Popular Authors
He wrote and illustrated the comedic graphic novel series Dog Man.
Dav Pilkey
Stories that revolve around the investigation of a crime, usually murder, by some form of amateur or professional detective.
Mystery Fiction
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Infographic
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Noun
In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
It
She wrote Instructions for Dancing, Everything, Everything, and The Sun Is Also a Star.
Nicola Yoon
Stories that frighten readers by evoking a combination of fear, fascination and revulsion.
Horror Fiction
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Caption
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Adjective
A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.
Lord of the Rings
She wrote the Divergent series and the Carve the Mark duology.
Veronica Roth
Stories typically set in a future version of earth, in a past version of earth that contradicts known history, in outer space, or under the ocean.
Science Fiction
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Quote
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Verb
When the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.
Ready Player One
He wrote When I Was the Greatest, Ghost (Track series), Miles Morales: Spider-Man, and Long Way Down.
Jason Reynolds
Stories set in fanciful, invented worlds or alternate realities, or in a legendary and mythic past.
Fantasy Fiction
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Bullet Points
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Pronoun
When her mother disappears, a young woman learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called the Shadow World.
The Mortal Instruments
He wrote the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
Jeff Kinney
Stories that take place during a notable period in history, and often during a significant event within that period.
Historical Fiction
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Heading (and subheading)
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Preposition
A young man is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, an insectoid alien race who had previously tried to invade Earth and had inflicted heavy losses on humankind.
Enders Game