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imanialler

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on: Jun 20, 2018
Whether written for adults or young adults, there are two things that readers demand from fantasy:
 
  a. it must contain time travel or magic worlds
  b. it must contain no nonsense or treachery
  c. it must have some degree of science fiction and horror so it will fit in with speculative fiction.
  d. it must have some context of a dream or supernatural state, e.g., the fantasy occurred because it was some form of a dream.

Question 2

What topic did Lois Lowry explore in books such as The Giver (1993), Gathering Blue (2002), and The Messenger (2004)?
 
  a. time travel, especially to Mars
  b. alien worlds
  c. closed dystopian/utopian communities
  d. ecological and social awareness


Chelseyj.hasty

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c


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