| A | B |
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| fiction | a story that is made up, fake, not real |
| non-fiction | writing based on facts, real people, real events |
| fable | a story that teaches a moral lesson, often with animals |
| autobiography | a story of a person's life, written by that person |
| biography | a story of a person's life, told by someone else |
| science fiction | a story often told in another world or dimension, often has technology we don't currently posses |
| drama | skits, musicals, or plays, stories that are meant to be performed |
| fantasy | a story that involves magical worlds and/or creatures |
| mystery | a story that involves a crime that must be solved |
| historical fiction | a story that is set in the past or centered around a historical person |
| reference | books with a variety of information, often stay in library |
| fairy tale | a story that has good vs evil and generally ends "happily ever after" |
| realistic fiction | a believable story set in present day |
| poetry | written using sounds, rhythm, word choice to share ideas |
| myth | a folktale that tries to explain how the world came to be |
| tall tale | a folktale that uses humor and exageration |
