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13060598886GenreA type of book or category of book0
13060598887Biographystory of a person's life written by another person (nonfiction).1
13060598888autobiographyAn account of a person's life written by that person (nonfiction).2
13060598889InformationalNonfiction texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)3
13060598890realistic fictionA story using made-up characters that could happen in real life.4
13060598891historical fictionfiction that involves a real event in history. Contains historical facts, events, or people, but is not true.5
13060598892fantasyA story containing unreal, imaginary or magical creatures. (Fairies, talking animals, dwarves, elves, etc)6
13060598893science fictionA story that takes place in the future where technology and science is advance or different; post apocalyptic. (Robots, time travel, space ships, or future after World War III).7
13060598894memoiran account of the author's personal experiences8
13060598895Traditional Literaturestories that are passed down from one group to another in history. This includes folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths from different cultures.9
13060598896FictionA story that is not true or is made up10
13060598897Nonfictionwriting that tells about real people, places, and events11

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