Farnums Guide to Modern Fantasy

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Farnums Guide to Modern Fantasy

• Modern Fantasy is a type of literature in which
  the events, the settings, or the characters are
  outside the realm of possibility. In other words,
  a fantasy is a story that cannot happen in the
  real world.

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Modern Fantasy

• Modern Fantasy books may have animals that talk,
  objects come to life, people who are giants or
  thumb-sized, imaginary worlds are inhabited, and
  future worlds are explored, just to name a few of
  the possibilities!

Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away..
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Modern Fantasy
The difference between Modern Fantasy and
Traditional Literature is that modern fantasies
are written by known authors. Remember that
Traditional Literature is usually passed down
through oral story telling and the author is
unknown.
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Types of Modern Fantasy

• Modern Folktales little character description,
  strong conflict, fast-moving plot with a sudden
  resolution and, in some cases, magical elements.

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More Types of Modern Fantasy...

• Animal Fantasies stories in which animals behave
  as humans. The animals show emotions, talk, and
  have the ability to reason. (An example would be
  E.B. Whites Charlottes Web.)

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Even More Types of Modern Fantasy

• Personified Toys and Objects These are stories
  in which admired objects or beloved toys are
  brought to life and believed in by a child or
  adult character in the story.

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Even More Types of Modern Fantasy

• Unusual Characters and Strange Situations These
  stories may seem ridiculous or exaggerated.
  
• Worlds of Little People Stories about miniature
  people who have a culture of their own in another
  world.

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Even MORE Types of Modern Fantasy

• Supernatural Events and Mystery Fantasy An
  example of this type of story would be a ghost
  story. Others stories might include witchcraft
  and mysteries that are not explained
  realistically.

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EVEN MORE Types of Modern Fantasy

• Historical Fantasy Stories in which a
  present-day character goes back in time to a
  different era.
  
• Quest Stories These stories are adventure
  stories with a search involved in the plot.

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A Last Type of Modern Fantasy

• Science Fiction and Science Fantasy Science
  Fiction stories are about what could happen based
  on real scientific facts and principles. Science
  Fantasy often mixes a world of mythology with
  scientific possibilities.

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For a list of suggested modern fantasy books you
can...
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um. Ask Jeeves. a link from Mrs. Farnums web
page Ask our school librarian
Your next book report must be a Modern Fantasy AR
book!!!!
Enjoy!
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