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Pooi To Literary Festival

When he reluctantly sets out on a
quest to recover the stolen treasure The Golden Compass
of a band of dwarves, he encounters
dangers of all descriptions. His Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) lives in a parallel
world in which human souls take the form of lifelong animal
adventures, which figure prominently companions called daemons. Dark forces are at work in
in a prophecy of the dwarves, are like the girl's world, and many children have been kidnapped
by beings known as Gobblers. Lyra vows to save her best
stepping stones on the inner journey friend, Roger, aft er he disappears too. She sets out with her
Bilbo must take to find his courage. daemon, a tribe of seafarers, a witch, an ice bear and a Texas
airman on an epic quest to rescue Roger and save her world.
Bilbo faces trials which again and again
force him to look deep inside himself 1984
for the strength and resourcefulness he
needs to complete the task expected Winston Smith is a member of the Outer Party. He
works in the Records Department in the Ministry of
of him. Truth, rewriting and distorting history. To escape Big
Brother's tyranny, at least inside his own mind, Winston
begins a diary — an act punishable by death.

F°451 Animal Farm

Set in the 24th century, Fahrenheit 451 tells the Animal Farm is a short politi cal fable by George Orwell based
story of the protagonist, Guy Montag. At first, on Joseph Stalin's betrayal of the Russian Revolution. It is
Montag takes pleasure in his profession as a about a group of animals who rebel against the humans who
fireman, burning illegally owned books and the run the farm they live on and run it themselves with hopes
homes of their owners. However, Montag soon begins to question
the value of his profession and, in turn, his life. rule becomes a cruel tyranny of its own led by the pigs.
of being equal, free, and happy. In the end, however, the new

Book of Dust
Coraline

When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored
At the centre of ‘The Book of Dust’ is the struggle
and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden
between a despotic and totalitarian organization,
door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she
which wants to sti fl e speculati on and inquiry, and
crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where
those who believe thought and speech should be
everybody has buttons instead of eyes, with caring
free. The main character, Lyra Belacqua, is trying to
parents and all her dreams coming true.
discover the secrets of “dust”, a cosmic force whose
powers are a subject of mystery.
The Hobbit Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Bilbo Baggins begins as a Deckard is one of the few people who is left behind on Earth to destroy rogue
robots for bounti es. However, when the robots he chases down make him have
cautious and conservative feelings for them, he questi ons the ethics and moral confl ict of life.
hobbit, well respected and
considered a pillar of the
hobbit community.

Life of Pi The Help
In 1960s Mississippi, Southern society girl Skeeter returns from
college with dreams of being a writer. She turns her small town on
its ear by choosing to interview the black women who have spent
Aft er deciding to sell their zoo in India and move to
their lives taking care of prominent white families. Only Aibileen,
Canada, Santosh and Gita Patel board a freighter
the housekeeper of Skeeter's best friend, will talk at fi rst. But as
with their sons and a few remaining animals.
the pair conti nue the collaborati on, more women decide to come
Tragedy strikes when a terrible storm sinks the
forward, and as it turns out, they have quite a lot to say.
ship, leaving the Patels' teenage son, Pi, as the
only human survivor. However, Pi is not alone;
a fearsome Bengal tiger has also found refuge
aboard the lifeboat. As days turn into weeks and
weeks drag into months, Pi and the tiger must
learn to trust each other if both are to survive.
Coraline
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and
neglected by her parents. She fi nds a hidden door with a bricked-
up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and fi nds a
parallel world where everybody has butt ons instead of eyes, with
caring parents and all her dreams coming true.