Modern Fantasy is a relatively new genre to me. I knew what a fantasy was but it took the help of my textbook to understand the meaning of Modern Fantasy. It turns out I am actually a fan of this genre. A little over a year ago I discovered The Hunger Games, my first and my favorite modern fantasy. These book were highly recommended to me by a local principal. It took me a few short weeks to read the whole trilogy and I wish there were more!
Fantasy can be so attractive to children because of magic and
mystery of what they know can never really be. These writers blend reality with
the fantasy to pull at our emotions, dreams, and fears. Writers make these fantasies
seem believable by providing vivid descriptions of the characters and settings.
They also engage the reader with grounding plots that involve real human condition
like humor, joy, pride, shame, and hope. The stories maintain consistency by
following the rules of the fantasy world.
There are two different levels of modern fantasy, high fantasy,
and low fantasy. In low fantasy the story takes place in the real would with
only one element of fantasy, like animals talking. You can consider Chalet’s
Webb and example of low fancy. The only part that could not take place is the
human characteristics of the farm animals, similar to the Mouse and the
Motorcycle. The other type, high fantasy, the book takes place in a while new
world very different from what we know to be real. This is usually aimed to
older readers in middle school or high. Books in this section include Lion
Which in the Wardrobe, or the Lord of the rings collection.
When reading fantasy with children it is important to discuss
the truths, use literacy devices, and use visualization. These strategies will further
the reader’s comprehension of the text and improve their reading skills. Such strategies
like visualization are prefect with fantasy text. Authors generally give great
details in these books which are great starters for visualization.
Popular fantasy book for young readers can be found at:
Library Thing
Good Reads
Polk Library
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