7/8/2023 0 Comments Emezi pet![]() This subgenre balances on the edge of what is familiar and what is fantastic, and thus is well suited for stories that use genre conventions to examine real world history and teen concerns. “The Dark Is Rising” is the first contemporary fantasy story - that is, a fantasy set in the “real world” - that I remember reading as a kid. ![]() ![]() Then he learns that he is the last of an order called the Old Ones, warriors for good in an ancient battle, and that he must go on a quest to fight a looming evil. The novel follows a boy named Will who wakes up on the morning of his 11th birthday and finds his family, neighbors and world frozen in time. Reading this classic 1973 novel was a formative experience for me. If you need a reminder that life is not set in stone, here are six expansive and empowering young adult fantasy books that show us that real people are capable of extraordinary things. Not only what might happen to a character, but what they can make happen. ![]() My favorite fantasy stories run on possibility. ![]()
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