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| fantasy | Stories that contain elements that are not real and/or cannot happen. They may include mythical creatures, talking animals, new worlds, and magical powers. |
| science fiction | Stories that blend fiction and nonfiction in futuristic worlds, technological advances, or outer space. |
| mystery | Stories that contain a puzzling event to solve. The “puzzle” is solved by the end of the book. |
| realistic fiction | Stories that use real characters and settings just like in real life. They are stories that could happen to you, a friend, or family member. They are placed in modern times. |
| traditional literature | stories that were passed down through oral storytelling from generation to generation. Traditional literature consists of songs, stories, poems and riddles from anonymous authors |
| historical fiction | Stories that are set in the past and are not true. Sometimes they use real events and/or real people, but they add fictional elements. |
| biography | the story of a person's life events, written by another individual |
| autobiography | the story of a person's life events written by the person |
| informational | books which give factual information |
| humorous | books which are written to entertain through the use of comedy |
| adventure | novels that have an exciting undertaking involving risk and/or physical danger, as its main storyline. |
| graphic novel | a fictional story which is presented in a comic strip format |
