ENG 102: Children's Fantasy Literature

List of Books for Final Project

Below is a list of books from which you will choose one to read, research, and analyze. There are two parts to this project, so make sure you choose a book you will be interested in as well as will have the time to read closely and research. Note: Years of publication may not be accurate.

Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted (1997)
Adams, Richard. Watership Down (1972)--VERY LONG (speak to me if you select this book)
King-Smith, Dick. Babe: The Gallant Pig (1983)
White, E.B. Charlotte's Web (1952)
White, E.B. Stuart Little (1945)
Baum, L. Frank. The Wizard of Oz (1941)
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth (1961)
Travers, P.L. Mary Poppins (1934)
Norton, Mary. The Borrowers (1952)
Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three (1964)
LeGuin, Ursula. A Wizard of Earthsea (1968)
McKinley, Robin. The Hero and the Crown (1985)
Tolkein, J.R.R. The Hobbit (1937)-VERY LONG (speak to me if you select this book)
Conly, Jane Leslie. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (1990)
L'Engle, Madeline. A Wrinkle in Time (1962)
Lowry, Lois. The Giver (1993)
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass (1996)
Cooper, Susan. The Dark is Rising (1973)
Carroll, Lewis. Alice in Wonderland (1870)
Nicholson, William. The Wind Singer (2000)

If you have another selection you'd like to use, please bring it in and discuss it with me.

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