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Literary Genres
Learn about the different types of materials you can find in your library
Term | Definition | Where to find in the Library |
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Nonfiction | Information is factual. Call label contains Dewey number and first 3 letters of the author's last name. (595.75 SOL) | Nonfiction |
Fiction | Information is made up from the author's imagination. Call Label begins with FIC, followed by the first 3 letters of the author's last name. (FIC CLE) | Fiction |
Biography | Contains factual information written about a specific person. Call label begins with 92 followed by the first 3 letters of the subject's last name. (92 KEL) | Biography |
Autobiography | Contains factual information written about oneself. Call label begins with 92 and is followed by the first 3 letters of the author/subject's last name. (92 FOS) | Biography |
Graphic Novels | A work of fiction presented as a comic strip and published as a book. Call label begins with GRA, and is followed by the first 3 letters of the author's last name. (GRA HOL) | End of Fiction |
Everybody books | Short books with many illustrations and a short amount of text. Call label begins with E and is followed by the first 3 letters of the author's last name. (E POL) | Everybody |
Magazines | A publication that comes out frequently that includes many articles, often based on the same theme. Call label begins with MAG and is followed by the first 3 letters of the title. | Magazine |