Icebreaker is a college sports romance that is about Anastasia Allen, a figure skater who has been working her whole life to make it to the Olympics. She’s focused on her goals, has strict control over her life and doesn’t want any distractions. Anastasia struggles with trust and vulnerability because of a toxic relationship with her coach and the pressure to perform. But, then enters Nathan Hawkins, the captain of the college’s hockey team. Nate is outgoing, confident and loved by everyone.
The final book in the Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay, follows Katniss and her journey through being the face of the rebellion against the Capital. The book starts when Katniss wakes up to find out she is in the hidden thirteenth district. Katniss finds out that all of Panem went into disarray after the confusing end to the 75th hunger games. When everyone in district 13 wants to use Katniss as a political pawn, she is faced with hard decisions that can determine the fate of everyone in Panem.
Parasite is a masterful thriller, unlike anything else in the genre. It examines the problems with modern class structures in a creative, entertaining and often terrifying way. This Oscar-winner starts as a dark comedy, showcasing one family’s con job on a richer family. As it progresses, it incorporates horror and family tragedy, developing into a far more interesting and sophisticated film. Using two families – one wealthy, one poor – Parasite plays at the absurdity and invisibility of class divides.
Dr. Strangelove, often considered the magnum opus of director Stanley Kubrick, is one of the all-time leading examples of dark satire in film. Through this satire the film demonstrates the absurdly terrifying nature of Cold War politics, and, though it originally contained some more ridiculous scenes (the film was supposed to end in a pie fight), the final product uses a series of unlikely (but possible) events to address this situation in a cold, precise manner.
Shatter Me is a young adult dystopian novel written by Tahereh Mafi and is part of a nine book series. This book takes place in a future world where a reestablishment of the world has taken place. We meet Juliette who is locked in a Psych ward all alone, this is because of the crazy power she has. Anyone who touches her skin will suffer and die. Her solitude changes when she wakes up to guards telling her that she will be getting a cellmate, Adam.
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot is the twelfth Captain Underpants book by Dav Pilkey. It starts off on a planet in a different universe called Smart Earth, that exploded, with one chunk flying towards the regular planet Earth. It lands in a jail where all the teachers are, and Mr. Meaner eats it. He then becomes super intelligent and helps everyone escape the jail cell.
Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People is the eighth Captain Underpants book written by Dav Pilkey. At the end of the previous book, George, Harold, Sulu and Crackers time-traveled again. In this book, they come to a place that they realize is an alternate reality where everything is the opposite. They see evil George, evil Harold and evil Captain Underpants, who hypnotize Sulu to make him evil.
Two Cats and a Baby is the fourth book of the Stick Cat book series, written by Tom Watson. At the beginning, the reader learns that Goose and Tiffany get married, move into an apartment together and have a baby, named Millie. Edith is initially jealous of the baby because she takes up the humans' attention and cries a lot at night. Tiffany’s mom, Grandma, then comes into the house to babysit when Goose and Tiffany leave.
Two Cats to the Rescue is the fifth book of the Stick Cat book series, written by Tom Watson. It starts off with the reader learning that Goose, Tiffany, Stick Cat and Edith have now moved to a house in the suburbs near Picasso Park, where Goose used to live. It was much more spacious. One morning, the cats were served their breakfast, and both humans left Millie, their baby, alone, thinking that the other parent was with her.
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic written by Harper Lee. The book is set in the Great Depression, in a small town in Alabama. It is told from the perspective of a young girl named Scout Finch, who has a father who works as a lawyer and an older brother. One day, her father, Atticus, receives a case to defend a black man, Tom Robinson, wrongly convicted of rape by a white woman who he lived near.
