Genre-contem.

I am not very well at categorizing books, but I'd agree with the fact that it is more contemporary fiction. It is obviously a fictional story for the characters are not real people. The fact that it would be labeled as contemporary is due more to the fact that it is a modern book. It points out racial issues and the hardships. It describes just a typical families life and shows how issues are affecting each member of the family in there own way. The book uses many modern things that helps point out that it is indended to be a modern day story. The clothes that Levi wears in an excellent example. His doo rag and just his "street" type outfit makes me think of a modern day teen. Everything this family does is more or less typical to a modern day family. Another thing that points out that this story is dated recent is the fact that Jerome is sending them messages via email and not regular mail. This shows that obvious the internet exists and is therefore pretty recent.

Ohh right... a book. Hmmm... well I haven't really read any modern day stories. I read mostly fanatasy personally and for English classes, rarely do we read a modern book... so... ITS ORIGIONAL**! :D

**to me