Nikira Nunez

ECE 260

Modern Fantasy

Author Susan Meddaugh

Title Perfectly Martha

Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company

Summary A man comes into town to start a business about creating the “perfect” dog but

Martha a dog from the neighborhood says dogs are already perfect. When she sees how dogs

from the program are acting strange she goes on an investigation to see what is happening to

them.

Evaluation

1. Believability: 8 Dogs do not talk but they are obedient.

2. Major dramatic question: Yes, We are trying to figure out what is happening to the dogs

3. Other considerations: 10 The story has a satisfactory conclusion

4. Style and language: 10 The language is clear

5. Pacing: 8

6. Character: 7 the protagonist does not ring true

7. Setting- 7

8. Theme: 8

9. Other considerations: 8

10. Is it a well-rounded piece?: 8

11. Overall rating: 8

Author Kevin O’Malley

Title Animal Crackers Fly the Coop

Publisher Walker & Company

Summary Four animals leave their owners to try and become big comedians

Evaluation

12. Believability: 7 Animals do not speak

13. Major dramatic question: No

14. Other considerations:8

15. Style and language: 10 The language was very comedic

16. Pacing: 8

17. Character: 7 The characters do not ring true

18. Setting- 8

19. Theme: 7

20. Other considerations: 7

21. Is it a well-rounded piece?: 9 The story was put together well

22. Overall rating: 10 Overall the piece was comedic and will keep the children entertained.

Author Steven Kellogg

Title The Mysterious Tadpole

Publisher Dial Books for young readers

Summary Louis gets a pet tadpole for his birthday from his uncle . He brings it into school for

show and tell so his classmates can watch the tadpole turn into a frog, but little do we know that

the frog is not ordinary.

Evaluation

23. Believability: 7 Tadpoles turn into frogs not bigger creatures

 24. Major dramatic question: Yes, the question was what was the tadpole going to turn into

25. Other considerations: 8

26. Style and language: 10 The words were very descriptive

27. Pacing: 8 the story was a little long

28. Character: 7

29. Setting- 7

30. Theme: 8

31. Other considerations: 10 the mood was very happy

32. Is it a well-rounded piece?: 8

33. Overall rating: 9

Author Patricia C. McKissack

Title Precious and the Boo Hag

Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Summary This story is about a little girl who stays home alone with a stomach ache and her

mother tells her not to let anything or anyone in. While she is home alone she tries to keep the

Boo Hag from coming into her home.

Evaluation

34. Believability: 8

35. Major dramatic question: yes, the reader was trying to figure out who the Boo Hag was

and if she was

36. Other considerations: 9 There was a clear conflict

37. Style and language: 10 The language used in the story was very descriptive

38. Pacing: 8
 39. Character: 10

40. Setting- 7 the setting wasn’t described

41. Theme: 7

42. Other considerations: 8

43. Is it a well-rounded piece?: 9

44. Overall rating: 10 I really liked how the girl stood her ground through the whole story

and listened to her mother’s rules.

Author Helen Bannerman

Title The Story of Little Black Sambo

Publisher Handprint Books

Summary Little Black Sambo was sent to collect fine clothes for himself. On his walk home he

was going to get eaten up by tigers but he gave up his clothes to survive.

Evaluation

45. Believability: 8

46. Major dramatic question: No

47. Other considerations: 10 the story had a clear conflict.

48. Style and language: 10 The language was very descriptive.

49. Pacing: 9

50. Character: 10

51. Setting- 7 The setting was not described

52. Theme: 9

53. Other considerations: 9 The mood of the story was well balanced.

54. Is it a well-rounded piece?:

55. Overall rating: 10 I like how the boy got all his belongings back at the end of the story.