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Marika
By Andrea Cheng. 2002
World War II. Although Marika has been raised Catholic, her family name, Schnurmacher, reveals her Jewish heritage. This legacy is…
dangerous because Marika lives in Hungary, where Jews face discrimination and persecution. For grades 6-9. 2002The virtues of war: a novel of Alexander the Great
By Steven Pressfield. 2004
Alexander of Macedonia relates the story of his battles and passions to his young brother-in-law, Itanes, as his weary army…
readies to invade India. The king reflects on his illustrious father, Philip, and his homeland, as well as his conquest of the known world. Violence and strong language. 2004Ghost riders: a novel (Ballad Ser. #No. 7)
By Sharyn McCrumb. 2003
The Civil War reverberates throughout several interwoven storylines. In the 1860s, Malinda Blalock, disguised as a boy, accompanies her husband…
to war. Meanwhile, North Carolina congressman Zebulon Vance postpones politics to raise a militia. Decades later, battle reenactors encounter ghosts of Union and Confederate soldiers. Some violence. 2003A boy no more
By Harry Mazer. 2004
After his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Adam, his mother, and sister are evacuated to California.…
Adam deals with his feelings about the war, Japanese internment camps, and his own identity. Sequel to Boy at War (RC 52594, BR 13647). For grades 6-9. 2004B for Buster
By Iain Lawrence. 2004
Sixteen-year-old Canadian "Kak" lies about his age to join the air force in 1943. He becomes part of a crew…
flying deadly bombing raids over Germany and fears for his life. Bert, an ex-pilot who trains homing pigeons to accompany the planes, comforts Kak. For senior high readers. 2004The journal of Scott Pendleton Collins: a World War II soldier (My Name is America)
By Walter Dean Myers. 1999
Europe, 1944. American teenage soldier Scott Collins describes the Omaha Beach invasion, in which many men in his company are…
killed. Writing home, he details his experiences as he fights across France, receives a promotion, and suffers a wound. For grades 4-7. 1999Vagabond
By Bernard Cornwell. 2002
England, 1340s. Thomas of Hookton searches for Christendom's most precious relic, the Holy Grail, rumored to have once been possessed…
by his family. Along the way, Thomas battles Scottish invaders and other adversaries--including a Dominican Inquisitor and his own cousin, who murdered Thomas's father. Sequel to The Archer's Tale (BR 14373). Some violence. 2002Storm warning
By Jack Higgins. 2000
1944. During World War II, some loyal German expatriates trapped in Brazil plot to return to their homeland on the…
three-masted sailing ship Deutschland. With five nuns also aboard as passengers, captain Eric Berger and his crew attempt an impossible voyage across an ocean dominated by British and American navies. 1976Comstock Lode: A Novel
By Louis L'Amour. 1981
1849. Soon after young Val Trevallion accompanies his family from England to America for a shot at the California gold…
rush, thieves kill his parents. Orphan Val grows up, becomes a successful miner, and awaits the opportunity for revenge. Some violence and some strong language. 1981Voices of war: stories of service from the home front and the front lines (The library Of Congress Veterans History Project)
By Veterans History Project. 2004
Personal accounts of American soldiers and medical personnel active in World War I, World War II, the Korean and Vietnam…
wars, and the Persian Gulf conflicts. Extracts from interviews, letters, and diary entries collected by the Library of Congress Veterans History Project are grouped by themes: Answering the Call, Under Fire, Coming Home. 2004Fire along the sky (Wilderness Ser. #No. 4)
By Sara Donati. 2004
New York, 1812. As the Bonner family saga continues, war looms. Hannah returns home to find her half-brother Daniel eager…
to fight. Widowed Scottish cousin Jennet arrives, and Lily pursues independence in Montreal. Sequel to Lake in the Clouds (DB 57904). Some explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004Heart of steele
By Brad Strickland. 2003
Caribbean, 1688. Davy Shea and the rest of the Aurora's crew continue their search begun in The Guns of Tortuga…
(BR 15069) for pirate king Jack Steele. The pirate implicates Captain William Hunter as the real culprit behind the rampant plunder while Hunter's crew struggles to find Steele's warship. For grades 4-7. 2003Warriors of Camlann
By N. M Browne. 2003
British teens Dan and Ursula from Warriors of Alavna (BR 15113) attempt to return through time to the present, but…
they land in the fifth century. Dan becomes a knight to Arturus Urbicus--who may be King Arthur--while Ursula continues her sorcery. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Mutiny!
By Brad Strickland. 2002
In 1687 eleven-year-old Irish orphan Davy sails to Jamaica to live with his uncle, Dr. "Patch" Shea. They join a…
British frigate where Patch and his friend Lieutenant William Hunter help stage an aborted mutiny. Fleeing, the mutineers commandeer a sloop and masquerade as pirates. Precedes Guns of Tortuga (BR 15069). For grades 4-7. 2002The guns of Tortuga
By Brad Strickland. 2003
In this sequel to Mutiny! (BR 14999), Davy Shea continues to assist his physician uncle Patch aboard Captain Hunter's warship…
that is on a secret mission to rid the sea of pirates. The captain sends Davy to Tortuga island to uncover the plans of evil pirate Jack Steele hiding there. For grades 4-7. 2003When the elephants dance: a novel
By Tess Uriza Holthe. 2002
World War II, 1945. Through the eyes of young Alejandro, his headstrong sister Isabelle, and guerilla commander Domingo, the Japanese…
occupation of a Filipino community unfolds. As invading soldiers terrorize the islanders and the U.S. fights for control, families and neighbors struggle to keep hope alive. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2002Flight of the Intruder
By Stephen Coonts. 1986
Vietnam, 1972. U.S. Navy pilot Jake Grafton struggles for meaning in the senseless death and destruction. Bitter and angry, he…
plans an illegal bombing raid on Hanoi. Prequel to Final Flight (BR 07630). Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1986Where the ground meets the sky
By Jacqueline Davies. 2002
During World War II, Hazel and her parents move to New Mexico where her father works on a confidential army…
project. Hazel's mother has trouble adjusting while Hazel and her curious classmates ferret out spies and the big secret. For grades 5-8. 2002Soldier boys
By Dean Hughes. 2001
Two teenagers--Spencer Morgan, an American Mormon from Utah, and Dieter Hedrick from Germany--eagerly join the armies of their countries during…
World War II. Their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge, where they learn that war is more than bravado. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001Je suis un tremblement de terre (Neuf)
By Martin Page. 2009
Des portraits de lui sont affichés un peu partout dans la ville. Une photo de classe, avec ces phrases :…
Avis à la population. Vous êtes priés de prendre garde à cet individu qui peut représenter un danger pour la sécurité de tous. Ce garçon est un tremblement de terre. C'est vrai que de temps en temps, là où il passait, il y avait une vibration, une secousse, une fissure. Et puis les choses se sont accentuées. Aggravées. À présent, les objets qu'il côtoie se craquellent. Les bâtiments dans lesquels il se trouve tremblent sans raison apparente. Il met tout le monde en danger. Il faut agir. Voir des spécialistes. Prendre des mesures. Des mesures graves, des mesures d'urgence. -- 4e de couv