Book Genres

A book with make believe characters that the author creates.

• Fiction
• Non Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.3

A book that tells a story about a specific time period in the past.

• Mystery
• Historical Fiction
• Poetry
• Fantasy

A book that involves clues, suspense, a puzzling event, or crime.

• Science Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

A book that is based in the present or future and may involve space, science, technology, robots, or aliens. 

• Science Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• Realistic Fiction
• Mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

A book that tells the story of someone else's life.

• Autobiography
• Mystery
• Realistic Fiction
• Biography

A book that tells a story about something that could happen in real life, but the characters are made up.

• Realistic Fiction
• Fantasy
• Science Fiction
• Mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

A book that includes things that are not realistic such as talking animals or magical powers.

• Realistic Fiction
• Mystery
• Fantasy
• Biography

Folktales, fairy tales, myths, legends and tall tales are all examples of what genre?

• Realistic Fiction

• Mystery

• Traditional Tales

• Fantasy

A book written by a person about their own life.

• Biography
• Mystery
• Fantasy
• Autobiography

A book that provides facts about a topic or subject.

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Reference

• Poetry