WEEK 10: SCIENCE FICTION VS. FANTASY AND FANDOM

WEEK 10: SCIENCE FICTION VS. FANTASY AND FANDOM

For class this week I read, Scytheby Neal Shusterman.  Below are 3 other books were the genre of fandom and fantasy 

Book Title: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness  

Grade Interest: 9 and up

Publication Date: September 27, 2016

Keywords: Sci-Fi, fantasy, satire, humor, family, friends, anxiety, OCD, alcoholism, High School, graduation

Summary: Narrated by Mike and centers around him and his regulargroup of friends who are dealing with myriad of issues from anxiety to OCD to alcoholism however they are not living in ordinary times, there are the indie kids.  The indie kids fall in love with vampires and fight off zombies.

Why I chose it: I heard it is going to be made into a movie and it won so many awards: ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * Cooperative Children’s Book Center CCBC Choice * Michael Printz Award shortlist * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * VOYA Perfect Ten * NYPL Top Ten Best Books of the Year for Teens * Chicago Public Library Best Teen Books of the Year * Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books * ABC Best Books for Children * Bank Street Best Books List

Where I found it: Boston Public library shelf

 

Book Title: Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde  

Grade Interest: 9 Up

Publication Date: March 14, 2017

Keywords: SupaCon, LGBT, depression, contemporary, mental illness, Australia, YouTube, autism, romance

Summary: Two best friends with very different personalities attend SupaCon and find out that their lives are about to change forever. 

Why I chose it: It’s about fierce friendships and diverse group female characters who are not defined by their mental health or sexuality (Bustle); not to mention the publication date is on my birthday.

Where I found it: socialjusticebooks.com

Book Title: The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey  

Grade Interest: 9 and up

Publication Date: June 10, 2014

Keywords:zombies, London,postapocalyptic dystopian

Summary: Set in the future, people have been changed into flesh eating monsters due to a strange fungus, however, one girl is discovered to be immune.

Why I chose it: Loved the title, was Booklist Editors' Choice for for Young Adults in 2014 it was turned into a movie in 2016. 

Where I found it: Goodreads.com