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HOB Literature Notebook Genre Directory

Fiction

adventure
animal
comics
fable
fairy tale
fantasy
folktale
graphic novels
high fantasy
historical fiction
legend
puzzle book
myth
mystery
realistic fiction
riddles
romance
science fiction
sports
tall tales
thrillers

Concept books

alphabet
counting
language arts development
mathematics development

Picture books

Wordless books

Non fiction

autobiography
biography
history
informational
puzzle
reference
self help
science
other subject areas

Poetry

nursery rhymes
verse
ballad
epic

Classics

Anthologies