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Genre |
Definition |
Book Examples |
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Autobiography |
The story of a real person's life that is written by that person. |
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Through My Eyes |
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Michelle Kwan, Heart of a Champion, an Autobiography |
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Once Upon a Time by Eve Bunting |
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Biography |
A story of a real person's life written by another person. |
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Abe Lincoln, the Boy Who Loved Books |
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NBA Superstar Shaquille O'Neal |
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The Story of Ruby Bridges |
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Fantasy |
A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals and magic powers. |
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The Chocolate Touch |
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Fairy Realm |
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Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type |
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Historical Fiction |
A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real but the characters are made up from the author's imagination. |
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Ben and Me |
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How many Days to America - A Thanksgiving Story |
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Under the Quilt of Night |
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Meet Felicity, An American Girl |
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Informational |
Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.) |
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The Titanic Lost and Found |
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Our Solar System |
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Pompeii: Buried Alive |
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Mystery or Adventure |
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story. |
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A to Z Mysteries: The Bald Bandit |
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Mystery On the Docks |
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Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House |
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Poetry |
Poetry is verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme. |
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Beast Feast |
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Where the Sidewalk Ends |
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The New Kid on the Block |
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Realistic Fiction |
A story using made up characters but could happen in real life. |
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Junie B. Jones |
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 |
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Thank You, Mr. Falker |
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Science Fiction |
A type of fantasy that uses science & technology (robots and machines) |
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My Teacher is an Alien |
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The Magic School Bus - Gets Programmed |
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My Robot Buddy |
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Traditional Literature |
Stories that are passed down from one group to the other in history. This includes folk takes, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths from different cultures. |
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Cinderella |
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Paul Bunyan |
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The Legend of the Blue Bonnet |
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