The genre modern fantasy is by far my favorite. I love stories like The Lightning Thief, where the hero goes on a quest. I also loved the book The Giver by Lois Lowry which is more science fiction. Modern fantasy can cover a variety of subjects from talking animals to ghost stories to quest tales. A modern fantasy can have fantasy and imagination woven into the story, but the story also needs to be believable to be modern fantasy.
The benefits of modern fantasy is that teachers can use these books to discuss difficult topics like death and loss. After reading the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, teachers can discuss why Gale and Katniss assume the roles provider when their fathers disappear.
Our textbook also suggests using the read aloud technique to expose children to this genre.
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