Getting to Know Your Genres!

Is your favorite book romantic, historic,

adventurous, science fiction, realistic, etc…

Do you like books that give you goose bumps and are

full of scary things?

Do you like books that have you in tears of laughter and

happiness?

Do you like books that keep you thinking and searching

for the answer to the mystery?Do you like books that tell a

real story and are filled with inspirational tales?

Do you like books that talks about aliens and outer

space?

Three Specific Types of Genre

• Realistic • Historical • Science-Fiction

Dicey’s Song by Cynthia Voigt• “At the beginning of summer, Momma had

abandoned them… So Dicey Tillerman, her brother James and Sammy, and her sister Maybeth had spent the summer on their own on a long and difficult journey to find a home with the grandmother they’d never before met. Now that they’d moved in with Gram, their troubles, Dicey hoped, would be over.”

• What Genre is Dicey’s Song?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

Joey Pigza Loses Controlby Jack Gantos

• “During the summer visit together, Carter [Joey’s father] is eager to make up to his son for the past wrongs. He wants to teach Joey how to be a winner. He wants to show Joey how to take control of his own life. And Joey is willing to do whatever his father says even though… he fears it will do him more harm than good.”

• What Genre is Joey Pigza Loses Control?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

Abduction!by Peg Kehret

• “Bonnie’s brother left his kindergarten classroom to use the bathroom – and disappeared. A police dog follows Matt’s scent across the school playground to the curb, where he apparently got into a vehicle. But whose vehicle? Why would Matt leave school when he’s been taught never go anywhere with someone he doesn’t know? Where is Matt?”

• What Genre is Abduction!?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

Wild Hikeby Jake Maddox

• “Nick has always loved camping, but this trip is the worst. He’s with his cousins, Andy and Devin, but they aren’t outdoors guys – they’re jocks. Nick isn’t even sure why his cousins wanted to go on this camping trip. They don’t listen to his warnings about campfires and bears, and they make fun of everything Nick does. When Devin finds himself in real, wild danger, can Nick save him in time?”

• What Genre is Wild Hike?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

Number the Starsby Lois Lowry

• “Ten-year old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend, Ellen Rosen, often think about life before the war. But now it’s 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching in their town.”

• What Genre is Number the Stars?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

Macaroni Boyby Katherine Atres

• “Mike Costas has lived his whole life in the Strip, Pittsburgh’s warehouse district. His father and uncles run Costa Brothers Fine Foods, and Mike is proud to lend a hand in the family business, which helps feed the city. But it’s 1933, and the Depression is bringing tough times to everyone. Even worse, Mike’s beloved grandfather has been growing forgetful and confused.”

• What Genre is Macaroni Boy?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

Jesse Bowman: A Union Boy’s War Story by Tom McGowen

• “City Boy, Jesse Bowman joins the Union Army of the North during the American Civil War in hopes of finding adventure. He signs up with the Chicago Zouaves, a special military unit known for its ferocity in battle. However, this teenage soldier learns that victory comes at a great cost and discovers the horror of battle during a number of harrowing clashes with the Confederate Army of the South.”

• What Genre is Jesse Bowman?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

Jackie’s Batby Marybeth Larbiecki

• “A new player comes in. I ain’t never seen him play. But I’ve heard all about him. He’s Jackie Robinson. He looks around for a locker, but there aren’t any more. I do what the manager told me and point to a folding chair and a nail on the wall.”

• What Genre is Jackie’s Bat?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

I was a Sixth Grade Alienby Bruce Coville

• “The aliens have finally made contact! But when the first ambassador from another planet arrives, he insists that his son, Pleskit Meenom, be treated like any other citizen on Earth. Which is why Pleskit has become the first purple kid in Ms. Weintraub’s sixth grade class.”

• What Genre is I was a Sixth Grade Alien?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

MCGrowl #1: Beware of Dogby Bob Balaban

• “Suddenly, McGrowl is a bionic superdog with amazing powers of smell, sight, and strength. The only problem is, his powers sometimes get him into some sticky situations! Can Thomas and his courageous canine thwart Dr. Minderbinder’s evil plans… before it’s too late?”

• What Genre is Beware of Dog?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

Eagerby Helen Fox

• “It’s the end of the twenty-first century. Technocrats rule, and robots take care of human’s every need. Your house watches you, knows your secrets, and talks to you. And your closest friend can be – a machine?”

• What Genre is Eager?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction

My Cousin the Alienby Pamela F. Service

• “Meet Zack, a normal kid. Meet his cousin, Ethan. Ethan’s not so normal. He thinks he’s an alien. He thinks these guys are aliens too. What’s a normal kid to do when it turns out his crazy cousin just might be right?

• What Genre is My Cousin the Alien?1. Historical2. Realistic3. Science Fiction