How accurate do you need to be?

As a writer of historical fiction for children and young adults, I was mortified to find one of my books shelved as nonfiction--biography in my local library. Historical fiction, I tell my readers, is a blend of fact and fiction. The writer has to balance telling an engaging story with telling the truth according to the historical record.  Guest blogger Anne Cleeland explores this conundrum in an article found at http://bit.ly/XCbPcd.