Genres in Literature

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Genres in Literature

• Fantasy
• Mystery
• Adventure/Survival Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Science Fiction
• Contemporary Realistic Fiction

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Fantasy Fiction

• Imaginary worlds
• Good vs. evil
• Quest
• Magic
• Myth/legend
• Fairy tale retellings
• Mythical creatures orcharacters (dragons,
  unicorns)
• Animals are given human characteristics

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Popular fantasy authors

• Tamora Pierce
• Kenneth Oppel
• Christopher Paolini
• J.K. Rowlings
• Brian Jacques
• T.A. Barron
• Garth Nix
• Eoin Colfer
• J.R. Tolkien
• Jenny Nimmo
• Cornelia Funke
• Terry Brooks
• Alison Croggon

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Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

• Fantasy Fiction
• High School

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Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

• Horror Fiction (Vampire Novels)

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Mystery/Suspense

• Sense of foreboding
• Puzzle to solve find out who and why
• Clues or hints are given
• Villain
• Ghost stories/Supernatural element
• Realistic setting

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Beating Heart A Ghost Story by A.M. Jenkins

• High School/Upper Grades

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Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

• Realistic Fiction
• Horror/Vampire Fiction

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Popular mystery authors

• Joan Lowery Nixon
• Carol Plum-Ucci
• Willo Davis Roberts
• William Sleator
• Caroline Cooney
• Nancy Werlin
• Mary Higgins Clark
• Margaret Haddix
• Wendelinn Van Draanen

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Adventure/Survival

• Action/adventure
• Wilderness survival
• Espionage/Terrorism
• Suspense
• Man vs. nature conflict

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Popular adventure authors

• Will Hobbs
• Gary Paulsen
• Ben Mikaelsen
• Anthony Horowitz

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Historical Fiction

• Based on a real event or time period
• Historical details of setting accurate
• Characters might have really existed, but the
  details of their life created.
• Events based on historical fact details are
  fictionalized.

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Copper Sun by Sharon Draper

• Historical Fiction
• Themes
• Slavery
• Survival

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Days of Tears by Julius Lester

• 2006 Coretta Scott King Award Winner

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Popular Historical Fiction Authors

• Ann Rinaldi
• L.A. Meyer
• Kathleen Karr
• Iain Lawrence
• Jane Yolen

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Science Fiction

• Based on scientific facts
• Near or distant future
• Setting is Earth or a location that scientists
  theorize may exist
• Believable characters, though some may be strange
  (aliens, clones)
• Realistic problem to solve

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Maximum Ride Schools Out - Forever

• Sequel to Maximum Ride, Pattersons first novel
  for Young Adults
• Science Fiction
• Middle Upper Grades

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Popular Science Fiction Authors

• Nancy Farmer
• Margaret Peterson Haddix
• William Sleator
• Jennifer Armstrong
• Isabelle Allende

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Contemporary Realistic Fiction

• Modern settinghere and now
• Real world challenges
• Relationships
• Problems
• Family
• Bullying
• Friends
• Romance/Falling in love
• Growing up
• Sports
• Abuse/Violence

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Desert Crossing by Elise Broach

• Realistic fiction
• Moral Dilemma
• Upper grades

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Drums, Girls Dangerous Pie
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Popular Realistic Fiction Authors

• Sarah Dessen
• Deb Caletti
• Kate Brian
• Alex Flinn