Definitions
Definitions
Traditional Literature
Examples
100
The genre with clues and detectives
Mystery
100
The story of someone's life, written by that person
autobiography
100
These are stories that use animals to teach a lesson
Fables
100
Tommy is a wizard who must rescue his friend Cindy from the Troll King.
Fantasy
200
The genre that is impossible and includes magic
Fantasy
200
Books that give facts about a topic
Informational
200
These are stories that include gods and goddesses
Myths
200
Set during World War II in 1943, Jill is a nurse who makes it her mission to save as many lives as she can.
Historical Fiction
300
The genre that could be real, but isn't
realistic fiction
300
Fictional stories that include space and technology
science fiction
300
Stories passed down through oral storytelling like Little Red Riding Hood
Folktales
300
Humans have figured out how to survive on Mars, but as the first humans begin to build their city, they find it is already populated by aliens.
science fiction
400
The story of a person's life, written by someone else
biography
400
Stories that are set in the past, usually with fictional characters
historical fiction
400
Stories that were based on a real person, but became exaggerated
Legends
400
The Declaration of Independence has suddenly disappeared! It's up to Jan and Fred to capture the culprits.
mystery
500
Stories passed down though history
Traditional Literature
500
A book of poems
poetry
500
Stories that include elements of magic
fairy tales
500
Ryan is a champion swimmer, who loves his sport, but tires of spending all his time at the pool.
realistic fiction
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