war

Blue is an orphan girl who's been dressing up as a boy to keep her job as a newsboy at a local paper. Soon Blue befriends Crow, a boy who is also not what he seems, and together they seek the freedom to be their true selves.

Fourteen-year-old Kirra must summon the courage to face her own mistakes before she can help save her peaceful community from a gigantic threat.

In the spring of 1863, while engaged in the fierce battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.

When rhesus monkeys are brutally massacred on the streets of Kolkata by a troop of power hungry langur monkeys, a young langur soldier's life is changed forever.

Fourth grader Mateo Martinez's former best friend, Johnny, begins hanging out with some bike-riding bullies, leaving Mateo high and dry. Thankfully, Mateo finds a new best friend in Ashwin, an American Indian boy who shares Mateo's love for medieval knights and warfare. One night Mateo sees two skunks stealing his sister's trike. Vowing to get it back, Mateo begins his midnight war against the pair of thieves.

Teaches comprehension strategies and vocabulary through a study of the physical and emotional effects of war.

"Mia and her friends resurface at the well's end to discover an astounding underground civilization, and immediately find themselves drawn into a terrible civil war"--Provided by publisher.

Beckan, an immortal teenage fairy, and Tier, a young activist, are on opposite sides of a war, but strike up an unlikely friendship anyway.

"Seraphina, half-dragon and half-human, searches for others like her who can make the difference in the war between dragons and humans in the kingdom of Goredd"--Provided by publisher.

Forced to leave his home in war-torn Syria, thirteen-year-old Ghalib makes an arduous journey with his family to a refugee camp in Turkey. Includes glossary.