Genres
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
What is Mystery?
Very old story that explains events in nature. It may contains Greek or Roman Gods.
What is a Myth?
The Tinfoil Key by Rob Burnside - When young Ian Bradley accidently switches suitcases with an intergalactic space explorer at a coffee shop, he ends up going on the trip of a lifetime. Now that he’s left holding the bag, Ian must deliver it to the light scientists on Gamma Outpost 9 in time, and every life-form in the galaxy is unknowingly depending on the success of his efforts.
What is Science Fiction?
Books that contain factual information about people or topics.
What is Non-Fiction?
Stories that take place in the past and are from the author’s imagination.
What is Historical Fiction?
Text that provide facts about a variety of topics
What is Informational Text?
Story told as if it really happened, contains extraordinary person, unlikely to be true
What is a Legend?
Seeing More, Being More by Fletch Carpenter “Dr. Fletch,” gives readers a dose of hard medicine, arguing that most peoples’ problems are caused by themselves. Fletch teaches readers to solve such problems as bullying, insecurity, and relationship troubles with a three step strategy: letting go of ego, seeing the objective reality, and finding tangible roles. Some readers find Carpenter’s ideas to be refreshing. Others are offended.
What is Informational Text?
A novel presented in comic-strip format.
What is a Graphic Novel?
Stories set in the future that may contain robots, aliens, or time travel.
What is Science Fiction?
The author tells about an experience or a specific part of his/her own life.
What is a Memoir?
The primary way traditional stories were shared with future generations.
What is a word-of-mouth?
Bronze Star by Irwin Keene - World War II has been hard for Mama Conner. Her husband and three sons have been away at war and Mama Conner was left to keep the house together, raise money, and provide for Baby Maple. The mood in the town darkens suddenly when her neighbor Betsy loses one of her loved ones in battle. At Mama Conner’s ladies club, several upstanding ladies of the town are on edge after hearing a garbled news report announcing that a man from their town was lost in battle, but as the man’s name went unheard, the women are left to speculate as to whom will be the most affected. This novel ends in a surprising twist.
What is Historical Fiction?
Contains lines, scenes, and stage direction
What is a Drama?
The Hard Way Out by Terry Vaughn - In this novel, Brian struggles with living at his Aunt’s house and sharing a room with his cousin while dealing with the grief of having lost both of his parents in a tragic car accident. Basketball is his only escape, but after getting benched for low progress report grades, Brian’ world shatters. Does he have it in him to turn around his grades? Will Brian come to peace with his emotions? Can anyone help him?
What is Realitic Fiction?
"Rapunzel” adapted by Craig Hooper - Once upon a time a young girl named Rapunzel was running an errand for her mother when an evil witch caught her and imprisoned her in the tower of a castle. After years in the tower, Rapunzel grew long, beautiful hair. Having seen nobody but the evil witch her whole life, Rapunzel is very lonely until one day a prince wanders by and climbs up her hair. The witch doesn’t like this and action ensues, but eventually the prince and Rapunzel live happily every after.
What is Traditional Literature or Fairy Tale?
Verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader.
What is Poetry?
Newton’s Law by Morton Mallon - After a mostly unsuccessful life of studying and practicing the nano-transportation sciences, Professor Melton stumbles upon a major breakthrough on April 20th, 2042: he discovers a way to transport particles at light-speed across fixed distances, thereby allowing him to teleport from one location to another. But Professor Melton soon discovers that there is no such thing as a free lunch. He learns that the body ages relative to the distance travelled, not just the time, in effect causing a teleporting body to age very rapidly. Can Melton solve this problem before his time is up?
What is Science Fiction?
Normally begins with “Once Upon a Time” ends with “And They Lived Happily Ever After”
What is a Fairy Tale?
"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" by unknown - Sir Gawain is King Arthur’s nephew, and this is the story of how Gawain met a challenge from a giant knight dressed in all green armor. The story is very serious and is told as though it was true; many people believe that King Arthur was a real person, but this story is probably not true. If it were true, it has been greatly exaggerated.
What is a Traditional Literature or Legend?