Fiction
Mixed
Non-Fiction
100
When Parker Pettengill and Matt Armentrout find a dead man at the edge of Indian Creek, their camping trip comes to a close -- and a detective hunt begins. Evans, the creepy new boyfriend of Parker's mom, Pam, was seen at -- the place of the crime -- but there's no solid evidence that he committed the murder. Parker is convinced that Pam's boyfriend is to blame, and he will not rest until he has proof. And when Parker and Armentrout hide out in Pam's antique store and spy on Pam and Evans, they find out more than they bargained for....
What is a mystery?
100
This story is one that can be performed in front of an audience.
What is a play?
100
Even as a young boy, Charles Darwin loved investigating the natural world. His father feared that Charles would never be a doctor or a clergy man- and he was right. After a life-changing round the -world-adventure on HMS Beagle, Darwin the passionate amateur became a full fledged scientist.
What is a biography?
200
Jack and Annie are whisked back to the Civil War where they meet Clara Barton and save the life of their very own great-great-great-grand-father.
What is historical fiction?
200
Read the lines below to figure out this genre: Miss Prindel always asks me, “Where can your homework be?” I never know the answer; It’s a mystery to me. Was it flattened by a freight train And then battened by a hatch? Was it carried off by cyclone? Was it burned up by a match? Was it squashed by giant bullfrogs On a boggy, soggy log?
What is poetry?
200
A collection of printed sheets of paper containing news and stories that is published daily.
What is a news paper?
300
Rod is surprised when a miniature spaceship lands in his school science project and reveals five tiny aliens, who ask his help in apprehending an interstellar criminal.
What is science fiction?
300
A short story meant to teach a lesson, usually with animal characters that act and talk like people.
What is a fable?
300
Ice skater Sasha Cohen tells her amazing story, in her own words, including: Her discovery of ice skating at age 7 and the coaches who trained her * Her comeback from the injury that almost ended her career * The crushing lows and miracle wins
What is an autobiography?
400
A story that may include elves, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures
what is a fairy tale?
400
A book of words and their synonyms. hint: You use it to find juicy word that means the same thing as a boring word you may have used.
What is What is a thesaurus?
400
A book of alphabetized words and their meanings, spellings, use, and pronunciations
What is a dictionary?
500
Hollis Woods has been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. She even runs away from the Regans, the one family who offers her a home. When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they’ll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won’t let anyone separate them. She’s escaped the system before; this time, she plans to take Josie with her. Yet behind all her plans, Hollis longs for her life with the Regans, fixing each moment of her time with them in pictures she’ll never forget.
What is realistic fiction?
500
A book of maps.
What is an atlas?
500
A book that is used for instruction or the study of a particular subject.
What is a textbook?
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