The ‘best books for young adults’ are historical fiction and here are eleven benefits for you as a young adult, or for your parents, to encourage you to read historical fiction.
Statistics show that the young human brain has a natural ability to absorb new information as part of its evolutionary growth.
As we get older, the rate at which we learn slows down. While you are young is a good time to encourage the development of the following qualities:
1) KNOWLEDGE: There will be obvious benefits to you as you learn to retain more knowledge and start life with a good understanding of dates and periods of the past.
2) IMAGINATION: As you feel reality in the past, your imagination will grow.
3) APPRECIATION – You will learn an appreciation of the past that will spill over into the present
4) RESPECT – You will learn a new respect for the passage of time and you will learn to respect the future
5) WISDOM – You will become wise as you witness the hypothetical thinking (or not) of the past. Learning from past mistakes will take on greater meaning for you
6) ENGAGEMENT: You will learn that history is interesting. Characters from the past weave an entertaining illustration around lifeless facts that make the story much more multidimensional than a long series of faceless facts designed to make exam time more difficult.
7) MEMORY – As a young adult, you will become more proficient at creating instant ‘clues’ from stories to recall facts later.
8) DISCERNMENT – Historical fictions will also teach you to be perceptive, when you see how the past can be altered with the movement of the writer’s pen or the order of a king, for example.
9) RESPECT: You will be taught to appreciate the aging process and respect for older people.
10) ROLE MODEL – Helps you shape your development. Characters from the past make great role models for young adults. Their variety of designs and temperaments offer a wide selection for young adults to style themselves.
11) RESPONSIBILITY: Helps you decide what lifestyle could or could not improve as an adult. Watching the outcome for others can help younger adults take responsibility for their own actions, RIGHT NOW!
Check out Amazon.com, Smashwords, and any institution that stocks historical fiction books and help yourself get a head start on life!
