Re: [LM_NET] "Dystopian Fiction" Genre

[Terri Street <tstreet@NORMAN.K12.OK.US>]

I think calling it a genre is a misnomer. It's really a sub-genre within
science fiction.

Terri L. Street, School Librarian
Longfellow Middle School
Norman, Oklahoma
tstreet@norman.k12.ok.us

"Never judge a book by its movie." -- J. W. Eagen


On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 8:10 AM, Cheryl Whitmore Stevens <
cwstevens@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I am not sure how genres are "officially" created, but it seems to be from
> recent posts and HITs that we have created the genre of Dystopian Fiction.
> There are certainly enough tween and teen books in this area for it to be a
> genre. What are others thoughts on this?
>
> Cheryl Whitmore Stevens, MLS, MA Ed. Psych
> Library Media Specialist
> Mansfield, CT 06250
> cwstevens@earthlink.net
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