tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post8078239778284624042..comments2024-03-29T02:40:16.271-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: This week's round-up of Middle Grade Specultive Fiction from around the blogsCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-74284391834219989022013-07-22T14:43:02.826-05:002013-07-22T14:43:02.826-05:00I like "speculative fiction". I have a b...I like "speculative fiction". I have a booklist for "futuristic, dystopian, and speculative YA fiction", actually. But I agree: it's a "know it when you see it" sort of thing. <br /><br />Thanks for including my post! These roundups are such a great resource.Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-60990449225999249512013-07-22T06:19:27.653-05:002013-07-22T06:19:27.653-05:00I agree with Mrs Yingling, although some adults us...I agree with Mrs Yingling, although some adults use this term it's not very helpful to my students either. By 7-8 th grade, they have the distinction pretty clear in their minds and they want another book "just like" that.<br /><br />If I ran the world, speculative Fictin would indeed be reserved for those books like The One and Only Ivan. Didn't we used to call these books magical realism? Not a bad description.Jan Dohnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411787257185283714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-56176831715406098822013-07-22T05:29:41.030-05:002013-07-22T05:29:41.030-05:00Well, I'd know it when I saw it, I guess, but ...Well, I'd know it when I saw it, I guess, but definitions are tricky--maybe books that includes concepts or plot elements that aren't real/possible at this point in time? For instance, The One and Only Ivan isn't exactly fantasy, because it is beleivable set in the real world, but at the same time, since it isn't possible (we assume) for a gorilla to narrate his own life as Ivan does, it's speculative fiction....Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-69702064407826188932013-07-21T10:47:51.659-05:002013-07-21T10:47:51.659-05:00Speculative Fiction probably does capture a broade...Speculative Fiction probably does capture a broader range of genres. How would you define speculative ficiton?Renee C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07351071483275676742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-13886623982329434022013-07-21T09:09:02.147-05:002013-07-21T09:09:02.147-05:00I'm not sure if Platypus Police Squad counts a...I'm not sure if <a href="http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2013/07/platypus-police-squad-frog-who-croaked.html" rel="nofollow">Platypus Police Squad</a> counts as fantasy, but it might! I also have <a href="http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2013/07/sunday-salon-reading-half-magic-1954.html" rel="nofollow">Half Magic by Edward Eager</a>. Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-35696041889877528412013-07-21T07:15:40.690-05:002013-07-21T07:15:40.690-05:00I am okay with the term "speculative" bu...I am okay with the term "speculative" but don't know how many times I want to have to explain it to middle school students. Sci Fi/ Fantasy is hard enough for people to grasp, but maybe "speculative" is fairly new and may catch on. Ms. Yinglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805324364289597178noreply@blogger.com