What is dystopian fiction? It's opposite of utopia, which is a perfect future world!

• Dystopian societies are undesirable or even horrifying.
  
• Dystopian societies are usually futuristic and fictional.
  
• Dystopian depictions can be regarded as warnings.
  
• Dystopian fiction is both about today and tomorrow.
  
• Dystopian fiction comments on our own society.
  
  
  ***Wikipedia as source***
  Some of the best? (Older) War of the Worlds, The Giver, Brave New World, 1984, Farenheit 451, Planet of the Apes
  (Newer) Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Matched (one of my favorite bks) Gone, Incarceron

What is steampunk?

Steampunk is Victorian science fiction 
or 
"Steampunk" is the science-fiction of the Steam Age; the Industrial Revolution re-imagined with the advantage of modern hindsight. Drawing upon the wealth of historical technology and the scientific fantasies of the Victorian and Edwardian periods, steampunk seeks to reinvent modern wonders (such as the computer) as the people of that era might have envisioned them. Following in the footsteps of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, steampunk authors blend history, science and imagination into a world of wonder that might have been. 

Summer Reading!

I have read 30 books to date (July 11). Most of them are books to be considered for the 2012-2013 Iowa Teen Award contest. I compose a booktalk and rate each book on a scale of 1-5. My results will be sent to the state chairman for compilation with other book reviewers. The booktalks will be posted on the library  Wiki. I love to read and share with my students!

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