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100

ANY genre/book that is contains events and stories that did not really happen.

What is Fiction

100

This story is not true but could really happen in today's reality

What is Realistic Fiction

100
Story written by someone about their own life
What is an Autobiography
100

A story passed down over time and generations

What is traditional/classic literatiure

100

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

200

A book told through images and word bubbles in panels

What is Graphic Novel

200
Story that is not true written about a period of history
What is Historical Fiction
200
Something written strictly for information purposes, non-fiction
What is a Infromational Writing or Text
200

A story meant to fill a reader with fear and repulsion

What is Horror?

200

Angela's Ashes, written by Irish-American author Frank McCourt, provides stories of his childhood and details his early childhood in Brooklyn, New York.

What is Memoir

300

A story with plot and characters that is told through poetry

What is a Novel in Verse

300

Story about fantastic things using science such as aliens and time travel.

What is Science Fiction

300

A text about a certain period of someone's own life.

What is memoir
300

A book that focuses on a dangerous journey or quest.

What is Action/Adventure?

300

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

400

Told through character dialogue and written to be performed on stage

What is a Drama

400
The Hard Way Out by Terry Vaughn In this novel, Brian struggles with living at has 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 geting 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 Fiction & Realitic Fiction
400
Story written about someone’s life by someone else.
What is a Biography
400

In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice meets a talking Caterpillar, a cat that can disappear, and grows larger and smaller when eating cakes and mushrooms.

What is Fantasy

400

The Crossover is a book which is told entirely through verse and tells the story of brothers playing basketball.

What is Novel Written in Verse

500

Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that evokes an emotional response from the reader

What is Poetry

500
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 Fiction & Science Fiction
500

What genre would be 1000 Facts About Sharks?

What is Informational Text

500

A drama written by William Shakespeare

What are various answers including Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. 

500

Speak is a young adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson that tells the story of high school freshman Melinda Sordino. After something traumatizing happens to her at the end of a summer party, she calls the police, who break up the party. Melinda is then shunned by her peers because she will not say why she called the police. Unable to verbalize what happened, Melinda nearly stops speaking altogether, expressing her voice through the art she produces for Mr. Freeman's class. This expression slowly helps Melinda acknowledge what happened, face her problems, and recreate her identity.

What is Realistic Fiction