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Rita will: memoir of a literary rabble-rouser
By Rita Mae Brown. 1997
Autobiography of the openly lesbian novelist who has co-authored mysteries with her cat, Sneaky Pie. Describes her illegitimate birth, adoption…
by relatives, and southern childhood; how she became an advocate for women's rights; and her relationships with tennis star Martina Navratilova and author Fannie Flagg. Some strong language. c1997.An autobiography
By Agatha Christie. 1977
Agatha Christie enjoyed a happy childhood abroad and in Torquay, she tells of her first marriage to Colonel Christie, entered…
into under the pressures of the First World War, and her immensely happy second marriage to archaeologist Max Mallowan; another career in the theatre, her houses and gardens. 1977.Wives at war
By Jessica Stirling, St. Martin`s Press. 2005
War affects the Conway sisters in different ways. While working at the Ministry of Labour, Babs meets an American photographer…
who may be more than he purports. Rosie's marriage is on the rocks. Polly becomes entangled in intrigues. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2003Dust of dreams: Book Nine of the Malazan Book of the Fallen (Malazan Book of the Fallen Ser. #9)
By Steven Erikson, Tom Doherty Associates. 2010
Adjunct Tavore, from Toll the Hounds (DB 70385), leads the Malazan army into the wastelands to fight for an unknown…
cause. Meanwhile, other clans converge there to confront their own destinies. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2009Red berries, white clouds, blue sky
By Sandra Dallas. 2014
After Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japanese, twelve-year-old Tomi and her Japanese-American family are split up and forced to…
leave their California home to live in internment camps in New Mexico and Colorado. For grades 3-6Saint Patrick's Battalion: A Novel
By James Alexander Thom. 2006
Private John Riley and scores of fellow Catholic immigrants desert the army and defect to the Mexican side during the…
1846 war. Camp boy Padraic Quinn keeps a diary recalling the prejudice and abuse they suffered at the hands of Protestant officers--and the resulting mutiny. Violence and strong language. 2006No-no boy (Classics of Asian American Literature)
By John Okada. 1981
A 25-year-old man returns home to Seattle after spending two years in an internment camp for being Japanese-American, and another…
two years in prison for refusing to join the United States Army during World War II. 1976Farewell to Manzanar: and related readings (Literature connections)
By Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. 1998
Sunrise over Fallujah
By Walter Dean Myers. 2008
Iraq, 2003. Robin "Birdy" Perry joins the army after high school and becomes involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Birdy writes…
about his experiences to his uncle Richie, a Vietnam War veteran, from Fallen Angels (RC 29775, BR 17796). Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2008The Wednesday wars: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
By Gary D. Schmidt. 2007
Long Island, 1967. Seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood knows that Mrs. Baker "hates his guts" because she would have Wednesday afternoons free…
if he went to catechism or Hebrew school like his classmates. Mrs. Baker worries about her husband in Vietnam and introduces a reluctant Holling to Shakespeare. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor. 2007A troubled peace (Under A War-Torn Sky #2)
By Laura Elliott. 2009
1945. World War II pilot Henry Forester from Under a War-Torn Sky (DB 68311), returns home to Virginia and struggles…
with nightmares. Henry ventures to France to find a boy who saved his life and is shocked at the lingering devastation. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2009Number the stars: A Newbery Award Winner
By Lois Lowry. 1989
For ten-year-old Annemarie, life in occupied Copenhagen in 1943 is not much changed by the war--until the Nazi persecution of…
Danish Jews begins. Annemarie's family helps a Jewish friend by having her pose as Annemarie's dead sis- ter. When a packet must be taken to the captain of a ship smuggling Jews to Sweden, Annemarie learns that being brave means "not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do." For grades 3-6 and older readers. Newbery Medal. 1989Common Core Standards and World War II
By Pat Scales. 2014
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a five-star general and commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II, established…
a committee in 1954 to plan a Veterans Day observance. This day honors all veterans of the United States and is held each year on November 11 with a somber ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. A wreath is placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and followed by a parade of colors. In 2015, the United States and the world will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Victory in Europe occurred on May 8, 1945, but the official end of the war came when Japan surrendered to the United States on August 15, 1945. Some students may have family members who remember World War II, but most only know the hardships both at home and in foreign war zones through books they read. The novels presented in this guide give them a glimpse of the events on the home front in the United States after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and what was happening in Europe and Asia before and after the United States entered the war.Asesino de espías
By L Ronald Hubbard. 2013
El marinero Americano Kurt Reid es un tipo impetuoso: tan duro y energico como Benicio del Toro. Falsamente acusado de…
asesinato, Reid cambia de barco en Shangai. . . y desembarca en una telarana de intrigas, traiciones y asesinatos. Atraido a un letal juego de espias, tendra que aprender rapido las reglas, porque con jugadores como la sexy agente rusa Varinka Savischna el juego es tan seductor como siniestro.The Loved Ones: A Modern Arabic Novel
By Hélène Cixous, Alia Mamdouh, Marilyn L. Booth. 1973
"Leaves an indelible impression. [The Loved Ones] is rich with family and neighbors and [Alia Mamdouh] notes all of their…
