Reading: Genre List

Non-fiction: Books that are nonfiction, or true, are about real things, people, events, and places.

Realistic Fiction: Books that are made up by the author, or are not true,
are fiction. Realistic fiction is fiction that sounds like it could really happen but the events in the story are not based on facts but are made up by the author.

Short Stories: It is usually fictional narrative prose and tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction.

Fairy Tales: a fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional story that usually features folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking animals) and enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events.

Folk Tales: A traditional narrative, usually anonymous, handed down orally.

Biography: A piece of writing that is based on the life of someone else

Fantasy: is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting.

Historical Fiction: books that are made up by the author that portray a particular historical period of time.

Myths: a sacred story concerning the origins of the world or how the world and the creatures in it came to be in their present form.

Legends: A legend is a story that is probably about someone that did exist but has been twisted to seem more interesting and fascinating.

Science Fiction: is fiction based on science.