The Big 12
Learn all the 12 different genres!
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Historical Fiction
Romance ( Love Stories )
Thriller ( Horror/Scary Stories )
This is a genre usually create a sense of fear, fright, and anything that might scare you.
Mystery
Mystery books are novels including puzzles, and clues. It may involve crime scenes and unknown pieces of information. The characters a lot of times are spies and policeman.
Humor
Novels that are funny and cheerful. They are popular for their fun, lighthearted, and witty stories. The book is supposed to make you laugh.
Adventure
Adventure books are books that include a lot of danger, action, and risk taking. The hero usually finds out a lot about themselves during the adventure. The event of the adventure doesn't happen everyday.
Autobiography
When a person writes a book about their own life. They usually write their life experiences, people they have met, things they have seen, and what they have learned.
Biography
Memoir
A memoir is very similar to an autobiography, but is unique because it focuses only on the author’s public life. An autobiography includes both the public and private life of the author. A memoir is written in the point of view of the author, with the purpose of writing about a public or historical event. It is written by the point of view of the author.
Cited Sorces
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http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/adventure
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/humor
http://www.illiterarty.com/genre-humour
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/autobiography?s=t
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/autobiography
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