subtle interactions and secrets."--Library Journal"Ferocious, visceral descriptions . . . give a powerful sense not only of Suhaila's world but also of the way we make and understand memories."--Booklist"Often intense and lyrical."--Kirkus ReviewsThis winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Prize for Literature mingles memories of the past with the shifting voices of the present when the estranged son of an Iraqi exile flies from his home in Toronto to visit her in Paris. As his ailing mother, the once-vibrant Suhaila, lies in a hospital bed, he acquaints himself with her constellation of close friends. Immediately, he becomes immersed in the complex relationships he has fought so hard to avoid: with his mother and his war-torn homeland. Alia Mamdouh weaves a magical tale of the human condition in this stunning and beautifully written novel of faith, family, and hope. Alia Mamdouh is the author of essays, short stories, and four novels, including the most widely translated, Naphtalene. Born in Iraq, she now lives in exile in Paris. Marilyn Booth is a translator of Middle Eastern fiction and autobiography. She received her BA from Harvard-Radcliffe and her DPhil from Oxford University, and has taught at Brown University and The American University in Cairo. Currently, she is visiting associate professor of comparative literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Hélène Cixous is a world-renowned French feminist theorist, critic, essayist, novelist, and playwright.Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue
By Quiara Alegría Hudes. 2013
"Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue is that rare and rewarding thing: a theatre work that succeeds on every level while creating…
something new. The playwright combines a lyrical ear with a sophisticated sense of structure to trace the legacy of war through three generations of a Puerto Rican family. Without ever invoking politics, Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue manages to be a deeply poetic, touching and often funny indictment of the war in Iraq."-The New York TimesFrom Quiara Alegría Hudes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Water by the Spoonful, comes this companion play, itself a Pulitzer finalist.In a crumbling urban lot that has been converted into a verdant sanctuary, a young Marine comes to terms with his father's service in Vietnam as he decides whether to leave for a second tour of duty in Iraq.Melding a poetic dreamscape with a stream-of-consciousness narrative, Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue takes us on an unforgettable journey across time and generations, lyrically tracing the legacy of war on a single Puerto Rican family.Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue, a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, is the first installment in a trilogy of plays that follow Elliot's return from Iraq. The second play, Water by the Spoonful, received the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and will be published by Theatre Communications Group concurrently with Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue. The trilogy's final play, The Happiest Song Plays Last, premiered in April 2012 at Chicago's renowned The Goodman Theatre.Battling Pilot, the
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2012
Riveting, historical accounts of daredevils, pilots and brutal madmen that inspire many of today's cinematic blockbusters. Pilot Peter England's humdrum…
airplane routine is unexpectedly disrupted when his company reassigns him to transport some special passengers. But when his aircraft gets attacked by a mysterious fighter plane, Peter realizes he's transporting dangerous cargo--a princess seeking to turn the tide of a war! "...these programs burst to life..." Library JournalHostage to Death
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Triumphant tale of honor and impossible odds. Legionnaire Bill Reilly was given specific orders to guard a railroad station where…
nightly trains carrying Spanish supplies and troops pass by. He would have done so had it not been for a severed hand that arrived in his camp. The grizzled token carried a taunting message from a renegade Berber chieftain, claiming capture of an Englishwoman named Kay MacArthur and challenging the Legion to rescue her. Reilly's sense of honor overrides all. He takes up the gauntlet knowing full well he could be walking into a trap--with deadly consequences."It's certainly loads of fun." --Ellery Queen* An International Book Awards FinalistsWind-Gone-Mad
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2008
Launch into the action. In a tale played out during the last days of pre-World War II China and the…
rise of Communism, Jim Dahlgren, representative of the Amalgamated Aeronautical Company, has had enough of the fatalistic brand of diplomacy from other nations that claim to want a united China, one that can resist invasion from without and treason within-- but which refuses to intervene and prevent it's demise..And the damage is just too costly when lives are at stake, especially when a villain known as "The Butcher" is allowed to rise up with fire and sword carving the way on his warpath for complete control of the nation.When Dahlgren disappears-- purportedly to find a mysterious aviator, the man called "Wind-Gone-Mad" who has always fought against the province warlords-- he ignites a series of actions which just may spell disaster. "Turned out to be a fun adventure, but the best treat was that this audio book featured the first ever published story by L. Ron Hubbard (Tah)....This will be one of the most fun two hours you've ever spent. Enjoy!" --Gil WilsonHell's Legionnaire
By L. Ron Hubbard. 2012
A triumphant tale. Sentenced to a French penal colony for killing an officer (in self-defense), American Dusty Colton flees the…
French Foreign Legion he so willingly joined and rushes headlong into a Berber tribal lair. To his horror, he discovers a captive American woman who's in the process of being whipped and tortured by the bandit leader.Despite the low odds of him winning out against the entire Berber tribe alone, Dusty can't leave the woman behind. Even if he figures out an escape from the camp, he still has to manage a way to get them both out of the country alive with both the Foreign Legion and the Berbers at their heels. ALSO INCLUDES THE ADVENTURE STORIES "THE BARBARIANS" AND "THE SQUAD THAT NEVER CAME BACK""...pulse-pounding...The opening pulls readers in..." --Publishers Weekly