860/1870
PZ 7 General juvenile fiction - Alphabetical by author last name
PZ 7.7 More graphic novels
PZ 8

Fairy tales

PZ 8.1       Folklore, legends, romance
PZ 8.2

Fables

PZ 8.3 Stories in rhyme
PZ 10.3 Animal stories
PZ 73-78 Languages - Spanish
Science
R Medicine
S Agriculture
T Technology
Z Bibliographies and information resources

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Often children and teens who are dealing with issues find that books can help.  Whether they are read by a parent or other caring adult or are offered for teens to read, books can provide new perspectives and comforting thoughts about such issues as death in the family, divorce, self-esteem, bullying, and others. Here are a few resources to help you locate the right book for your needs.