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Genre Guide

Genres are used to describe the type of book you are reading. Usually, genres are used to describe fiction books. Below are some of the popular genres. 

Fiction books are imaginary stories. Fiction books might be based on facts, but not everything in fiction is factual.

Nonfiction books are written about facts. 

Adventure: stories about the main character going on a quest or journey 

Ex. Max and the Midknights, How to Train Your Dragon

Dystopian: stories that take place in a society with extreme conditions

Ex. The Giver, The Last Kids on Earth

Fantasy: stories about magic, myths, and imaginary lands

Ex. Avatar: The Last Airbender, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

Graphic Novels: books in a comic format that resemble a novel in length, structure, and character development. 

Ex. Dragonball Z, First Cat         in Space Ate Pizza

Historical Fiction: fictional portrayals of real people, events, and time periods

Ex. Dear America, I Survived 

Horror: stories meant to scare the reader with ghosts, paranormal beings, and monsters

Ex. Goosebumps, Coraline

Humorous: stories that are silly and funny

Ex. My Weird School, Captain Underpants

Mystery: stories about crimes or secrets that must be solved

Ex. Spy School, The Boxcar Children

Realistic Fiction: stories about situations that are similar to real life and could have happened

Ex. The Babysitter's Club, Smile

Science Fiction: stories about a scientific future with technological advances such as robots, time travel, and aliens

Ex. Star Wars, Black Panther

It's important to know that some books may fit into multiple genres! 

Format Guide

Board Books: Designed for babies from birth to age 3, perfect for little hands. 

Picture Books: Feature illustrations alongside text to help kids build foundational literacy skills. 

On My Own:  For beginning readers with three color-coded levels to easily find reading materials.

Phonics Books: Books that focus on the relationship between sounds and letters.

Chapter Books:  Aimed at readers approximately ages 

7-10. 

Graphic Novels: books in a comic format that resemble a novel in length, structure, and character development. 

Young Adult:  Content is a bit more mature for children who are ready to tackle these themes.

Audiobooks:  Books that are narrated on a CD. Are you going on a road trip? Take audiobooks with you, and listen to them in the car!  (Youth Services even has a Listening Center where a group can listen to the same audiobook at the same time!)

Books in a Bag:  Books that come in a handy little bag with a CD companion. Listen to the book while reading it! These are great for struggling or reluctant readers.

Braille Books

Magazines

Spanish Collection: We offer a variety of materials in Spanish and bilingual English/Spanish, located in one section for easier browsing.


Children's movies and music are located across from Youth and next to Circulation.

Youth Book Lists

Picture Books & On My Own

Bugs for younger readers

Cats for younger readers

Dinosaurs for younger readers

Dogs for younger readers

Fantasy for younger readers

Chapter Books & Graphic Novels

For American Girl fans

For Amulet fans

For Avatar: The Last Airbender and Studio Ghibli fans

For Baby-Sitter's Club fans

For Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans

For Dog Man fans

For Goosebumps fans

For Marvel & DC fans

For Owl Diaries fans

For Raina Telgemeier fans

For Ramona fans

For Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons fans

Non-Fiction

Body Positivity

Cars

Gardening

History

Mystery

Soccer

STEAM

World Religions

Teen Booklists

For True Crime fans

For Dungeons & Dragons fans

For Frankenstein fans

For Ginny and Georgia fans

For Haikyu!! fans

For Harry Potter fans

For Heartstopper fans

For Jujutsu Kaisen fans

For K-Pop fans

For K-Pop Demon Hunters fans

For Love Island fans

For Spy X Family fans

For Squid Games fans

For Studio Ghibli fans

For The Summer I Turned Pretty fans

Read-Alikes for the classics