Mrs. Danforth’s Classroom Page |
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. |
Genres |
In science fiction stories the characters use science to solve a problem. There is no magic involved. |
Science Fiction |
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. |
Historical Fiction |
In realistic fiction books the characters go through things that could really happen. |
Realistic Fiction |
In fantasy books the characters often use magic and there may be mythical creatures in the story. |
Fantasy |
Adventure |
Mystery |
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. |
In mystery books the main character usually has to either solve a crime or figure out why something odd is happening. |
Informational books are non fiction books that can be about any subject. |
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. |
Informational |
Biography |