Who said it?
Character look
Lingo
100

It’s a story of growing up in a southern town in the 1930s and the trial of a black man accused of attacking a white girl.

To Kill a Mockingbird
100
The Serpent King
Jeff Zentner
100

usually involves the main character going on a quest or journey and experiencing extreme conditions. 

Adventure
200

She's been solving mysteries since 1930, sometimes with her friends the Hardy Boys.

Nancy Drew
200
Junie B. Jones
Barbara Park
200

set in new or alternative worlds, or futuristic societies and is characterised by degradation in values, social hierarchy, terror and oppression.

Dystopian
300

This is the story of members of a gang called The Greasers and the feuds against members of the Socs.

The Outsiders
300
The Book of Ivy
Amy Engel
300

Think imaginary lands, myths and magic. Popular examples include: Lord of the Rings

Fantasy
400

Nick Carraway tells the story sometime after 1922, when the incidents that fill the book take place. As the story opens, Nick has just moved from the Midwest to West Egg, Long Island, seeking his fortune as a bond salesman

The Great Gatsby
400
Girl Stolen
April Henry
400

This genre of books has been written with the intention to scare the reader with gory details of blood, ghosts, vampires, skeletons, demons and the supernatural world.

Horror
500

The story centers around 16-year-old Aza Holmes, a high school student living with multiple anxiety disorders, and her search for a fugitive billionaire.

Turtles all the way Down
500
Code of Honor
Alan Gratz
500

These novels have the story and characters pitched against a significant backdrop of time or history of a place or country.

Historical Fiction