Genres of Literature

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.

• autobiography
• realistic fiction
• biography
• poetry

 Stories that could really happen. Contemporary fiction is set in modern times.

• historical fiction
• fantasy
• realistic fiction
• informational

Nonfiction books that give true facts on a variety of subjects.

• biography
• poetry
• informational
• folktales

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by someone else.

• autobiography
• realistic fiction
• biography
• historical fiction

Stories, myths, and fables people told one another over the years. Later, stories written down.

• realistic fiction
• folktales
• poetry
• biography

Stories that have a real setting and a problem to be solved that includes clues.

• historical fiction
• realistic fiction
• mystery
• fantasy

Star Wars is an example of what genre?

• historical fiction
• realistic fiction
• science fiction
• informational

The Hard Way Out by Terry Vaughn  
In this novel, Brian struggles with living at his Aunt's house and sharing a room with his cousin while dealing with the grief of having lost both of his parents in a tragic car accident. Basketball is his only escape, but after geting benched for low progress report grades, Brian' world shatters. Does he have it in him to turn around his grades? Will Brian come to peace with his emotions? Can anyone help him?

• biography
• science fiction
• realistic fiction
• historical ficiton

Bronze Star by Irwin Keene   World War II has been hard for Mama Conner. Her husband and three sons have been away at war and Mama Conner was left to keep the house together, raise money, and provide for Baby Maple. The mood in the town darkens suddenly when her neighbor Betsy loses one of her loved ones in battle. At Mama Conner's ladies club, several upstanding ladies of the town are on edge after hearing a garbled news report announcing that a man from their town was lost in battle, but as the man's name went unheard, the women are left to speculate as to whom will be the most affected. 

• realistic fiction
• science fiction
• fantasy
• historical fiction

"Rapunzel" adapted by Craig Hooper   Once upon a time a young girl named Rapunzel was running an errand for her mother when an evil witch caught her and imprisoned her in the tower of a castle. After years in the tower, Rapunzel grew long, beautiful hair. Having seen nobody but the evil witch her whole life, Rapunzel is very lonely until one day a prince wanders by and climbs up her hair. The witch doesn't like this and action ensues, but eventually the prince and Rapunzel live happily every after.

• fable
• legend
• myth
• fary tale