{"product_id":"schools-of-magic-learning-in-childrens-and-young-adult-fantasy-fiction-9781476680590","title":"Schools of Magic: Learning in Children's and Young Adult Fantasy Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Megan H. Suttie\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Children's \u0026amp; Young Adult Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What happens when the classroom and the fantastic meet? When lessons cover spells and potions alongside science and language arts? Through fantastic school stories--fiction involving the intersection of fantasy and school--the cycle of lessons, homework, exams, and graduation becomes new again, inviting us to consider what schools are teaching, who can be a student, and how knowledge is developed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Introducing a new framework for analyzing texts in the fantastic school story subgenre, this book examines texts including the \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e series, Lev Grossman's \u003ci\u003eMagicians\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy, Terry Pratchett's \u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e, and Patrick Rothfuss's \u003ci\u003eKingkiller Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, along with works by Jane Yolen, Nnedi Okorafor, and Tracy Deonn. This holistic framework combines the methods of fantasy literature scholarship, the focus of school story analyses, and an awareness of hidden lessons taught alongside official subjects, allowing for nuanced examinations of topics such as standardized testing, apprenticeships, and access to education.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46447468314775,"sku":"9781476680590","price":2820.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476680590.webp?v=1769140522","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/schools-of-magic-learning-in-childrens-and-young-adult-fantasy-fiction-9781476680590","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}