The Forty Book Challenge Requirements:
Realistic fiction:8 Mystery: 2 Fantasy/Science fiction: 8 Informational: 4 Biography, autobiography or memoir: 4 Historical fiction: 2 Traditional literature: 4 Poetry anthologies: 2 Picture book choice: 3 Chapter book choice: 3 *Children will be recording their reading in their iPad reading folder. This challenge will not begin until our iPads are received! Genres & Examples Realistic fiction: a story that uses made up characters, but could happen in real life. Example: Ramona by Beverly Cleary. Mystery: a suspenseful story that is not solved until the end of the book. Example: A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy, Nate the Great by Marjorie Sharmat. Fantasty/ science fiction: a story using impossible elements, such as magic, talking animals, and imaginary worlds. Science fiction is a type of fantasy that includes elements like robots, time machines, etc. Examples: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Informational: text that gives you facts about a topic. Examples: Volcanoes by Seymour Simon, No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart. Biography, autobiography, memoir: Biography is a true story about a person's life, written by another person. An autobiography is a true story that a person writes about his/her own life. A memoir is an account when a person describes past experiences and reflects on them. Examples: Who Was Amelia Earhart? by Kate Boehm Jerome, When I was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant. Historical fiction: a story with made up characters but a real setting from the past. Examples: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan. Traditional literature: stories passed down through history like fairy tales, folk tales, fables, myths and legends. Examples: The Ugly Duckling by Jerry Pinkney, Johnny Appleseed: A Tall Tale by Steven Kellogg Poetry: verses that express feeling, using creative language and sometimes rhythm or rhyme. Examples: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein, Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverse Poems by Marilyn Singer. Graphic novels: a novel in comic strip format. Examples: Babymouse, Queen of the World by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, El Deafo by CeeCee Bell. Graphic novels are the form for many different genres and are not a genre themselves. Picture books: Picture books also come in many different genres. For the 40 Book Challenge, 5 books can be any picture book from any genre. Chapter books: Chapter books also come in many different genres. For the 40 Book Challenge, 5 books can be chapter books from any genre.
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