TARGET: genre (type) of novel

[Diane Ferbrache <dferbrache@RENTON.WEDNET.EDU>]

Is there a name for the type (genre) of novel that incorporates non-fiction
or instructional information that parallels the storyline?

I'm thinking of novels like Secret Life of Bees where the information about
beekeeping parallels the story.  Or How to Make an American Quilt.  Or Like
Water for Chocolate.

We're reading Secret Life of Bees for our teacher book group & one of the
teachers asked if there was a name for this type of novel.  Unfortunately I
couldn't answer.  :(  Does anyone out there know?
--
Diane Ferbrache
Librarian
Lindbergh High School
16426 128th Ave. SE
Renton, WA 98058
425-204-3206
dferbrache@renton.wednet.edu

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