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| Science Fiction | Books that tell about supernatural events - fantasy based on topics related to science. |
| Fantasy | Books that contain unrealistic elements, may have talking animals and magical powers. |
| Realistic Fiction | A story that has a setting characters, problem, events, and solution that are made up but could happen in real life. |
| Historical Fiction | A story that seems real and takes place in the past or in history. The author may use actual people or events, but some of the story came from the imagination. |
| Mystery | A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story. |
| Traditional Literature | Stories usually passed down orally throughout history. this includes Folk Tales, Legends, Fables, Fairy Tales, tall Tales and Myths. |
| Poetry | A piece of writing that is usually in a shorter form and composed of carefully chosen words and phrases. It may rhyme but does not have to. |
| Folktales | A story that is passed down from generation to generation. |
| Fable | A short tale to teach a lesson. |
| Tall Tales | Short stories that are exagerated. |
| Myth | A well known story that was made up to explain a natural event. |
