A non-fiction story about a part of a person’s own life. The writing is based on the author’s own memories.

A fictional story that takes place in a specific time period; the setting is real, but some of the characters might be made up. If the characters are based on actual people, the dialogue is made up. It is a blend of fact and fiction.

A type of fiction in which the story revolves around a crime or a series of crimes. They can sometimes turn the readers themselves into detectives as they guess

A non-fiction story about a person’s life that was self-written. Also usually spans in chronological order from birth to death.

A non-fiction story about a real person’s life written by another person. The events that take place, the time period it takes place in, the people that are in it– everything is true.

Usually presented in chronological order from birth to death.

A type of fictional story focused on modern (after WWII) times. It is usually very realistic, featuring real locations. It gives us a window to look through on what it would be like to walk in someone else’s shoes.

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Mystery

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Memoir

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Biography

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Historical Fiction

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Myth

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Informational

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Legend

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Autobiography