Reading Genres
Here are some authors listed by genre, or type of story. If you like a particular story by one of the authors on a list, chances are you'd like a similar story by a different author!
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Animals--worms, ducks, or mice (along with many other creatures) can walk and talk and be the main character |
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| Adventure--where the action never stops | Classics--stories that never grow old | |
Fantasy--dragons and princesses |
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Mystery--track down clues |
| Realistic Fiction--a story that might have happened to you |
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Sports--stories about athletes |
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Science Fiction--often set in the future or on another planet |
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Adventure
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Classics
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| Agatha Christie |
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| Caroline B. Cooney |
| Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Lois Duncan |
| E.L. Konigsburg |
| Jean Lowry Nixon |
| Zilpha Keatley Snyder |
| B. Wright |
Animals
| Doreen Cronin |
| Kate DiCamillo |
| M. Henry |
| W. Hobbs |
| P. Naylor |
| Jack London |
| Wilson Rawls |
Sports
| Matt Christopher |
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| Thomas Dygard |
| W.D. Myers |
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Realistic Fiction
| Joan Bauer |
| Judy Blume |
| Betsy Byars |
| Beverly Cleary |
| Sharon Creech |
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| S.E. Hinton |
| Korman |
| Lasky |
| Lois Lowry |
| B. Park |
| Katherine Paterson |
| Robert Newton Peck |
| Pullman |
| Ann Rinaldi |
| Louis Sachs |
| Jerry Spinelli |
| T. Strasser |
| Cynthia Voight |
| B. Wallace |
| Paul Zindel |
Fantasy
| Natalie Babbitt |
| Brian Jacques |
| Susan Cooper |
| Bruce Coville |
| Roald Dahl |
| C.S. Lewis |
| Madeline L'Engle |
| B. Martin |
| Anne McCaffrey |
| Robin McKinley |
| J.K. Rowling |
| William Sleator |
| J.R.R. Tolkien |
| E.B. White |
| Jane Yolen |
Science Fiction
| Isaac Asimov |
| Ray Bradbury |
| John Christopher |
| William Sleator |
| Jules Verne |
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