Newbery Award
   The Newbery Award is awarded annually by the American Library Association to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for chidlren.  This award is to honor John Newbery an 18th century British bookseller.

Realistic Fiction
   This genre is fiction that deals with events that could really happen in life.

Historical Fiction
   This genre are stories set in the past and try to recreate the auro of a time past, reconstruct characters, events, movements, ways of life and spirit of days gone by.

Science Fiction
   This fiction deals with the influence of real or imagined science on society or individuals.

Fantasy
   This genre is any story of the impossible- a tale that has events happening that could never happen in the natural world.

Mystery
    The plot revolves around some crime--whether it be a murder, theft or kidnapping.  There is usually a detective in this type of novel.

Adventure
    The adventure story is one that has to have somthing happen.  There has to be action and conflict within thie type of story. The author has to have the reader identify with a character in the story in order to draw them in.