Science Textbook

This science textbook contains much of the human knowledge of Earth and the universe.

Journal of a Lumpy Kid by Ken Jiffy

In his first year of middle school, Hank Griffin, the main character of this story deals with “cooties,” older bullies, running for a class election, and other problems that many middle school students face.

Eric Vaser and the Educator’s Rock by J.P. Tumblin

This is the first book in the Eric Vaser series. Eric goes to mage school and becomes a star student. He learns to play pencetrench, a football like game played on flying platforms, and he fights to stop a growing evil within the school that will test his newfound magic powers.

“Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine!” By Sasha Marsh

In this essay, Marsh tries to convince people to do small things to help the environment. She gives readers many suggestions on how to live more eco-friendly and challenges readers to make the world a better place for future generations through small contributions.

“Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind” retold by Mitch Colwell

Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind was the toughest girl in the Wild West. She flosses with rattlesnakes and dries her clothes in a tornado. She’s tougher than a ten-year-old steak. Read about her extraordinary adventures in this humorous text.

They Came from the Sun by Tom Mitchell

The story of a race of aliens that come to enslave the residents of Earth with their advanced weaponry. Only one teacher can stop them, but is it too late?

Bag Lunch by Dillard Perkins

It is the fictional story of two young African American girls living in Greensboro, N.C. in 1960. One day while waiting to buy food at a Woolworth's lunch counter, the girls find themselves at a significant crossroads in American history.

“The Ant & The Grasshopper” Adapted by Chad Peplum

The really short story of an Ant who works hard all summer to prepare for winter and a Grasshopper who just plays. Winter comes and the Grasshopper freezes to death. The moral is “prepare today for tomorrow’s needs.”

“Not Just Man’s Best Friend” by Stacy Pare

In this essay, Pare discusses the horrible conditions and overcrowding present in many animal shelters and kennels. She tries to convince readers to adopt these animals and argues the many virtues of dog ownership.

“Hansel and Gretel” Retold by Kristy Kruse

The story of a young girl and boy who get lost in the woods and stumble upon a gingerbread house. They eat a bunch of it until they find out it’s a magical witch’s house. She enslaves them, cages them, and feeds them candy to fatten them up as she intends to eat them. Will they kick her into the oven and escape?

Perseus: Crackin’ the Kraken

Adapted by Saul Walkman

Perseus, the son of Zeus, is about to receive the ultimate test: to save his village he must slay the snake-haired monster Medusa, who is so horrifying that looking at her will turn you into stone. Not only that, but somebody let out the Kraken, a gigantic monster from the sea. Can Perseus defeat the undefeatable and save his town?

Celestial Event

by Michelle Walton

The story of Mae Puffin and her vampire love, Bob Sharpe. The novel explores Mae's choice between her love for Bob and her friendship with mummy Daniel Red, who harbors great feelings for Mae but is afraid to express himself because he believes that the curse of the mummy extends to love life as well

On Short Time: Personal Memoirs

by Eric Arugla

Our world is not often built with short people in mind. In this collection of real-life stories, Mr. Arugla, a person whom by some measures is considered the smallest man in the world, tells the stories of his trials and triumphs navigating through a world that was just not built for him.

Pecos Bill

by Sarah Mills

Mills retells the adventures of one of the most celebrated figures from the Wild West. Raised by a pack of coyotes, Bill goes on to become the toughest cowboy in the world, using a rattlesnake as a lasso, riding a mountain lion, and eating dynamite. You won’t believe these stories!

The Awesome Book of Sharks

by Carrie Ann Powers

This book offers rare insights into the deep-sea lives of one of nature’s deadliest, yet most misunderstood, killing machines. Learn where sharks live, what they eat, and how they bear their young. This book gives readers an up-close view of a shark’s life.

Authors of stories in this genre are often “retelling” the story. It may say “adapted by,” “retold by,” or the author may be “unknown”

Most works fall into this genre; these texts are made-up or a product of the imagination

These texts are meant to provide readers with facts and evidence on many different topics. They often have text features to guide readers through their information.

Stories that could actually happen but didn’t

Stories with magic, monsters, superpowers, or other things that do not exist in reality

Fictional stories based on or around important people or events from the past

Very short stories with talking animals and a moral

Stories with magic and/or talking animals, usually have a human main character and start with “once upon a time”

Stories that usually take place in the Wild West; the main character’s strength, skills, or size are greatly exaggerated in a humorous way

Brides of War

By Gloria Mallon

1942, as World War II is raging, three young ladies fall in love with three very different soldiers. These odd couples wind up on a triple date off-base one night. This seemingly romantic evening explodes into a situation that could make or break the allied war effort.

Your social studies or history book falls into this subgenre