Karen’s Birthday by Katy Farina is a striking contemporary fiction book! I believe this book is contemporary fiction because it is made up and is set at the same time it is written, but there are no talking animals or any fantasy things. Another example of it being contemporary fiction is that it is very funny and is aimed at younger people.
When it is Karen’s birthday, the ONLY thing she wants is for her two families to be together on her birthday, but her wish hasn’t come true….yet that is. Karen sets up a number of tricks that are bound to work, but they just end up in more fights, which, by the way, is not what she wanted! She just wanted her mommy and daddy to talk, but everything just ends up with them yelling at each other over the phone.
What will happen next?
Who is your favourite character and why?
My favourite person in this book is Karen because she is so funny, but incredibly funny without even knowing she is! Karen is also the main character in this book, so we see the most of her. Another reason is that she is so caring as well as sassy.
