Literary Genres

Literary genres are specific categories of books, grouped by type or format.

Knowing which genres you enjoy reading can help you find other good books

to read. In fact, many authors write primarily in a particular genre.

Unscramble the following genres to reveal a hidden message. But be careful!

Some of the answers are actually two words, even though the letters are

intermingled! And two of the words are not genres, but famous book awards!

1. BENWYRE _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. EEEPCSHS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. TFNSAYA _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. ISNTNOCECCEIFOI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. TENDAVRUE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. RHOMU _ _ _ _ _

7. EGUMOLOON _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8. BAYOPIGHR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9. RRTTYOHSSO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10. ZINGAEMA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

11. CROMEAN _ _ _ _ _ _ _

12. FOINCNITNO _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _

13. ROROHR _ _ _ _ _ _

14. RYPTOE _ _ _ _ _ _

15. NHOIFITROSCLAICTI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

16. FEERECRNE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

17. TRANSFELICICITIO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

18. ABAGOUPITOHYR _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

19. TCTOCELAD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

20. SERMTYY _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

 

IF ALL YOUR ANSWERS ARE CORRECT, YOU

CAN SOLVE THE HIDDEN MESSAGE BY

FILLING IN THE BLANKS:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,  _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _!

~ Hermione (Harry Potter)

 

 

Literary Help

For more information about genres, and for some great links to other

literature sites, visit: Genre, Classics, and Resources.

 

If you like books, you'll also like these sites:

Genre and Themed Booklists from Los Angeles Public Library

http://www.lapl.org/kidsweb/booklist/rr_genre.html

 

Books to read if you love Harry Potter -- From the Ann Arbor District

Library

http://www.aadl.org/kidspg/bibs/afterharry.htm

 

Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books -- from the ALA web site

http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbpast.html