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|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series
|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series
|Jeff Kinney
|Jeff Kinney
|Although these books are silly and don't necessarily portray friendship and family values in the most positive light, the main character, Greg Heffley and his family are Christians. Some of these books also have brief anti-public school and anti-environmentalist messages as well. Even though Greg Heffley can be a jerk sometimes, in some books, he overcomes certain hardships.
|Although these books are silly and don't necessarily portray friendship and family values in the most positive light, the main character, Greg Heffley, and his family are Christians. Some of these books also have brief anti-public school and anti-environmentalist messages. Even though Greg Heffley can be a jerk sometimes, in some books, he overcomes certain hardships.
|Comedy
|Comedy
|2007-2017
|2007-2017
|''Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel''
|''Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel''
|A.W. Jantha
|A.W. Jantha
|The first part of this novelization of the classic 1993 [[Halloween]] film ''Hocus Pocus'' contains the same conservative messages that the movie had portrayed: family, friendship, and resisting evil. The sequel has Max and Allison's daughter Poppy witnessing the three Sanderson witch sisters rising again after twenty-five years, and she must work with her friends and Thackery Binx's ghost to stop them from wreaking the destruction that her parents and aunt had helped stop. While the sequel contains most of the same conservative messages that the book before and the film portrayed (compared to 2022's ''Hocus Pocus 2'', Poppy is shown to be homosexual by having a crush on a fellow girl after being friends for years.
|The first part of this novelization of the classic 1993 [[Halloween]] film ''Hocus Pocus'' contains the same conservative messages that the movie had portrayed: family, friendship, and resisting evil. The sequel has Max and Allison's daughter, Poppy, witnessing the three Sanderson witch sisters rising again after twenty-five years, and she must work with her friends and Thackery Binx's ghost to stop them from wreaking the destruction that her parents and aunt had helped stop. While the sequel contains most of the same conservative messages that the first book and the film portrayed (compared to 2022's ''Hocus Pocus 2''), Poppy is shown to be homosexual by having a crush on a fellow girl after being friends for years.
|Young Adult Novel/Fantasy
|Young Adult Novel/Fantasy
|2018
|2018
|''Hoot''
|''Hoot''
|Carl Hiaasen
|Carl Hiaasen
|While it seems to be rather pro-environmentalism and anti-capitalism, it still shows three teenaged kids standing up for what they believe in, doing what they believe is right, and even standing up to a bully.
|While it seems to be rather pro-environmentalism and anti-capitalism, it still shows three teenage kids standing up for what they believe in, doing what they believe is right, and even standing up to a bully.
|Realistic Fiction
|Realistic Fiction
|2002
|2002
|''[[Lord of the Flies]]''
|''[[Lord of the Flies]]''
|William Golding
|William Golding
|During a fictional World War 3, a plane containing schoolboys crashes, leaving the boys on a deserted island. They band together for survival and make their own society, which begins to crumble the more they stay on the island. Conservative lessons include responsibility and self-reliance, for the boys make a fire to signal for help and hunt for enough food. On the other hand, the ending has a rather negative message on how there is ultimately no redemption, only a perpetuation of sin and violence. Christ has the promise of redemption.
|During a fictional World War 3, a plane containing schoolboys crashes, leaving the boys on a deserted island. They band together for survival and build their own society, which begins to crumble the longer they remain on the island. Conservative lessons include responsibility and self-reliance, for the boys make a fire to signal for help and hunt for enough food. On the other hand, the ending conveys a rather negative message: there is ultimately no redemption, only the perpetuation of sin and violence. Christ has the promise of redemption.
|Allegory
|Allegory
|1954
|1954
|''Warriors'' (or ''Warrior Cats'') is an ongoing book series about five colonies of feral cats called Clans living together and fighting for survival. The series begins with a house cat named Rusty leaving his owners to join one of these Clans, and later books feature many more characters, including the descendants of Rusty, who eventually becomes Firestar, and even cats from before his era. The series has nine six-book arcs, seventeen stand-alone books, four manga arcs, five stand-alone manga novels, five field guides, and twenty-one novellas.
|''Warriors'' (or ''Warrior Cats'') is an ongoing book series about five colonies of feral cats called Clans living together and fighting for survival. The series begins with a house cat named Rusty leaving his owners to join one of these Clans, and later books feature many more characters, including the descendants of Rusty, who eventually becomes Firestar, and even cats from before his era. The series has nine six-book arcs, seventeen stand-alone books, four manga arcs, five stand-alone manga novels, five field guides, and twenty-one novellas.
