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What are the characteristics of a nonfiction book?
A nonfiction book can be a biography, or just a reference to something real-life. Nothing about nonfiction is fake; supported by facts and possibly other references.
No. Fairy tales involve magic and mythical crearures, which are created by the author, who makes a story about them. They are fun to read, but are fiction. hope i helped.