Writing Cool Short Stories textbook - Carol J. Amato, Author

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Writing Cool Short StoriesFantasyA fantasy story takes place in another world. The story is notreal and might or might not seem real. It can havedragons, fairies, wizards, and other mythicalbeings. Fairy tales fall in this category.Examples are as follows:• Harry Potter• Lemony Snicket• Artemis Fowl• Percy Jackson and the Olympians• FablehavenHorror/ThrillerHorror stories have one aim: to scare the reader. Classic horrorstories include Dracula and Frankenstein. Horror storiesinclude ghosts, monsters, vampires, and anything that goesbump in the night. You’ll find your nightmares here.Edgar Allen Poe is considered the father of the horror genre.His short stories are perennially available. The popular horrorwriters of today include Stephen King and R. L. Stine. Contemporaryhorror stories for kids are listed below:• Twilight• Goosebumps (series)• Monster Moon (series)While horror stories for kids are scary, they can belots of fun, too.10
Writing Cool Short StoriesHistoricalThe historical genre includes stories that take place in thepast. The setting may be in World War II, the Old West, theRevolutionary War period, etc. Examples include:• Little House on the Prairie• Out of the Dust• Johnny Tremain• American Girl series• The Slave DancerMulticulturalMulticultural stories take place in another culture, but it couldstill be in the United States. For example, the story can takeplace on an Indian reservation, in a hispanic orAfrican-American neighborhood, or in an Asiancommunity. It can take place in a foreigncountry, too. Multicultural stories also focus onproblems that occur between a culture andmainstream American society. The point of thestory is to open the readers’ eyes to the culture and the problemsit faces.Examples are as follows:• The Lost Treasure of the Golden Sun(takes place on the Navajo Nation)• House on Mango Street• Esperanza Rising• Lupita MananaOne could even argue that Harry Potter and Lemony Snicketare multicultural in that they take place in England.11
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