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GENRES. Categories or types of literature. Created by Cindy Schreiber & Tamara Williams. Problem situation Clues Detectives Wrong Doers Solution. Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett. MYSTERY. Authentic re-creation of another time and place in the past. Here Today by Ann M. Martin.
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GENRES Categories or types of literature Created by Cindy Schreiber & Tamara Williams
Problem situation Clues Detectives Wrong Doers Solution Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett MYSTERY
Authentic re-creation of another time and place in the past. Here Today by Ann M. Martin HISTORICAL
Authentic re-creation of another time and place usually in the future. The Time Hackers By Gary Paulsen SCIENCE FICTION
Fast Action Suspense Risk Children of the Lamp By P.B. Kerr ADVENTURE
Realistic setting Evil characters Sinister plots Cirque Du Freak By Darrne Shan HORROR
Usually realistic setting Funny characters or plot Miss Daisy is Crazy! By Dan Gutman HUMOROUS
Combination of realistic and magical Usually good wins in the end The Lost Years of Merlin By T.A. Barron FANTASY
Highly believable Present day or recent past People or animals The Holiday Concert By Andrew Clements REALISTIC
Simple characters Often all good or all evil Bound By Donna Jo Napoli FOLK LORE
Conveys an idea through carefully selected words or phrases Locomotion By Jacqueline Woodson POETRY
A story of a person’s life written by another person Biography Today BIOGRAPHY
A story of a person’s life written by the person. GUTS By Gary Paulsen AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Facts Up-to-date knowledge about the real world Dallas Morning News INFORMATIONAL