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What are some of the categories of modern fantasy?
Click the **Edit** button (far right side of screen) and paste your content in the space below. Make sure to **Save** changes before exiting. Types of Modern Fantasy - added by Laurie Ryan There is plenty to choose from in the modern fantasy genre. One of the most popular types is the animal fantasy. Books such as the //Catwings// series by Ursula K. LeGuin and //The Storm//, along with the other books in Cynthia Rylant’s //Lighthouse Family// series are two favorites. Children seem to love a world in which animals play a major role. Another popular type of fantasy among children is when toys or dolls come to life. //The Doll People// by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin is an example. Other fantasy types include extraordinary worlds, imaginary kingdoms and magical powers. Many include suspense and also a struggle between good and evil. Still others have the characters embarking on a quest or adventure. Rick Riordan’s //The Lightning Thief,// Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 1, is one popular example in which there is suspense, magical powers, a struggle between good and evil, along with the character embarking on a quest. Finally, science fiction is a type of fantasy. It is often difficult to find the line between fantasy and science fiction; however, science fiction contains scientific advancements and imagined technology in the plot. With all of the variety in the modern fantasy genre, it is easy to see why it is among the most popular for children. LeGuin, Ursula. Catwings Series. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. Orchard Books, 2003. Martin, Ann M. and Laura Godwin. //The Doll People//. Illustrated by Brian Selznick. Hyperion Books, 2000. Norton, Donna E. //Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children’s Literature 7th Edition//. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson/ ‌ Merrill Prentice Hall, 2007. Print. Riordan, Rick. //The Lightning Thief//. Miramax, 2006. Rylant, Cynthia. //The Storm//. Illustrated by Preston McDaniels. Aladin, 2003

=**__Websites for Authors of Modern Fantasy by Kathleen Marcoux__**= Children enjoy traveling to other worlds and escaping from the real world with modern fantasy stories. Below is a list of author websites by category for each of these magical worlds. =**Authors of Animal Fantasy:**= Beatrix Potter [] Michael Bond [] Rudyard Kipling [] Kenneth Grahame [] Robert Lawson [] George Selden [] E,B, White []

=Authors who write about Toys:= Rumer Godden [] Margery Williams [] A.A. Milne [] Carlo Collodi [] =**Authors who write about the Preposterous:**= Carl Sandburg [] = = =Authors who write about Strange and Curious Worlds:= Lewis Carroll [] James Barrie [] = = =Authors who write about Little People:= Carol Kendall [] Mary Norton []

=Authors who write about Spirits Friendly and Frightening:= Lucy Boston []

=Authors who write about Science Fiction:= Madeline L'Engle [] Todd J. McCaffrey [] Nancy Farmer [] John Christopher []

The above websites contain information about the authors and the books they have written. These are only a few of the many various resources you can find online.