Genres Practice
Name: _______________________
Tomi was born in Hawaii. His grandfather and parents were born in Japan and came to America
to escape poverty. “This is a good place,” says Papa, a fisherman, and Tomi knows he is right.
World War II seems far away from Tomi and his friends, even though the harbor is full of
warships. They’re busy playing ball on their eighth-grade team, the Rats. But then Pearl Harbor
is attacked by the Japanese, and the United States declares war on Japan. Japanese men are
rounded up. Tomi’s father and grandfather are arrested. Taken away. Tomi must be the man of
his family and help his mother and little sister survive.
Genre: _____________________________
What key words or phrases helped you figure out the genre?
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It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother
had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a
most disturbing stranger. “Wild nights are my glory,” the unearthly stranger told them. “I just
got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me be on my way.” Elsewhere, Meg's
father had been experimenting with the fifth dimension of time travel when he mysteriously
disappeared. Now the time has come for Meg, her friend Calvin, and Charles Wallace to rescue
him. But can they outwit the forces of evil they will encounter on their heart-stopping journey
through space?
Genre: _____________________________
What key words or phrases helped you figure out the genre?
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Here’s what you’ll learn in this book: On January 1, 1892, Ellis Island Immigration Center
opened in New York Harbor. The first people processed were Europeans who had come to
American on the ships Nevada, City of Paris, and Victoria. By the time Ellis Island was closed in
1954, more than 12 million immigrants had walked through its gates to make a new start in the
United States.
Genre: _____________________________
What key words or phrases helped you figure out the genre?
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Genres Practice
Name: _______________________
Will Tyler may not be the biggest running back around, but no one can touch him when it
comes to hitting the hole and finding the end zone. And no one can match his love of the game.
When Will has a football in his hand, life can’t touch him—his dad isn’t so defeated, his town
isn’t so poor, and everyone has something to cheer for. All of which does him no good if the
football season is canceled. With no funding for things like uniforms and a maintained playing
field, and with every other family moving to find jobs, there’s just not enough money or players
for a season. It’s up to Will to rally the town and give everyone a reason to believe.
Genre: _____________________________
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The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry wanted was to get back to
the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he’s packing his bags, Harry
receives a warning from a strange creature named Dobby who says that if Harry returns to
Hogwarts, disaster will strike. And strike it does. In Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh
torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, a spirit that
haunts the girls’ bathroom, and the unwanted attention of Ron Weasley’s younger sister,
Ginny.
Genre: _____________________________
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Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are
no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is
singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of
the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no
turning back.
Genre: _____________________________
What key words or phrases helped you figure out the genre?
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Genres Practice
Name: _______________________
Michael Jordan, a former player on the Chicago Bulls, is very famous. Maybe he is the best
basketball player of all time. But where did he come from? How did he start in basketball? Read
about his life and about his love of basketball. This inspiring book covers the whole of Jordan's
amazing career—from his boyhood and NCAA years to his 1999 retirement from the game.
Genre: _____________________________
What key words or phrases helped you figure out the genre?
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The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It’s usually more like Don’t
try this at home. So when the troublemaker pulls a major prank at this middle school, he thinks
he’s finally gone too far. But thanks to a mix-up, instead of getting in trouble, Donovan is sent
to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students. It
wasn’t exactly what Donovan had intended, but there couldn’t be a more perfect hideout. That
is, if he can manage to fool people whose IQs are way above his.
Genre: _____________________________
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Bella, fresh off the boat from Italy, arrives in New York and gets a job at the Triangle Shirt
Factory. There, along with hundreds of other immigrants, she works long hours at a grueling job
under terrible conditions. Yetta, a coworker from Russia, has been crusading for a union, and
when factory conditions worsen, she helps workers rise up in strike. Wealthy Jane learns of the
plight of the workers and becomes involved in their cause.
Genre: _____________________________
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Genres Practice
Name: _______________________
Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain
everything needed for human survival. It worked…but now the storerooms are almost out of
food, crops are blighted, corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all—the lights
are failing. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness. But when two children, Lina and Doon,
discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out
of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will
the people of Ember listen to them?
Genre: _____________________________
What key words or phrases helped you figure out the genre?
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The wild cat Clans have lived in peace and harmony for many moons—but now, strange
messages from their warrior ancestors speak of terrifying new prophecies and a mysterious
danger. All the signs point to young warrior Brambleclaw as the cat with the fate of the forest in
his paws. But who are the other cats mentioned in the prophecy? All he knows for sure is that
the strength and courage of the greatest warriors will be needed now, as the quest to save the
Clans begins.
Genre: _____________________________
What key words or phrases helped you figure out the genre?
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