4.3
Exercise
3
Listen and read the back covers in Three of the best YA books. Who are the protagonists? Which is a love story, a fantasy book, a sad story?
Solution
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
- Protagonists: Lyra and Will
- Genre: Fantasy
- Description: Follow teenagers Lyra and Will as they battle against the Magisterium, an authority that tries to control every part of their lives.
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
- Protagonists: Sephy and Callum
- Genre: Love story
- Description: In an alternate world where black people hold all the power and strict laws about race exist, Sephy and Callum fall in love in a Romeo and Juliet-style relationship.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd
- Protagonist: Conor
- Genre: Sad story
- Description: 13-year-old Conor, whose mother is dying of cancer, is visited every night by a tree-monster who says that Conor called him. The monster tells Conor stories to help him understand his situation.