Adult Reading Round Table


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2011-2012 HISTORICAL FICTION GENRE STUDY

Below is a copy of the assignment for Feb. 2, 2012.

 

The subgenre is Sagas and the benchmark is House at Riverton by Kate Morton. Please choose another author from the attached list.

Please remember that some of the books can be long, so leave yourself plenty of time.

 

The group will meet at the Skokie Public Library.

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Sagas Reading List

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Genre Boot Camp

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Adventure

African-American Fiction
Christian Fiction
Fantasy
Gentle Reads
Historical Fiction
Horror
Literary Fiction
Multicultural Fiction
Mystery
Romance
Science Fiction
Suspense/Thrillers
Women's Fiction
Past Genre Studies
Complete notes are available for each genre study. 

Click on the files to the right to access the corresponding notes. 

Adventure
Fantasy
Mystery

Nonfiction

Romance

Science Fiction

Young Adult
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Adventure Notes
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Fantasy Notes
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Mystery Notes
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Nonfiction Notes
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Romance Notes
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Science Fiction Notes
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Young Adult Notes

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