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* Excerpts that have been studied in class Miss Lacasta’s firm favourites
 Life in the Digital Age / Upgrading Humans

● Series:
Sherlock, Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat (2010-2017)

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century
London.

Black mirror, Charlie Brooker (since 2011)

An anthology series exploring a twisted, high-tech world where humanity's greatest innovations
and darkest instincts collide.

● Films:
Blade Runner, Ridley Scott, 1982
A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space, and have
returned to Earth to find their creator.

The Matrix, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, 1999

When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers
the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.

I, Robot, Alex Proyas, 2004

In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot,
which leads to a larger threat to humanity.

Sherlock Holmes, Guy Ritchie, 2009

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and
brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.

The Circle, Tom Lowry, 2017

A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an
agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity.
● Books:
Information Technology, Paul A. Davis (Oxford Bookworms Level 3 – B1)
It is hard to imagine the modern world without information technology. At home, at work, and at
play, mobile phones, emails, and computers have become part of daily life.
The story of information technology is a story of machines – from the ancient abacus to the
small powerful computer chips of today. But it is also a story of people. Meet a woman who wrote
computer programs two hundred years ago, a teenage millionaire, a man who began with a paperclip and
ended with a house – and meet the criminals who want your name and your money.
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I, Robot, Isaac Asimov, 1950

In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot,
which leads to a larger threat to humanity.

I, Robot Short Stories, Isaac Asimov (Oxford Bookworms Level 5 – B2)

A human being is a soft, weak creature. It needs constant supplies of air, water, and food; it
has to spend a third of its life asleep, and it can’t work if the temperature is too hot or too
cold.
But a robot is made of strong metal. It uses electrical energy directly, never sleeps, and can work in any
temperature. It is stronger, more efficient – and sometimes more human than human beings.
Isaac Asimov was one of the greatest science-fiction writers, and these short stories give us an
unforgettable and terrifying vision of the future.
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick, 1968

It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill.
Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's
assignment--find them and then..."retire" them. Trouble was, the androids all looked exactly like
humans, and they didn't want to be found!

Feed, M.T. Anderson, 2002

Identity crises, consumerism, and star-crossed teenage love in a futuristic society where people
connect to the Internet via feeds implanted in their brains.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick, (Oxford Bookworms Level 5 – B2)
San Francisco lies under a cloud of radioactive dust. People live in half-deserted buildings, and
keep electric animals as pets because many real animals have died. Most people emigrate to
Mars – unless they have a job to do on Earth.
Like Rick Deckard – android killer for the police and owner of an electric sheep. This week he has to
find, identify, and kill six escaped androids. They’re machines, but they look and sound and think like
humans – clever, dangerous humans.
The film Blade Runner was based on this famous novel.
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● Sherlock Holmes:
A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Black Cat Reading & Training - Step Two B1.1)

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The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Black Cat Reading & Training - Step
Two B1.1)

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Sherlock Holmes Investigates: Three Stories of Detection, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Black
Cat Reading & Training - Step Three B1.2)

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A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Black Cat Reading & Training - Step Four B2.1)

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The Valley of Fear, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Black Cat Reading & Training - Step Four B2.1)

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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Oxford Bookworms Level 2 – A2/B1)

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Sherlock Holmes: More Short Stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Oxford Bookworms Level 2 –
A2/B1)

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The Last Sherlock Holmes Story, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Oxford Bookworms Level 3 – B1)

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The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Oxford Bookworms Level 4 – B1/B2)

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A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887

Sherlock Holmes investigates a murder at Lauriston Gardens as Dr. Watson tags along with
Holmes while narratively detailing his amazing deductive abilities.
 Witches

● Films:
*Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, William Cottrell and David Hand (1937)
Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven
dwarf miners who make her part of their household.

Hocus Pocus, Kenny Ortega (1993)

A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of
diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.

I Am Not a Witch, Rungano Nyoni (2017)

Following a banal incident in her local village, 8-year old girl Shula is accused of witchcraft.
After a short trial she is found guilty, taken into state custody and exiled to a witch camp. At
the camp she takes part in an initiation ceremony where she is shown the rules surrounding her
new life as a witch.

● Series:
*Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (2018-)
As her 16th birthday nears, Sabrina must choose between the witch world of her family and
the human world of her friends. Based on the Archie comic.

*Salem, Brannon Braga and Adam Simon (2014-2017)

Supernatural horror loosely based on Salem's 17th century witch trials.

*Charmed, Constance M. Burge (1998-2006)

Three sisters discover their destiny, to battle against the forces of evil, using their
witchcraft. They are the Charmed Ones.

*Bewitched, Sol Saks (1964-1972)

A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems
her family faces.

