Summary: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown is a heartwarming tale about Roz, a robot who finds herself stranded on a wild and remote island. Initially viewed as an outsider by the island's animal inhabitants, Roz gradually learns to adapt to her surroundings and forms unexpected friendships. Through her experiences, she discovers the true meaning of empathy, friendship, and community.
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro takes place in a hypothetical, dystopian future where the world has less socially and culturally developed children. This technologically advanced society crafts emotionally intelligent robots who are geared to become friends with their patron. Ishiguro’s novel follows the robot AF (artificial friend), Klara, and her journey.
After crash landing off the coast of Maine, The Iron Giant (Vin Diesel) finds himself at a power plant, where he is rescued by Hogarth Hughes (Eli Marienthal). After discovering him, Hogarth practically adopts the giant and helps him evade the public and especially a nosy government agent, Kent Mansley (Christopher McDonald).
