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Mrs. Danforth’s Classroom Page |
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Here are some of the genres we will read this year. Each genre has links to books in that genre or further information about the genre. |
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Genres |
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In science fiction stories the characters use science to solve a problem. There is no magic involved. |
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Science Fiction |
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In historical fiction books the story is made up, but some of the characters might be real and there is a backdrop of an historic event. |
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Historical Fiction |
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In realistic fiction books the characters go through things that could really happen. |
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Realistic Fiction |
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In fantasy books the characters often use magic and there may be mythical creatures in the story. |
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Fantasy |
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Adventure |
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Mystery |
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In adventure books the main character is placed in a difficult situation and has to overcome great obstacles. This usually produces a big change in the character. |
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In mystery books the main character usually has to either solve a crime or figure out why something odd is happening. |
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Informational books are non fiction books that can be about any subject. |
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Biographies are books written about the life of a person. They are not written by the person they are about, but by a third party. |
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Informational |
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Biography |
