The document discusses 21st century readers and literature. 21st century readers grew up using technology as their primary learning tool and are capable of navigating digital formats and interpreting media messages. They possess literacy skills that include technological abilities like keyboarding, internet navigation, and communicating through coded language. 21st century literature refers to works produced from 2001 to the present and includes famous book series that were adapted to movies, as well as newer formats like comics, graphic novels, manga, digital fiction, and blogs. Literature deals with human ideas, thoughts, and emotions, and offers experiences for readers to participate in and test through their own lives.