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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Interviews with 13 American and English authors of fantasy fiction discussing their lives, literary influences, work routines and their beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature and our lives. Includes a "reader" listing each author's major fantasy works.
Publisher
Welbeck
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A detailed look at every aspect of modern fantasy, including detailed entries on books, films, TV and creators, as well as the greatest fantasy characters and worlds. This essential reference book details everything the novice needs to know about the genre and everything the well-read fan is calling out for. Lavishly illustrated and expertly informed, it is edited by Tim Dedopulos and David Pringle, featuring forewords by Terry Pratchett and Ben Aaronovitch....
Author
Series
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The promise of escape draws people from all backgrounds to speculative fiction, but when people of color seek passageways into the fantastic the doors are often barred. This problem lies not only with children's publishing, but also with the television and film executives tasked with adapting these stories into a visual world. When characters of color do appear, they are often marginalized or subjected to violence, reinforcing for audiences that not...
Author
Series
Great books of the Western world volume 24
Lexile measure
1340L
Language
English
Description
"The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by Franco̧is Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein."--Wikipedia.
Author
Series
Children's literature and culture volume 80
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
