A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
FIC KEH
FIC BRO
Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. This includes FOLKTALES, FOLKTALES
LEGENDS, LEGENDS FABLES, FABLES FAIRY TALES, TALES TALL TALES, TALES and MYTHS from different cultures.
398.2 JOY
398.2 DEP
A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the
characters are made up from the author’s imagination.
FIC HEN
FIC HOP
Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports,
animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)
523.4 STO
937 BAL
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc.)
FIC ETR
FIC MAR
Poetry is verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme.
811 SIL
811.54 PER
Fiction stories with strange or other worldly settings or characters. This genre usually describes stories that could not happen in real life.
FIC LAW
FIC SAN
Realistic fiction is a story that can actually happen and is true to life.
FIC RYA
FIC LUP
An exciting fiction story involving risk or danger as the main theme. The fast-paced plot
of an adventure story focuses on the actions of the hero within the setting.
FIC KOR
FIC CAR
A true story about a real person. A biography
is the story of a person’s life written by another person and an autobiography is the story of a person written by that same person.
92 JORDAN
92 KELLER