The Cracks in the Kingdom
Sydney
:
Pan Macmillan Australia
,
2014
6911512
2014
single work
novel
fantasy
young adult
(taught in 1 units)
'It's not easy being Princess Ko.
'Her family is missing, taken to the World through cracks in the Kingdom, which were then sealed tightly behind them.
'Now Princess Ko is running the Kingdom, and war is looming.
'To help her find her family, she gathers a special group of teens, including Elliot Baranski of the Farms. He's been writing secret letters to a Girl-in-the-World named Madeleine Tully - and now the Kingdom needs her help.
'Madeleine and Elliot must locate the missing royals, convince them of their true identities, and figure out how to unlock the dangerous cracks between the Kingdom and the World.
'All before their enemies can stop them.' (Publisher's blurb)
This unit will focus upon writing in the areas of genre and speculative fiction, and specifically upon Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Crime Fiction. A core aspect of this unit will be learning to work creatively and originally ? avoiding cliche and stereotypes ? while managing the reader expectations that always come with writing within an archetypal genre. Lectures will cover the core expectations and archetypes associated with each genre and the core skills and knowledge needed to write effectively within them. Readings will broaden students knowledge of and engagement with each genre.
