Recommended Reading by Genre on the...

A Guide to some of the best books that ePlatform has to offer in different genres. This handout also includes recommended reading ages, the format that the loan is available in, and a ‘Genre Bingo’ exercise designed to get students searching the catalogue and populating their personal SAVED lists with a wide variety of titles.

Crime & Mystery Fiction

Definition: Narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a serious crime, often a murder.

Fantasy & Magical Realism

Definition: Narratives that make use of magic or supernatural elements as part of the main plot, often set in imaginary universes inspired by myth and folklore.

Historical Fiction

Definition: Narratives that take place in the past and which pay attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the depicted period.

Horror, Thrillers & Chillers

Definition: Narratives intended to frighten, shock or disgust the reader. This can include ghost and monster stories, or more realistic psychological horror.

Humorous Fiction

Definition: Comical stories that are defined by the author's choice to make the narration or the plot funny, regardless of the seriousness of the topics addressed.

Romance Fiction

Definition: Narratives with a primary focus on a romantic relationship between two people, which usually have an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.

Science Fiction

Definition: Narratives based on imagined futures and technological advances, portraying time travel, parallel universes, alien life or post-apocalypse societies.

Non- Fiction

Definition: A book of prose writing that is informative or factual, rather than imaginary. Includes all school subjects, autobiographies and travel writing. Genre Bingo Find a book on ePlatform in each Genre that is most suited to your personal taste.

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Horror, Non- Fantasy & Thrillers & Magical Fiction Chillers Realism

For this task, students must find a book they would like to read in each category on the Bingo card. They can use the reading lists provided for ideas or select from other books they find in their browsing (so long as they fit the genre definition). Students should cross off the boxes and add each of the nine chosen books to the ’Saved’ list on their accounts.