A Company of Fools by Deborah Ellis?

Question

Please answer this if you know/have read the novel.

What is the signifiance of the title? (a Company of Fools)
What is the genre?
Structure and style?

Please elaborate on all...

Answer 1

I looked it up on Barnes & Noble online and it's basically a fantasy book involving a character called Micah- Four people gave it five stars and loved it. I couldn't find out what the signifigance of the title, but if you go to B&N online and type in either the author or the title it will pop up with a full description of the book, plus people who have read the book and loved it.

Answer 2

Signifiance of the title -
Deborah on writing A Company of Fools:

"A Company of Fools had an unusual genesis. "I was working on another novel when I bumped into the term, 'a Company of Fools.' I like talking about the book, A Company of Fools, because it's such a happy book in comparison to the war stuff. It's so much more fun. It's a little bizarre to say that it's fun, but I've never met any plague victims, and so that makes it a little easier. I was actually planning to write another book, and I was doing some research for it when I came across a little line that talked about this group called 'A Company of Fools' that entertained people who were dying during the Black Plague in 1348 Paris. The title, itself, is so fabulous - A Company of Fools - it's just great, and I knew I had never heard of any books of what it had been like to be a child during the Black Plague. I wanted to find that out, and I wanted to put the kid in with this Company of Fools so I could find out what their lives had been like and how people had responded to them. I had to do a lot of research for A Company of Fools, but that was so much fun. The Middle Ages is so great, and you could spend days reading up about just the food alone." (I think you'll enjoy the interview with Deborah Ellis at the 1st link)

Genre - Children's historical fiction

Structure & style - This book is Henri's secret first-person account of the best and worst moments of his life. Ellis's characters are richly developed, and the desire to know what happens to Micah and Henri will pull readers along. The plot spans three years, but Ellis manages to show all the key scenes with sharp dialogue and detailed action. Readers will become familiar with religious life in the abbey, the gruesome horrors of the Plague, and how superstition outmatched scientific knowledge during the 14th century. The abbey diagram, historical note, Plague map, and glossary further clarify the historical setting.