● Books:
*Macbeth, William Shakespeare, 1606 (249 pages)
One night on the heath, the brave and respected general Macbeth encounters three witches
who foretell that he will become king of Scotland. At first sceptical, he’s urged on by the
ruthless, single-minded ambitions of Lady Macbeth, who suffers none of her husband’s doubt.
But seeing the prophecy through to the bloody end leads them both spiralling into paranoia, tyranny,
madness, and murder.
 *The Wyrd Sisters (Discworld Series #6), Terry Pratchett, 1988 (305 pages)
Kingdoms wobble, crowns topple and knives flash on the magical Discworld as the statutory
three witches meddle in royal politics. The wyrd sisters battle against frightful odds to put the
rightful king on the throne. At least, that's what they think...

Tituba of Salem Village, Ann Petry, 1991 (272 pages)

Tituba, the minister's slave, gazed into the stone watering trough. She did not see her own
reflection. Instead, she saw a vision of herself, surrounded by angry people. The people were
staring at her. Their faces showed fear. That was several years ago. It is now 1692, and there
is strange talk in Salem Village. Talk of witches. Several girls have been taken with fits, and there is
only one explanation: Someone in the village has been doing the devil's work. All eyes are on Tituba, the
one person who can tell fortunes with cards, and who can spin a thread so fine it must be magic.

The Highland Witch, Susan Fletcher, 2011 (368 pages)

In 1692, brilliant, captivating Corrag—accused witch, orphaned herbalist, and unforgettable
heroine—is imprisoned for her supposed involvement in a massacre in the Scottish
highlands. Suspected of witchcraft and murder and awaiting her death, she tells her story
to Charles Leslie, an Irish propagandist who seeks information to condemn the Protestant King William,
rumored to be involved in the massacre. Hers is a story of passion, courage, love, and the magic of the
natural world. By telling it, she transforms both their lives.

The Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic, Owen Davis, 2017 (416 pages)
This richly illustrated history provides a readable and fresh approach to the extensive and
complex story of witchcraft and magic. Beginning with the invention of writing in the ancient
world, the author explores a wide range of magical beliefs and practices, the rise of the witch
trials, and the depiction of the Devil-worshipping witch.

Circé, Madeline Miller, 2018 (393 pages)

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe
is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning
to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the
power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild
beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the
Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both
men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the
Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for
all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.
 Gun Control
● Films:
*Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore (2002)
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.

Fahrenheit 11/9, Michael Moore (2018)

Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the
Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots
democratic movements.

Targeted: Exposing the Gun Control Agenda, Jesse Winton (2016)

This documentary from Wintons Motion Pictures asks and answers the increasingly tough
questions regarding gun control in America.

The Right of the People, Jeffrey Bloom (1986)

After a horrific shooting incident, a small-town votes to allow a mass arming of the citizenry.

● Books:
The Gun Debate: What Everyone Needs to Know, Philip J. Cook and Kristin A. Goss, 2014
(294 pages)
Written in the style of question-and-answer, it is an accessible, straightforward resource of
anyone who is struggling to understand the issues of guns, violence, and politics in America.

Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America, Adam Winkler, 2013 (384
pages)
In this thought-provoking history of gun control and the right to bear arms, constitutional law
professor Adam Winkler examines the complicated relationship between American's love of
firearms and their ongoing battle to control them.

Private Guns, Public Health, David Hemenway, 2004 (344 pages)

In this myth-busting book on gun violence, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research
Center and the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center David Hemenway approaches the
controversial issue as a public-health problem. Using accessible research and engaging fact-
based arguments, he clearly and convincingly lays out a plan to reduce death and injury from gun violence
in the United States.

Citizen-Protectors: The Everyday Politics of Guns in an Age of Decline, Jennifer Carlson,

2015 (248 pages)
To better understand the pro-gun sentiment in America, sociologist and writer Jennifer Carlson
jumped feet-first into the world of gun carriers. Drawing from her first-hand experiences at
pro-gun rallies, firearm training classes, and NRA events, Carlson reveals in intimate detail the social
practice of carrying guns as a part of everyday life.
 Immigration

● Films:
I remember Mama, George Stevens (1948)
The ups and downs of a Norwegian immigrant family, circa 1910.

Moscow on the Hudson, Paul Mazursky (1984)

A Russian saxophonist visiting New York with a circus troupe suddenly decides to defect from
the USSR during a shopping trip to a department store, but he finds adjusting to American life
more difficult than he imagined.

The immigrant, James Gray (2013)

1921. An innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a
dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the
confines of Ellis Island.

In America, Jim Sheridan (2002)

A family of Irish immigrants adjust to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also
grieving the death of a child.

An American Tail, Don Bluth (1986)

While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family
and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country.

