war stories

"A robodog, D-39, and his human friends discover challenges, danger, and the strength to persevere in this war and survival dystopian novel in verse about friendship and family"--.

Spensa realized her dream of becoming a pilot like her father and escaping what's left of her home planet, but also learned some alarming truths, including the fact that her father was a traitor and a coward who turned on his crew. Understanding what happened to her father is only part of her quest as she takes on the enemy Krell in order to save humanity.

"Kenan loves drawing and playing soccer with his friends...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 months later, with help from friends and strangers, they finally make it out of the country alive. But that's only the beginning of their journey"--Provided by publisher.

"It's November 1944. Willi Graf, a German rocket engineer, is launching Nazi Germany's V2 rockets at London from Occupied Holland. Kay Connolly, once an actress, now a young English Intelligence officer, ships out for Belgium to locate the launch sites and neutralize the threat. But when rumors of a defector circulate through the German ranks, Graf becomes a suspect. Unknown to each other, Graf and Connolly find themselves on opposite sides in the hunt for the saboteur. Their twin stories play out against the background of the German missile campaign, one of the most epic and modern but least explored episodes of the Second World War. Their destinies are on a collision course"--OCLC.

Odile and her fellow librarians stand together and join the Resistance when Nazi's threathen their beloved library. But when the war ends, she tastes the sting of betrayal. Over 40 years later, Lily uncovers her neighbors mysterious past and finds that they share a love of language, but also a dark secret from the past that connects them.

"... Silvano Landi is a successful writer, who at age 50, sees his family leaving him and his life harshly falling apart. Landi's great-grandfather, Mauro, is an anxious soldier being fed to the maw carnage in the First World War"--Back cover.

"Determined to protect her heart--and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her--Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all . . . starting with the crown on Maven's head. But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal's powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolish everything--and everyone--in his path"--Provided by publisher.

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.

"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.