The Hard Way Out by Terry Vaughn

In this novel, Brian is struggling. After losing both of his parents in a tragic car accident, Brian is living at his Aunt's house and sharing a room with his cousin. Basketball is his only escape. But after getting benched for low progress report grades, Brian's world shatters. Does he have it in him to improve his grades? Will Brian come to peace with his emotions? Can anyone help him?

The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories series #1), by Chris Colfer

Precocious twins Alex and Conner Bailey are coping with the death of their father, but life turns magical when their globe-trotting grandma gives them a book, The Land of Stories. This peculiar book illuminates and “swallows up” any object placed on its pages. With an unquenchable curiosity and the yearning for a new chapter in their life, Alex and Conner sink into this enchanting book’s pages and discover a land unlike any other!

This is a story that sounds like it could be real. The characters are relatable and the setting is too.

Stories about the future, space, aliens, and technology.

This story is about a unicorn named Princess Sparklepants, who discovers that an evil wizard is trying to get rid of all the unicorns with magic. Can she find the magic gemstone to stop him, before he destroys her world?

In this story, Peggy needs to save her little brother from the aliens. Can she build her spaceship in time?

These books describe the adventures of Fluffy the talking cat. He surprises his owners with his quick wit and sassy attitude!

In this story, Mason is the coolest boy in eighth grade. But then he finds out that he's paired with the geekiest girl, Pauline, for a science project. However, Mason finds out that she's not strange as he initially thought... could he be falling in love with Pauline?

In this story, Rick's best friend, Bill, is missing. Bill's family gets a ransom letter. Rick needs to follow the clues to find Bill and bring him to safety.

In this story, Bobby discovers that he has magic powers. Can he learn to control them before the big Magic Competition?

One of your favorite professional athletes, Dominic Smith, wrote about the challenges he faced in his journey to be the best.

In this story, Clara learns that her parents are divorcing and that she needs to move across the country. She is sad about her family and leaving her old friends, but discovers her inner strength.

The story of a real person's life written by that person:

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is solved in the end:

A type of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time travel, machines):

Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics:

The story of a real person's life written by someone else:

A story that uses made-up characters, but could happen in real life:

A fictional story that uses a specific time/place in history with made-up characters:

Stories passed down from long ago (fairy tales, fables, folk tales, legends, myths):

A story that is written to make readers laugh

Writing that is true and factual; it often contains charts, diagrams, and photographs

A type of folk take that often includes magic, fairies, dragons, and a happy ending

A story about a person's life written by another person

A ghost haunts an abandoned house that a young family just purchased. The ghost does everything in its power to keep the family from moving in.

You write a book about Abraham Lincoln's life

You write a book about a made-up kid who meets Abraham Lincoln

You write a book about a made-up kid who travels back in time to meet Abraham Lincoln

In this story, Peter loves to play the accordion. But he is too shy to play it in front of other people. He overcomes his shyness to play for the soldiers who were recently wounded fighting in World War II.

Which genre is a fictional story that takes place in a specific time period where the setting and events might be real, but the characters are made up.

Which example fits the fantasy genre?

Is science fiction considered fiction or nonfiction?

A Math textbook is ...

You would find this image in a ________ book.

What type of book is this?

Which is the best definition of fiction?

Which of the following is most likely historical fiction?

Which book is probably nonfiction?