Genres At A Glance

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Folk tales, Myths, and Fables:

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Stories that are passed down from one group or generation to another, often orally

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Fantasy:

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Stories with imaginary characters, events or settigs that could not apply to the real world, such as talking animals, dragons or wizards. Fairy tales are on ex: of fantasy

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Science Fiction:

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This is a particular type fo fantasy that features science or technology, such as robots or time machines.

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Realistic Fiction:

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Imaginary stories that are written as if they could actually happen. They may include some real people or events, but they are mostly made up by the author.

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Historical Fiction:

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Imaginary stories that are based on real historical events or real people. They may include real facts, but they are not entirely true.

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Adventure:

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Imaginary stories about interesting places, exciting journeys, explorers, or heroes. (Adventure books can also be nonfiction)>

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Mystery:

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Imaginary stories about a crime, an investigation or a puzzling event (Mysteries can also be nonfiction).

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Informational:

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Books or articles that contain facts and information about specific topics.

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Biography:

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True stories about the lives and accomplishments of real people.

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Autobiography:

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A book about the author's own life.