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Author
Series
Johnny Maxwell trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Johnny endures tensions between his parents, watches television coverage of the Gulf War, and plays a computer game called Only You Can Save Mankind, in which he is increasingly drawn into the reality of the alien ScreeWee.
3) Sword quest
Author
Series
Swordbird volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Formats
Description
Wind-voice, a dove, seeks a sword made magical by the Great Spirit himself in order to save the world of birds from destroying themselves at war, but first he must confront an evil rival, archaeopteryx Maldeor.
4) Obsidio
Author
Series
Illuminae files volume 03
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
613 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Description
Kady, Ezra, Hanna, Nik reluctantly return to Kerenza with other refugees, while Asha has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance, and when she reconnects with her old flame Rhys, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict.
5) War
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"A recipient of the prestigious Nami Concours prize, this remarkable book of striking, often surreal illustrations and sparse prose reveals the many sides of war: where it comes from, how it creeps up on us, and how it destroys everything in its wake."--
Author
Series
Code name Verity volume 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 22 cm
Description
When young American pilot Rose Justice is captured by Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women's concentration camp, she finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery, and friendship of her fellow prisoners.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
"Trojan princess Cassandra is cursed by Apollo with the gift of prophecy, and must try to find her place in a world that she knows to be perilous; years later, will her friendship with a young Amazon princess named Rin help her to avert a disastrous end to their war?"--
Author
Series
Passages volume 2
Pub. Date
2010, c2005
Physical Desc
192 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Description
At the end of World War II, Wade is transported to a war-torn alternate world called Marus, where he finds himself a key figure in a political power struggle and unwittingly helps to bring the Unseen One's judgment on a corrupt people.
10) Elephant run
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
318 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Nick endures servitude, beatings, and more after his British father's plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and when his father and others are taken prisoner and Nick is stranded with his friend Mya, they plan a daring escape on elephants, risking their lives to save Nick's father and Mya's brother from a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
11) Bluebird
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 17
Formats
Description
In 1946 Eva arrives in New York City, from the rubble of Berlin, supposedly looking for a new life, but actually seeking justice against the Nazis that "escaped" with the help of the CIA; one in particular, the doctor who knows who Eva really is, because her identity is the product Project Bluebird, an experiment of the concentration camps involving brainwashing and mind control, which both the Americans and the Soviets would like access to--and Eva...
12) Fire
Author
Series
Graceling Realm volume 2
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 18
Physical Desc
461 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Description
In a kingdom called the Dells, Fire is the last human-shaped monster, with unimaginable beauty and the ability to control the minds of those around her, but even with these gifts she cannot escape the strife that overcomes her world.
Author
Formats
Description
"Wren Southerland is the most talented healer in the Queen's Guard, but her reckless actions have repeatedly put her on thin ice with her superiors. So when a letter arrives from a reclusive lord, asking Wren to come to his estate to cure his servant from a mysterious disease, she seizes the chance to prove herself. When she arrives at Colwick Hall, Wren realizes that nothing is what it seems. Particularly when she discovers her patient is actually...
15) Spy runner
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
It's 1953 and the Cold War is on. Communism threatens all that the United States stands for, and America needs every patriot to do their part. So when a Russian boarder moves into the home of twelve-year-old Jake McCauley, he's on high alert. What does the mysterious Mr. Shubin do with all that photography equipment? And why did he choose to live so close to the Air Force base? Jake's mother says that Mr. Shubin knew Jake's dad, who went missing in...
Author
Series
Beautiful blue world volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Formats
Description
Sofarende is at war and the army is paying families well to recruit children, so if twelve-year-old Mathilde or her best friend Megs is chosen, they hope to help their families but fear they will be separated forever.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
375 pages : black and white illustration ; 22 cm.
Description
"Kenan loves drawing and playing soccer with his friends. He wants to be a famous athlete, hates it when his classmates trash his buck teeth by calling him 'Bugs Bunny,' and fights with his big brother, who’s too busy and cool for him lately. Sometimes his parents drive him crazy, but he feels loved and protected—until the war ruins everything. Soon, Kenan’s family is trapped in their home with little food or water, surrounded by enemies. Ten...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 x 29 cm + 1 CD (4 3/4 in.)
Description
Drasko helps his father sell flowers in Sarajevo, but when war threatens and his father is called to the battlefront, Drasko must take over the flower stall. One morning the boy's familiar routine is shattered when a mortar shell hits the bakery, killing twenty-two people. The next day, a cellist from the Sarajevo Opera Orchestra goes to the crater and plays the most beautiful music that Drasko can imagine. Inspired, he looks for ways to ease the...
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