Genre: Mystery
Sample Authors: Lemony Snicket http://www.lemonysnicket.com
Avi http://www.avi-writer.com/
These stories involve solving a puzzling event or situation. They are centered around characters who investigate a crime or who are hired to obtain secret information.
Genre: Fantasy
Sample Authors: J.K. Rowling http://www.jkrowling.com
Raold Dahl http://www.roalddahl.com/
Stories contain elements that are not realistic such as talking animals, magical powers, and mythical beings. Often set in a medieval time.
Genre: Chiller a.k.a. Horror
Sample Author: R.L. Stine http://www.rlstine.com/
This genre is designed to scare the reader. In these stories the characters, sometimes of supernatural origin, invade the everyday world. Characters include vampires, zombies, and monsters.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Sample Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder http://www.littlehousebooks.com
These stories are centered around a historical situation. They are set in a historical period.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Sample Author: Beverly Cleary http://www.beverlycleary.com/
These stories take place in modern times. The characters are involved in events that could happen.
Genre: Science Fiction
Sample Author: Madeleine L'Engle http://www.madeleinelengle.com/
These stories tell about science and technology of the future. They are usually set in space, on a different world, or in a different dimension.
Genre: Nonfiction
Sample Author: David Macaulay http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/
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Nonfiction is anything that is true. Examples include joke and riddle books, how-to books, newspaper articles, true stories about real people, places, and events.
