tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post3259465628096697973..comments2023-04-13T08:54:32.218-04:00Comments on Jester Harley's Manuscript Page: The Rule of Exceptional SchoolAnne E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330642610716333970noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-28183896704285736862011-11-04T06:47:40.102-04:002011-11-04T06:47:40.102-04:00You are very right! The Percy Jackson series begin...You are very right! The Percy Jackson series begins in school and then goes to Camp Half-blood, which is like a school, too. I think it's a popular setting because kids can relate to it. There's that instant sense of, "Yeah, I know what that's like."Kelly Hashwayhttp://www.kellyhashway.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-17001040627989025152011-11-03T21:50:31.385-04:002011-11-03T21:50:31.385-04:00I agree, Anne, children want to feel that 'Sch...I agree, Anne, children want to feel that 'School' in their fantasies is something special, something magical, something adventurous. Also, they spend the most part of their days in school, and hang out with friends, and get to face many sorts of conflicts (e.g. bullies, peer pressure, homework!) there. If there's any place they'd want to change, or feel better about themselves in, it's their school. Maybe it's like us fantasizing about our other writerly selves saving the world from sorrow ...<br /><br />MG fantastical novels based in school ... I'll come back to this once I have anything. =)Claudine Guehhttp://www.carryusoffbooks.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-20226629145398732012011-11-03T18:12:08.285-04:002011-11-03T18:12:08.285-04:00Well, they all feel special when I teach :)
Hmmm,...Well, they all feel special when I teach :)<br /><br />Hmmm, my ego seems to have emerged again...<br /><br />I also think school is a familiar environment where the action can take place. Even in Hogworts there are familiar things - lessons, tests, strange rules that no one understands - to hang to when the wierdness appears. This puts the watcher straight in the shoes of the heroes and gives you immediate empathy and identification.areteushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872519306233427396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-55148072896858702922011-11-03T12:29:35.644-04:002011-11-03T12:29:35.644-04:00School really helps readers connect and relate to ...School really helps readers connect and relate to the characters.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-79450918150761587832011-11-03T11:09:11.884-04:002011-11-03T11:09:11.884-04:00School is also a home away-from-home and family. L...School is also a home away-from-home and family. Little ones (=PBs) have their world centered on family. In MG the world begins to expand. By the time you get to YA, you might find the MC going to New York and going underground...<br />Enjoyed your post.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-55167465400045395742011-11-03T09:10:59.331-04:002011-11-03T09:10:59.331-04:00I think some of it has to do with how much time ki...I think some of it has to do with how much time kids spend at school, too. It's what they know, and it's fun to read about something you're familiar with made into something cool. I'm interested to see what others have to say about this topic - and the list of novels it generates. I need a MG reading listAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749056431034976712noreply@blogger.com