Worlds of Wonder

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Department English Language and Literature
Teacher Emily Roiger
Sessions 1
GR Code EL
Offered Currently
Open to Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors

A Deep Dive into Fantasy: Fantasy fiction book sales have increased dramatically in the past three years as teen depression, anxiety and mental illness skyrocketed. If it feels like everyone is reading fantasy, you might not be wrong. In 2021, fantasy sales went up 45% compared to 2020, the largest increase among all genres except for graphic novels, according to Wordsrated.com, an international industry research organization.

In this course, we will read and evaluate a wide variety of fantasy novels. What’s with the genre’s increased popularity? Are these books a silly way to pretend we are dragon riders and fairies or are they really saving lives? Do fantasy novels deserve to be studied in schools? Is there a lack of representation in the genre as a whole? Which tropes are just too overdone to look past? Grab your wands, we have reading to do!


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