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Sunday, 8 February 2009

Mash it up!

Posted on 11:21 by blogger

A friend of mine loves to combine Nancy Drew with other stories, like Nancy Drew vs. Dracula, or Nancy Drew in the Tomb of the Cybermen (see the picture he made, above). The Tomb of the Cybermen is an old Doctor Who serial.

Throwing two things together like this is called a "mash-up." What are two of your favorite stories, series, or characters you could mash-up? What would a story about Nancy Drew battling Dracula be like? (I'll bet it would be awesome.)

Take one of your favorite characters and put him or her in the world of a different story. How would Percy Jackson do at Hogwarts? What if Turtle from The Westing Game joined The Mysterious Benedict Society? How would Meg Murray and Charles Wallace from A Wrinkle in Time defeat Darth Vader? Get mashing!
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