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| Harris, June | 1 |
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| Hughes, Monica | 1 |
| Manning, M. Lee | 1 |
| Schmidt, Gary D. | 1 |
| Service, Pamela F. | 1 |
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| Yep, Laurence | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSchmidt, Gary D. – ALAN Review, 1991
Recounts an interview with author Madeleine L'Engle. Includes her views on who comprises the audience for her books. Explores "Many Waters,""A Wrinkle in Time,""A Swiftly Tilting Planet," and other L'Engle works. (SG)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Fantasy, Interviews
Peer reviewedHughes, Monica – ALAN Review, 1992
Relates the author's personal experiences growing up with and writing science fiction. Discusses symbols that work themselves out in the writing of science fiction. (PRA)
Descriptors: Authors, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Symbolism
Peer reviewedSleator, William – ALAN Review, 1992
Explores what it feels like for a science fiction writer to have reality alone to hold the reader's interest. Discusses the author's novels "Interstellar Pig" and "Spirit Houses," the influence of the Thai culture on the second work, and the influence of the Thai culture on the author's ideas about fantasy and science fiction.…
Descriptors: Authors, Fantasy, Foreign Countries, Novels
Peer reviewedYep, Laurence – ALAN Review, 1992
Discusses how the author blends oriental myth, fantasy, and science to produce unique science fiction. (PRA)
Descriptors: Authors, Fantasy, Folk Culture, Legends
Peer reviewedService, Pamela F. – ALAN Review, 1992
Discusses what makes fantasy writing and science fiction easy. States that, for the writer, science fiction and fantasy allow more freedom to develop the story. Asserts that science fiction allows adolescents to explore their concerns in a seemingly safe and removed way. Notes that it is difficult to write believable and consistent stories for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Fantasy, Reader Text Relationship, Science Fiction
Peer reviewedHarris, June – ALAN Review, 1992
Asserts that not all science fiction is great. Discusses ways to tell the difference between the good and the bad. Encourages even those teachers who are most leery of a genre with which they are unfamiliar to jump in and try science fiction as a way of opening up student minds and imaginations. (PRA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Fantasy, Higher Education, Reading Material Selection
Peer reviewedCharnas, Suzy McKee – ALAN Review, 1992
Explores the author's experiences writing fantasy. Establishes the values of both science fiction and fantasy for the writer and the reader. Asserts that fantasy is not "escapist" and empowers a young reader against the day when real powers come into that reader's hands. (PRA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Fantasy, Reader Text Relationship
Peer reviewedHenly, Carolyn Powell – ALAN Review, 1992
Discusses how science fiction can be used as a part of the reading for students who may not like reading and writing. Details a course for at-risk students involving an independent reading project, an original short story, a group movie project, and a daily journal. (PRA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Fantasy
Peer reviewedBucher, Kathrine T.; Manning, M. Lee – ALAN Review, 2001
Notes the popularity of the science fiction/fantasy genre, and offers a definition of these genres. Discusses teachers' reluctance to read or teach science fiction, but emphasizes its appeal and its usefulness. Discusses how teachers can select and use good science fiction books. Offers a checklist for evaluating such books, and suggests 18…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Fantasy
