1. GENRES Categories or types of literature Created by Cindy Schreiber & Tamara Williams

2. Problem situation CluesDetectives Wrong Doers Solution Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

3. Authentic re- creation of another time and place in the past. Here Today by Ann M. Martin

4. Authentic re- creation of another time and place usually in the future. The Time Hackers By Gary Paulsen

5. Fast Action SuspenseRisk Children of the Lamp By P.B. Kerr

6. Realistic setting Evil characters Sinister plots Cirque Du Freak By Darrne Shan

7. Usually realistic setting Funny characters or plot Miss Daisy is Crazy! By Dan Gutman

8. Combination of realistic and magical Usually good wins in the end The Lost Years of Merlin By T.A. Barron

9. Highly believable Present day or recent past People or animals The Holiday Concert By Andrew Clements

10. Simple characters Often all good or all evil Bound By Donna Jo Napoli

11. Conveys an idea through carefully selected words or phrases Locomotion By Jacqueline Woodson

12. A story of a person’s life written by another person Biography Today

13. A story of a person’s life written by the person. GUTS By Gary Paulsen

14. Facts Up-to-date knowledge about the real world Dallas Morning News