Genre labels explained!
Books that have stood the test of time, with characters and stories that everyone can relate to. Here are some classics we recommend. |
True stories about people. Some are written by the person (autobiography), others are written about the person (biography). Here are some Bio recommendations.
Stories about mysteries, crime, and crime-solving. Here are some Crime recommendations. |
Stories that will have you reaching for the tissues by the end. Here are some Cry recommendations. |
Dark books set in a grim world, often in the future after a catastrophe has happened. Here are some Dystopian recommendations. |
Stories of people learning about faith through challenges, tragedy, adventure and romance. |
Tales about magic, mythology and adventure. Here be dragons. Here are some Fantasy recommendations. |
Stories that show how people in other countries live, in places that are very different from ‘The Shire’. Here are some Global recommendations. |
Stories set in the past. Some are about real people or events, others are made-up stories set in a particular time. Here are some Historical recommendations.
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Books that are a combination of quirky, embarrassing, awkward, silly, or laugh out loud funny. Here are some Funny recommendations. |
Stories about a romance between a mystical creature and a human. Here are some Paranormal recommendations. |
Feel-good books that have a romantic story to tell. Here are some Romance recommendations. |
Books about the possibilities of technological development. Common plots include space travel, time travel and parallel universes, and stories are often set in the future. Here are some Sci-Fi recommendations.
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Books that teachers and older students might enjoy, especially as holiday reading. |
Fiction and non-fiction about sportspeople, sporting achievements and different types of sporting events. Here are some sport recommendations. |
Exciting, suspense-filled stories to keep you on the edge of your seat. These books are for younger readers, although older readers can enjoy them as well. |
Books to make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Some are horror stories and some are full of thrilling, edge-of-your-seat action. Year 9 and up. Here are some Thriller recommendations. |
Stories set during wartime, both on the battle lines and on the home front. Keep an eye out for the stickers that tell you if a book is about WWI, WWII or the Holocaust. Here are some War recommendations.
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