Education: Children's & YA Literature

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Mailing Address:
Lubbock Christian University Library
5601 19th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79407

Books: A - HN = 1st Floor | Books: HQ - PR 2699 = 2nd Floor | Books: PR 2700 - Z = 3rd Floor

Dewey Decimal Classification for k-12 (see chart on the right for a further breakdown).

• EASY: These are picture books for ages 4-8. Alphabetized by type (EASY) and then by  the 1st three letters of author's last name. 
  Example: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is labeled EASY CAR or E CAR.
  
  
• 92 (or 921): These books are biographies (non-fiction).  They are grouped by Dewey number 92 or 921, and then by the 1st three letters of the subject's last name. 
  Example: The Real Benedict Arnold by Jim Murphy is labeled 92 ARN or 921 ARN.
  
  
• FIC (or F): These are books that are made up by the author or not true.  They are grouped by FIC or F and then by the 1st three letters of authors's last name. 
  Example: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is labeled FIC COL or F COL.
  
  
• NON-Fiction: These are books based in fact. They are broken down by subject areas (see the chart on the right).  
  Example: The Race to save the Lord God bird by Phillip M. Hoose is labeled 598.7 HOO.