Fiction Genres

Stories that take place in a particular time period in the past are ...

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

Stories that have no elements of fantasy. They could be real, but they aren't.

• Realistic Fiction

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

Stories that contain aliens, robots, and space ships are ...

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

Stories about future worlds, like The Hunger Games, are ...

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

Stories that involve a crime or a secret and have clues given throughout the story are ...

• Fantasy

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Science Fiction

Stories with magical characters or talking animals or objects are ...

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Mystery

• Science Fiction

Stories where the character is often placed in a dangerous situation and must use skill and wit to survive are ...

• Mystery

• Adventure

• Historical Fiction

• Science Fiction

Stories that are passed down from generation to generation, like legends and fables, are ...

• Adventure

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Folktales

Middle School student Darren Banks is tired of being thought of as a nerd. He enlists the help of his cousin Tyrone to help him learn how to dress, walk, and talk the cool way. Darren gets popular really fast. Will he forget who he was? Find out in this exciting novel.

• Fantasy

• Adventure

• Realistic Fiction

• Mystery

This is a fictional story about John Potter, a Union soldier who gets captured by Confederate forces during the American Civil War.

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Mystery