Fiction
Nonfiction
Children's Books
Book Idioms
100
A book about solving a murder or a crime
A mystery
100
The story of a real person's life, written by someone else
A biography
100
A durable book with pages pasted to heavy cardboard for very young children.
board book
100
A person who loves to read
A bookworm
200
This type of book follows a main character on a journey of love
A romance novel
200
A book written by the author about her own life
A memoir or an autobiography
200
Stories for young children illustrated with many pictures and fewer words
A picture book
200
To study a lot
(____ the books)
Hit the books
300
A story that has impossible things like talking animals or magical powers
A fantasy book
300
A book about specific things you can do to improve your life
A self-help book
300
A magical story that teaches a lesson. It often starts with, "Once upon a time."
A fairy tale
300
Someone who is easy to understand and hides nothing
Someone who is an open book
400
A story that blends futuristic technology with scientific fact and fiction
Science fiction
400
This has ideas and recipes for food and meals
A cookbook
400
Longer stories with more difficult words and topics divided into smaller parts
A chapter book
400
To follow the rules exactly
To do something by the book / To play by the book
If you're looking for someone to bend the rules, don't go to John—he does everything by the book.
500
An imaginary story taking place in the past that is inspired by real history
Historical fiction
500
A book for tourists with information about places to visit
A travel book
500
Who wrote this book?
Shel Silverstein
500
Don't form an opinion about someone based on how they look.
Don't judge a book by its cover.