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(Ed’s notes: We had a ’stomach-cramping laughter-inducing’ session on fantasy last Saturday. Have a look at what Beverly has to say about the session. Magic and dragons included.)

Posted by Beverly, teen photojournalist

Held by teens on the third Saturday of every month, the pseudo book club engages young adults to share their personal views with regards to a particular theme.
Within a few minutes, we broke the ice by playing simple name games. There after, groups of three to four were formed and we took part in interesting activities which included games such as ‘Charades’ and ‘Taboo’ with topics that were related to our genre of the week – Fantasy. We even managed to create our very own short story from random clip arts. We discussed about our favourite fantasy books and had a great time. This allows the participants to experience and learn more about the imaginary world of Fantasy.

Even though the session was only held for an hour, both the facilitators and participants had an exciting time and learnt what the world of Fantasy is able to give readers. Through this experience, we realized that reading and learning is indeed an enthralling journey that people from all walks of life should actively participate in. It also encourages more young adults to find their inner self through reading books.

Here’s a look at their masterpieces:

“One morning, a family was playing outside their house. A witch was flying around and saw the family so happy she was jealous. So she changed them into cherries.”
Aichel, 12
Sherleena, 12
Irene, 15

“A long long time ago, there was a brave knight called Bangalar. One day he found a very magical and beautiful wand. He was so attracted to the wand that he accidentally cast a spell on himself and became a dragon. Then he became evil and bad and started breathing fire everywhere! Everyone hated his presence.”
Beverly, 14
Joyce, 12
Nichole, 14

“Blue the wizard came to earth in a UFO and wanted to destroy all the bats. To his astonishment, the bats entertained him. So taking pity on them, he turned them into mermaids instead and flew back in his UFO.”
Wan Yee, 14
Shuhui, 12
Song Yi, 15
Wen Yi, 15

Come to V.A.T @ Jurong Regional Library to to see these works in full colour complete with illustrations on our notice boards!

(Psst… the Pseudo Book Club will be taking a little break to study for the exams in Oct. We’ll be back on 15 Nov. Till then, study hard and stay focused!)

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