2.6 More on Genres

Your Turn!

Read the following book summaries and see if you can figure out which genre they are. All the books listed are by Canadian authors.

1) The Prince of Neither Here Nor There by Seán Cullen

This book is about Brendan Clair who lives in Toronto and is having an awkward start to high school. As he tries to fit in, a strange woman visits him and he finds out that he is not human – he’s a faerie. Brendan discovers mystical realms in his city and learns his destiny is to help save the human race.

Answer This is fantasy fiction.

2) The Tiffin by Mahtab Narsimhan

This story is about a boy named Kunal who lives in Mumbai, India. He lives in a difficult foster home and decides he has had enough. Full of hope for a better life, he heads out on a search to find his mother.

Answer This is realistic fiction.

3) Naomi's Road by Joy Kagawa

This book looks at the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War Two through the eyes of a young girl named Naomi. The Canadian government ordered all Japanese-Canadian on the coast of BC to be relocated to labour camps in the interior of BC or to Alberta. Naomi copes with losing her home in Vancouver and the racism of the time period.

Answer This is historical fiction.