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From: Debbie <dlpaulishyn>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 14:41:20 -0500
I would classify The City of Ember or The Giver as speculative fiction. They aren't fantasy, but aren't exactly science fiction (though Ember is close to science fiction in that the premise is grounded in science.) Debbie Jacobs
----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Henderson" <mhenderson at wnpl.info> To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Fantasy Series
> Like Lolly, I have found that children are really drawn to Artemis Fowl
> and Keys to the Kingdom ... And I'll add Bartimaeus to that list.
>
> Back to my earlier post about defining fantasy...Does the City of Ember
> trilogy fit into this list? This title has been very popular with
> children, but I don't recommend it for kids who need a fantasy title.
> Where does distopian literature like City of Ember or The Giver fit?
> Fantasy? SciFi? Something else?
>
> Melissa Henderson
Received on Sat 06 May 2006 02:41:20 PM CDT
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 14:41:20 -0500
I would classify The City of Ember or The Giver as speculative fiction. They aren't fantasy, but aren't exactly science fiction (though Ember is close to science fiction in that the premise is grounded in science.) Debbie Jacobs
----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Henderson" <mhenderson at wnpl.info> To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Fantasy Series
> Like Lolly, I have found that children are really drawn to Artemis Fowl
> and Keys to the Kingdom ... And I'll add Bartimaeus to that list.
>
> Back to my earlier post about defining fantasy...Does the City of Ember
> trilogy fit into this list? This title has been very popular with
> children, but I don't recommend it for kids who need a fantasy title.
> Where does distopian literature like City of Ember or The Giver fit?
> Fantasy? SciFi? Something else?
>
> Melissa Henderson
Received on Sat 06 May 2006 02:41:20 PM CDT