Liberal elements begin to appear in the later books. Characters protest the use of borders, an example being Mistystar's decision to temporarily close RiverClan's borders and look after her own cats first being portrayed as unfavorable (however, this is seen as not completely bad by most fans, who said that it could put an end to inbreeding in the Clans). Moral relativism is seen as good in a way, an example being the author portraying the murderous manipulator Mapleshade as sympathetic by making everyone around her even worse; there are, however, instances where a villain's tragic history doesn't excuse their evil actions (like Scourge, Firestar's half-brother who grows up from a bullied kitten to the vicious leader of BloodClan). The Raging Storm makes a subtle jab at Donald Trump's 2016 slogan, "Make America Great Again," by portraying Tigerheart's line, "Make ShadowClan great again," in a negative light. The series promotes a slight environmentalist message in glorifying the wild cats' harsh life while having the Clan cats look down on house cats (known to them as "kittypets") for preferring to be with loving humans over wild living; one of the rules in their warrior code tells warriors to reject the "soft life" of house cats, encouraging contempt towards them. Finally, witchcraft and feminism seem to be glorified in the later books in the form of the Sisters: a band of molly cats who banish year-old tomcats from their group and create a ceremony that allows them to call ghosts from beyond the grave; one molly even scoffs that all toms want to do is fight and that everyone is better off without them, and no one debunks this.
Liberal elements begin to appear in the later books. Characters protest the use of borders, an example being Mistystar's decision to temporarily close RiverClan's borders and look after her own cats first being portrayed as unfavorable (however, this is seen as not completely bad by most fans, who said that it could put an end to inbreeding in the Clans). Moral relativism is seen as good in a way, an example being the author portraying the murderous manipulator Mapleshade as sympathetic by making everyone around her even worse; there are, however, instances where a villain's tragic history doesn't excuse their evil actions (like Scourge, Firestar's half-brother who grows up from a bullied kitten to the vicious leader of BloodClan). The Raging Storm makes a subtle jab at Donald Trump's 2016 slogan, "Make America Great Again," by portraying Tigerheart's line, "Make ShadowClan great again," in a negative light. The series promotes a slight environmentalist message in glorifying the wild cats' harsh life while having the Clan cats look down on house cats (known to them as "kittypets") for preferring to be with loving humans over wild living; one of the rules in their warrior code tells warriors to reject the "soft life" of house cats, encouraging contempt towards them. Finally, witchcraft and feminism seem to be glorified in the later books in the form of the Sisters: a band of molly cats who banish year-old tomcats from their group and create a ceremony that allows them to call ghosts from beyond the grave; one molly even scoffs that all toms want to do is fight and that everyone is better off without them, and no one debunks this. Finally, later books have started depicting same-sex couples. It starts in "StormClan's Folly," which depicts two toms, Pebblenose and Thrushcall, as a couple. The third volume in the graphic novel of the first arc also has Ravenpaw and Barley (two farm cats who are allies to ThunderClan) becoming mates.
However, the series has started pretty neutral. One example is that while the Clans are staying separate, they can still come together to fight whatever threatens all the Clans, including Scourge and his BloodClan cats and the Dark Forest (the cat version of hell). Family is mainly portrayed positively; for example, Firestar agrees to adopt his sister's firstborn kitten, Cloudtail, so that he can be a warrior like him. Totalitarianism is condemned through leaders like Brokenstar, who kills kittens during battle practice and forces his cats to go to war constantly. Even the later series emphasizes family values most of the time, as the main characters—like Shadowsight and Frostdawn—get time to bond with their parents, siblings, and even grandparents.
However, the series has started pretty neutral. One example is that while the Clans are staying separate, they can still come together to fight whatever threatens all the Clans, including Scourge and his BloodClan cats and the Dark Forest (the Clan cat version of hell). Family is portrayed mainly positively; for example, Firestar agrees to adopt his sister's firstborn kitten, Cloudtail, so that Cloudtail can be a warrior like him. Totalitarianism is condemned through leaders like Brokenstar, who kills kittens during battle practice and forces his cats to go to war constantly. Even the later series emphasizes family values most of the time, as the main characters—like Shadowsight and Frostdawn—get time to bond with their parents, siblings, and even grandparents.
|Xenofiction/Fantasy
|Xenofiction/Fantasy
|2003-
|2003-