I am looking for a list of books belonging to certain genres.?

Question

I have been searching for a list of books most of this evening. My son is in 5th grade and has a series of 20 book reports to do this school year and we have most of our books organized now for the year but are still looking for some good ideas for certain genres. I have searched and searched but not found what we are looking for. So what I am looking for are books in the following genres for a 5th grade boy, any help will be very appreciated. Thank you.

Genres are as follows:

Biography

Realistic Fiction

Science Fiction

Non-Fiction Science

Myth or Legend (not to be confused with folk tales which is another category we have to do but have the book for)

Mystery (I thought Goosebumps book would fall under this but I was wrong)

Fantasy (I had Time Cat picked out for this but am not sure it qualifies for fantasy)

Again, thanks for the help. Its most appreciated.

Answer 1

fantasy. the alchemist  by paulo coelho. biography anything by john f. kennedy or jacqueline bouiver kennedy onassis. something about greek mythology . sorry i can't be more specific. i read these in high school. that was a very, very long time ago. good luck.

Answer 2

Would an auto-biography be ok?

Because 'Boy' by Roald Dahl is really good.

Answer 3

Wow, you are really getting organized huh. It's nice to hear that your child will get to read so many different books this year and he even gets the choice of which ones he finds interesting. I will suggest some I think would be a good choice.

Realistic Fiction -

Holes

by Louis Sachar

Hoot

by Carl Hiaasen

Science Fiction -

The Message (Animorphs Series #4)

by K. A. Applegate,

Myth or Legend -

Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series #1)

by Rick Riordan

Mystery -

The Bad Beginning Or, Orphans! (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)

by Lemony Snicket

Fantasy -

Capture

by Kathryn Lasky

Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy #1)

by Cornelia Funke

The Arkadians

by Lloyd Alexander

Answer 4

I'm not really familiar with Children's literature, but you might also want to talk with your local children's librarian.  Nowadays you can often "chat live" with a librarian.  This service is usually offered on your local public library Web site.

http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/

Or try searching WorldCat by subject or keyword and then limited (use advanced search) by format (books) and audience (juvenile).

http://www.worldcat.org/

Off the top of my head...

Science fiction - try The Giver by Lois Lowry

Realistic fiction? - Hatchet by Paulsen

Answer 5

Science Fiction - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card:

"Ender Wiggin is a very bright young boy with a powerful skill. One of a group of children bred to be military geniuses and save Earth from an inevitable attack by aliens, known here as "buggers," Ender becomes unbeatable in war games and seems poised to lead Earth to triumph over the buggers. Meanwhile, his brother and sister plot to wrest power from Ender. Twists, surprises and interesting characters elevate this novel into status as a bona fide page turner."

Fantasy - either The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien or The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster:

"It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time," Milo laments. "[T]here's nothing for me to do, nowhere I'd care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing." This bored, bored young protagonist who can't see the point to anything is knocked out of his glum humdrum by the sudden and curious appearance of a tollbooth in his bedroom. Since Milo has absolutely nothing better to do, he dusts off his toy car, pays the toll, and drives through. What ensues is a journey of mythic proportions, during which Milo encounters countless odd characters who are anything but dull.

As Milo heads toward Dictionopolis he meets with the Whether Man ("for after all it's more important to know whether there will be weather than what the weather will be"), passes through The Doldrums (populated by Lethargarians), and picks up a watchdog named Tock (who has a giant alarm clock for a body). The brilliant satire and double entendre intensifies in the Word Market, where after a brief scuffle with Officer Short Shrift, Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason. Anyone with an appreciation for language, irony, or Alice in Wonderland-style adventure will adore this book for years on end."