Easy
This book introduces a talking pigeon who you should definitely not let drive the bus
Fantasy
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
This book is about a boy who discovers he is a wizard and gets to attend school, but has to fight to live against an evil wizard
Harry Potter
This book is about a boy named Greg who is attempting to be popular when he starts middle school and does not succeed
Realistic fiction
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
This book collection is about people who survive events set in different periods of time
Historical fiction
I Survived
What makes a book a mystery?
Someone or something needs to find clues that lead to the answer to the problem.
Usually solve the crime by figuring out who did it
This book is about a young boy who uses a magical crayon to create his own world by drawing wherever he goes
Fantasy
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Fantasy
Captain Underpants
This book is about a girl who finds a strange world that she has to survive and escape from while they try to sew buttons onto her eyes
Horror fiction
Coraline
This book series is about a family that has to locate a number of clues. Each clue is an ingredient in for a powerful serum
Mystery
39 clues
What makes a book horror fiction
The book contains things that are meant to scare or creep out the reader
This book is about a two friends that compete to see who can sell the most lemonade before the summer is over
Realistic fiction
Lemonade War
This book is about a girl who trips and falls and knocks out her two front teeth. She then has to deal with the frustrating and embarrassing journey of braces while in 6th grade
Realistic fiction
Smile
This books is about a pig who finds out he is to be slaughtered. A spider is determined to save him by weaving messages into her web
Fantasy
Charlotte's Web
This is a book about a boy who has a younger brother that always seems to be in his way and no one seems to understand how it makes him feel
Realistic fiction
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
The book contains characters and situations that COULD happen in real life
This book has a dummy that comes to life on its' own and starts causing lots of evil trouble
Horror fiction
Goosebumps Night of the Living Dummy
This books has multiple stories that might make your skin crawl if you tell them at night
Horror fiction
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
This book is about two ten year old friends who create an imaginary world that they access by swinging on a rope over a creek
Fantasy
Bridge to Terabithia
This book is about a girl and her younger brother who travel through time in search of their missing father
Science fiction
A Wrinkle in Time
The book is set during a real life time in the past, but didn't actually happen
This book is about a police officer and his dog who are fused together by a surgery after being injured while on the job
Graphic novel and fantasy
Dog Man
This books is about a girl who feels sad after her mom passes away, but after befriending a dog, she meets new people who bring joy into her life
Realistic fiction
Because of Winn-Dixie
This book is about a girl and her family that fleas their country during the Vietnam war by boarding a ship to America
Historical fiction
Inside Out & Back Again
This book is about a very rich and smart boy he creates technology that he uses to find creatures that most people believe don't exist and are fictional characters
Fantasy and Science fiction
Artemis Fowl
What makes a book fantasy
AND
What makes a book Science fiction
The book contains things or places that don't actually exist in real life, usually from imagination
AND
The book contains things that are considered more futuristic: technology, time travel, and aliens