What’s My Genre?A Book Talk

Genre:A term used to classify

literary works

1. novel, short story, poetry… (format of writing)

2. mystery, historical fiction, biography… (type of novel)

RomanceRead books by:• David Levithan• John Green

– The Fault in Our Stars– Looking for Alaska

• Nicholas Sparks– The Notebook– Message in a Bottle

• Sarah Dessen• Rainbow Rowell

Classics:• Jane Eyre• Gone With the Wind• Emma• Wuthering Heights

Dystopias• The Hunger Games Series, by

Suzanne Collins• The Selection Series, by Kiera

Cass• Divergent Series, by Veronica

Roth• Shipbreaker Series, by Paulo

Bacigalupi• Matched Series, by Ally Condie• Unwind Series, by Neal

Shusterman• Maze Runner Series, by James

Dashner• The Giver, by Lois Lowry

Historic Fiction

• Between Shades of Gray and Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

• Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

• Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

Supernatural

• Books by:– Neal Shusterman– Cassandra Claire– Andrea Cremer– Melissa De La Cruz– Michael Grant– Maggie Steifvater– Kami Garcia

HorrorPopular Authors:• Stephen King• L.J. Smith• Anne Rice• R. L. Stine• Amelia Atwater-

Rhodes• Ray Bradbury• Lois Duncan• P.C. Cast

FantasyIf you Liked Harry Potter Try:• Ranger’s Apprentice series

by John Flanagan• All Series by Rick Riordan• Nicolas Flamel series by

Michael Scott• The Game of Thrones

Series by George R. R. Martin

• The Eragon Series by Christopher Paolini

• The Graceling Series by Kristen Cashore

• The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Science Fiction• Ender’s Game• Halo series by Nylund• Hitchhiker’s Guide to

the Galaxy• Matched Series by Ally

Condie• Maze Runner series by

James Dashner• Isaac Asimov’s

Foundation Series• Jenna Fox Series by

Mary Pearson• The Giver• Left Behind Series

Teen Issues• Chicken Soup Books• Go Ask Alice (drugs)• Smack (drugs)• Shadow of the Dragon

(gangs)• 8-Ball Chicks (gangs)• Once a King, Always a King

(gangs)• Monster (gangs)• Too Soon for Jeff (teen

pregnancy)• Detour for Emmy (teen

pregnancy)• Rainbow High (sexuality)• Perfect Chemistry (gangs)• Wintergirls (Anorexia)

BiographyBiographies:• Always Running• Makes me Wanna

Holler• A Child Called It• I know why the caged

bird sings• Alicia: My story• In My Hands• Diary of Anne Frank• The Long Way Gone

Mystery• Books by:

• Ally Carter• Mary Higgins Clark• Agatha Christie• Caroline Cooney• Lois Duncan• Cynthia Voigt

• Thirteen reasons Why by Jay Asher

• Paper Towns by John Green

• Ms Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Action/Adventure• Books by Tom Clancy• Into Thin Air (True

Everest Story)• Within Reach: My

Everest Story• Books by Michael

Crichton: Andromeda Strain

• Books By John Grisham

• The Hot Zone or The Cobra Event by Richard Preston.

Poetry

Classics:• Walt Whitman• Emily Dickinson• Robert Frost• Shel Silverstein• Edgar Allan PoeStories in Poetry Format:• Foreign Exchange• Heartbeat by Sharron

Creech• Books by Ellen Hopkins

Some of the 100 Most Frequently Banned Books of the Last Decade

• Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

• Bless Me, Ultima• Blubber• Cujo• Fade • Go Ask Alice• The Giver• Forever• Harry Potter series• How to Eat Fried Worms• Killing Mr. Griffin• Lord of the Flies• Catcher in the Rye• Beloved

• Slaughterhouse-Five• Adventures of Huckleberry

Finn• The Chocolate War• The Color Purple• The Outsiders• The Terrorist• To Kill a Mockingbird• The Pigman• We All Fall Down• Running Loose• Julie of the Wolves• Bridge to Tarabithia• A Light in the Attic• A Wrinkle in Time

Top Picks By Students• Child Called It• The Fault in Our Stars• Divergent• Thirteen reasons Why• The Raven Boys• Fangirl• Ms. Peregrine’s Home for

Peculiar Children• The Book Thief• Smoke• The Perks of Being a

Wallflower• The Secret Life of Bees• Life of Pi

So How Do You Choose a Book

• Size• Cover• Back of the book• First couple pages• Author I like• Genre I like• Topic I’m interested in• Recommendation from a friend, librarian, teacher…• Difficulty (3-5 unknown or rarely used words per page)• Book Lists (AP lists is a good place to start)

Where can I get a good book?

• Borrow from friend or family member• Borrow from Ms. Wolfe’s book shelves• Borrow from the RRHS Library • Buy a book at The Book Spot

512-942-7323 or info@juliesbookspot.com

• Buy a book at the Half Price Book Store• Buy a book at the Goodwill (the Hutto one

is good for books)• Last choice – buy a book at Barnes and

Noble or Borders