Man Push Cart, Ramin Bahrani (2005)

A night in the life of a former Pakistani rock star who now sells coffee from his push cart on
the streets of Manhattan.

Brooklyn, John Crowley (2015)

An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local.
When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the
lives that exist within.

Sugar, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck (2008)

Dominican baseball star Miguel "Sugar" Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues.

Coming to America, John Landis (1988)

An extremely pampered African Prince travels to Queens, New York, and goes undercover to
find a wife that he can respect for her intelligence and will.
● Series:
One Day at a Time, (2017-)
Follows three generations of the same Cuban-American family living in the same house: a newly
divorced former military mother, her teenage daughter and tween son, and her old-school
mother.

Fresh off the Boat, Nahnatchka Khan (2015-)

A Taiwanese family makes their way in America during the 1990s.

Master of None, Aziz Ansari, Alan Yang (2015-)

The personal and professional life of Dev, a 30-year-old actor in New York.

Jane the Virgin, Jennie Snyder Urman (2014-2019)

A young, devout Catholic woman discovers that she was accidentally artificially inseminated.

● Books:
Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2013 (477 pages)
Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West.
Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is
forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze
had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous,
undocumented life in London. Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and
reignite their passion—for each other and for their homeland.

*The Tortilla Curtain, T.C. Boyle, 1995 (355 pages)

Topanga Canyon is home to two couples on a collision course. Los Angeles liberals Delaney and
Kyra Mossbacher lead an ordered sushi-and-recycling existence in a newly gated hilltop
community: he a sensitive nature writer, she an obsessive realtor. Mexican illegals Candido and
America Rincon desperately cling to their vision of the American Dream as they fight off starvation in a
makeshift camp deep in the ravine. And from the moment a freak accident brings Candido and Delaney
into intimate contact, these four and their opposing worlds gradually intersect in what becomes a
tragicomedy of error and misunderstanding.

Dominicana, Angie Cruz, 2019 (323 pages)

Fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America. But when Juan Ruiz
proposes and promises to take her to New York City, she has to say yes. It doesn’t matter that
he is twice her age, that there is no love between them. Their marriage is an opportunity for
her entire close-knit family to eventually immigrate from the Dominican. So in 1965, Ana leaves behind
everything she knows and becomes Ana Ruiz. In bright, musical prose, Angie Cruz’s Dominicana is a
portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her
voice.
 The Good Immigrant, Niresh Shukla, Chimene Suleyman, 2016 (272 pages)
Twenty-six authors (including Chigozie Obioma, Alexander Chee, Fatimah Asghar, and others)
share their stories of immigration in the United States. The authors of The Good
Immigrant give a voice to the varied and complicated realities facing so many across the
country.

Call me American: A Memoir, Abdi Nor Iftin, 2018 (320 pages)

Abdi Nor Iftin’s reporting on a radicalized Somalia in the mid-2000s gained him international
notoriety, but also forced him to flee his homeland and leave his family behind. After a
childhood spent idolizing American culture, Iftin faced the adult reality of trying to gain access
to the country as an asylum seeker. His memoir explores his own experience of the Somali Civil War and
his incredible journey to establishing a new and different life in America.

The Refugees, Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2017 (209 pages)

A collection of stories that spans two decades and toggles between Vietnam and America.

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir, Thi Bui, 2017 (329 pages)
Cartoonist and writer Thi Bui starts her illustrated memoir at the beginning: the birth of her
son. What follows is a reflection on her own childhood as the daughter of Vietnamese
immigrants, held up in the light of new parenthood. She recounts the many sacrifices (large and
small) her parents made for the benefit of her and her siblings and contemplates what love and family
really mean.

Front Desk, Kelly Yang, 2018 (298 pages)

Mia Tang is a young girl who manages the front desk at her home, Calivista Motel, where her
parents also clean the rooms and hide undocumented immigrants. She also wants to be a writer,
even though her mother has doubts about English not being her first language. This lovely
middle grade book follows Mia as she wrestles with the issues surrounding her family’s immigration
status and as she discovers how to accomplish her own dreams.

The Only Road, Alexandra Diaz, 2016 (320 pages)

In the first of two companion books by Alexandra Diaz, Jaime, a young Guatemalan boy, must
leave the dangerous circumstances in his home country behind and start the treacherous
journey to the United States. Jaime’s story echoes the violent realities facing hundreds of
thousands of immigrants across the globe every day.

Other Words for Home, Jasmine Warga, 2019 (352 pages)

This is a middle grade book focused on Jude, a young girl who immigrates with her mother from
Syria to America. Jude navigates the strange newness of a new school, learning a new culture,
and establishing a home and identity for herself in Cincinnati.
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