Similarly, I don’t include graphic novels, because there can be graphic novels in any category.

Young adult books exist for every single one of these book genres, for example. Side notes: These categories apply to all age groups, thus, young adult, middle grade, etc. The following book genres are an amalgamation of these sources. In addition to my 11 years of experience as a book buyer, I looked at the websites of a couple large bookstores, a few publisher websites, and the library of congress categories. I used multiple methods for choosing and defining fiction and nonfiction genres and sub-genres. Be that as it may, book genres are still the most practical and efficient way to tag books for readers. And some people have pet peeves about categories and/or category names. Some authors write across multiple genres, or a single book can be considered multiple genres. But categorizing books also comes with its headaches. Whether it be at a library or bookstore, readers need to know where to find a book, and also find similar types of books they might enjoy. Categorizing book genres is a necessity with any large collection. Carter, a new voice in fiction with smarts, attitude, and sassiness to spare.Genres are ways of categorizing books to make them more easily found by readers. With wholly original characters and a cinematic storyline, 32 Candles introduces Ernessa T. But is life ever that simple? Just as theyre about to ride off into the sunset, the past comes back with a vengeance, threatening to crush Davies dreams-and break her heart again. She lets him fall as deeply in love with her as she once was with him. To Davies astonishment, James doesnt recognize her, and she cant bring herself to end the fantasy. When a cruel school prank goes too far, Davie leaves the life she knows and reinvents herself in the glittery world of Hollywood-as a beautiful and successful lounge singer in a swanky nightclub.ĭavie is finally a million miles from where she started-until she bumps into her former obsession, James Farrell. Tormented endlessly in school with the nickname 'Monkey Night,' and hopelessly in unrequited love with a handsome football player, James Farrell, Davie finds that it is bittersweet to dream of Molly Ringwald endings. But in her case, life doesnt imitate art. Just when shes resigned herself to her fate, she sees a movie that will change her life- Sixteen Candles.

She has the meanest mother in the South, possibly the world, and on top of that, shes pretty sure shes ugly. 32 Candles is the slightly twisted, utterly romantic, and deftly wry story of Davie Jones, who, if she doesnt stand in her own way, just might get the man of her dreams.ĭavie-an ugly duckling growing up in small-town Mississippi-is positive her life couldnt be any worse.

32 candles by ernessa t carter