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“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.“

I would use this book in a 3rd-5th grade classroom. As a teacher, I would use this book to teach themes like courage, forgiveness, and the battle between good and evil. I would also incorporate cross-curricular lessons by connecting the story to history (WWII context), geography (mapping Narnia), or writing (creative storytelling).

The genre of this book is speculative fiction. It was published in in 1950. My “what if“ question is “What if the wardrobe in the professor‘s house didn‘t lead to Narnia, how would the Pevensie children‘s lives have been different?“ C.S. Lewis explores “what if” questions about human nature and society by imagining a world where children face moral choices and battles between good and evil.

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- C.S.Lewis

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This book now has a soft spot for me. I‘m surprised how the movie hardly ventured away from the storyline and I‘m grateful for that. I also feel having watched the movie gives me greater appreciation for the book itself. 🥰

Rating: 4.5/5
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“And that is the very end of the adventure of the wardrobe. But if the professor was right it was only the beginning of the adventures of Narnia.“

I would use this book in my future classroom because students would definitely stay engaged with the extremely imaginative plot. They would also love the idea that they too could stumble into a beautiful new world themselves.

This book was a wonderful example of Modern Fantasy because of its consistent use of whimsical characters, worlds, and imagination. The story maintains a logical and consistent framework throughout the entire book, following the children in their adventure to Narnia. More fantasy elements would be talking animals, magic, and the idea that a closet or wardrobe can take you to a whole other world.