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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Name That Genre #30

TITLE: YA
GENRE: Secret

I was walking Cassidy Freeman home from the Fall dance. Cassidy freakin’ Freeman. I, Seth Waters, walking Cassidy Freeman home. Me, weird unsociable art freak, walking next to the most popular girl in school and she actually knew I was there!

Dude, way to make yourself sound weird and pathetic.

It’s not a big deal, I reminded myself. Which was true as Cassidy was crying because her (ex)boyfriend was at the dance with her (ex)best friend, which put a damper on my good mood. It was barely seven o’clock so the sun was still out and it wasn’t very romantic, not to mention I was holding her heels, because she kept tripping in them, and not her hand. But still. Cassidy freakin’ Freeman.

“You’re such a nice guy,” Cassidy said, in her slightly choked voice as she attempted to wipe tears from her cheeks. “What’s your name again?”

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37 comments:

  1. S.D.KingApril 9, 2015 at 10:33 AM

    Romantic bildungsroman? This is hard because in my mind YA is the genre. . .

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  2. RickApril 9, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    Contemporary

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  3. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 11:38 AM

    Contemporary with some romance

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  4. 1000th.monkeyApril 9, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    Contemporary/Romance

    Loser guy, best girl in the school.

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  5. AnonymousApril 9, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    Contemporary.

    Regular (geeky) guy, popular girl.

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  6. SStokesApril 9, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    Contemporary.

    Seems grounded in reality with a touch of romance.

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  7. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    Contemporary
    Seems totally in a high school setting.

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  8. Michele HelselApril 9, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    Realistic Fiction

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  9. Michele HelselApril 9, 2015 at 1:17 PM

    Realistic Fiction

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  10. AnonymousApril 9, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    Romance

    Can ol' weird-and-pathetic nice-guy break out of the friend zone with Cassidy freakin' Freeman?

    I hope so

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  11. Rocket Ma'amApril 9, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    Contemporary romance.

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    1. Rocket Ma'amApril 9, 2015 at 5:33 PM

      high school setting, guy making his first connection with a girl

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  12. Rocket Ma'amApril 9, 2015 at 2:57 PM

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  13. LanetteApril 9, 2015 at 3:11 PM

    Contemporary

    Very much grounded in reality. BTW, I like Seth already. Good luck with this.

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  14. H. R. SinclairApril 9, 2015 at 3:50 PM

    Contemporary

    walking home from a dance, no aliens, men with daggers... straight forward realism.

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  15. GinaApril 9, 2015 at 4:14 PM

    Contemporary. I wouldn't think romance because the MC is a boy.

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  16. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    Contemporary romance -- or would that be bromance? I'm already rooting for the guy.

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  17. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    Contemporary romance -- or would that be bromance? I'm already rooting for the guy.

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  18. greta garboApril 9, 2015 at 5:27 PM

    contemporary romance from male pov

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  19. greta garboApril 9, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    contemporary romance from male pov

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  20. Eisenman SoftwareApril 9, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    Contemporary Romance

    and also hilarious! 'what was your name again?' At first I couldn't tell if the name 'cassidy' referred to a male or female.

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  21. CamApril 9, 2015 at 5:51 PM

    Contemporary romance. Love the voice!

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  22. cindy norrisApril 9, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    Romance/Contemporary. I'm already relaxing into the story with a smile on my face. Nice.

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  23. cindy norrisApril 9, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    Romance/Contemporary. I'm already relaxing into the story with a smile on my face. Nice.

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  24. SussuApril 9, 2015 at 7:59 PM

    ROMANCE.

    But it is a little weird that a boy would be the main character of a contemporary romance.

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  25. shelleyApril 9, 2015 at 8:11 PM

    Contemporary realism.

    Word choice clues that this is contemporary: freakin'; dude.

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  26. KathleeaApril 9, 2015 at 10:59 PM

    YA contemporary

    Possibly romance. Walking his crush home from a dance gives it away for me.

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  27. JAZApril 9, 2015 at 11:04 PM

    Contemporary Romance.
    Voice and situation makes this clear. Nice humor, too.

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  28. AnonymousApril 10, 2015 at 4:08 AM

    Contemporary, Coming of Age.

    Because of the modern setting (walking a girl home from a school dance), a girl he is clearly infatuated with. But, of course, she doesn't YET know he's alive. This is his first step to entering a whole new stage in his life.

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  29. MarilynApril 10, 2015 at 9:03 AM

    Contemporary humor. There's nothing that would indicate anything but contemporary, but it looks like it has the potential to be VERY funny.

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  30. Bonnie StaringApril 10, 2015 at 11:13 AM

    Contemporary Romance
    Boy walking a girl he really likes home and his thinking about how unromantic the situation is.

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  31. HepsebaALHHApril 10, 2015 at 3:13 PM

    Contemporary?

    All of the setting details are contemporary. Starting out with a relationship-ish scene, but I can't tell if it's setting up to be romance...

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  32. hlbrixeyApril 10, 2015 at 3:54 PM

    Contemporary Romance

    It sounds like a contemporary setting with the voice, school dance, and heels, and there's the potential for the geek boy/popular girl setup.

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  33. sbjamesApril 10, 2015 at 5:39 PM

    Contemporary and very funny! (Such a nice guy- what's your name again- ha!)

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  34. C. R. BaileyApril 10, 2015 at 5:50 PM

    Contemporary! Fall dance. Art freak.

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  35. Robin OlsonApril 10, 2015 at 8:04 PM

    Contemporary YA Romance

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  36. Alex SteeleApril 12, 2015 at 12:13 PM

    This is my entry and it is YA Contemporary/Romance/Humor.

    Thanks. =)

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