For
They make history engaging and easy to understand.
Against
They may mix truth with imagination and confuse facts.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“More than anything I want my students to enjoy reading and get hooked on historical fiction as a way to learn history.”
“It's a good way to explore why that battle was the turning point of the war.”
“will not be able to separate fact from fiction in our class.”
“The boy in the stripped pajamas is completely fictional and is relying on moral truth vs historical accuracy”