A critical analysis of 1980s movies, exploring how these films reflect and shape societal changes.
Dystopian novel that explores the dangers of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and government control. It follows Winston Smith, who rebels against the all-powerful Big Brother and the Party in a world where truth is manipulated and individual thought is suppressed. The novel warns against the erosion of freedom and the potential for government to control every aspect of life.
A ghost story told through the dual timelines of Carly, who is investigating her aunt Viv's disappearance, and Viv herself, who worked at the same motel in 1982.
Coming-of-age story centered around two Mexican-American teenagers, Ari and Dante, who forge a strong friendship while navigating identity, family, and love in El Paso, Texas.
Jason Bourne is a man with remarkable survival abilities who has retrograde amnesia, and must seek to discover his true identity.
The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown, the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience.
3. Vehicle - C. 1980s Convertible
The third decision on your road trip is what vehicle are you traveling in! You'll have three road trip vehicles to choose from, and the third choice you can make is traveling in a 1980s Convertible!
Complete the 1980s Convertible choice by reading any title that was published in OR is set in the 1980s, in any capacity, at any point in the story and recording the title on your Road Trip tracking sheet.
You can use any title that you’d like, but here are some suggestions to complete the 1980s Convertible choice.
The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels (Libby eBook)
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Print) (Libby eBook)
Sigh, Gone: a misfit's memoir of great books, punk rock, and the fight to fit in by Phuc Tran (I-Share Print) (Libby Audio)
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (Print) (Libby Audio)
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Print) (Libby eBook) (Libby Audio)
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (Print) (Libby eBook) (Libby Audio)
Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving (Print) (Libby eBook)
House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Print)
Watchmen by Alan Moore (Print)
Mort: Discworld by Terry Pratchett (Print) (Libby eBook)
Example by Example (I-Share Print) (I-Share Audio) (Libby eBook) (Libby Audio)