Young Adult Literature

Young Adult Books

• Explore different genres on the left!

Genre in Young Adult Books

In literature, a genre identifies the content and subject matter of a book.  

• To begin, books are written in prose, poetry, or are graphic novels. 
• These books may be nonfiction or fiction.
• Nonfiction books include (auto)biography and informational books.
• Fiction books include fantasy and realistic fiction.
• Fantasy books may be traditional fantasy, modern fantasy, science fiction, or horror.
• Realistic fiction books may be historical fiction or contemporary fiction.
• Some books fit in multiple genres.

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