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The bomb vessel (Nathaniel Drinkwater Ser. #Bk. 4)
Par Richard Woodman. 1984
Drinkwater is determined to turn the "Virago" back into a fighting ship and, despite falling foul of Lord Nelson and…
nearly losing his ship, succeeds in playing a crucial role in the Battle of Copenhagen. Nathaniel Drinkwater is given command of the old 'Virago', a stores tender in the Baltic expedition of 1801. 1984.The bully boys
Par Eric Walters. 2000
While the War of 1812 rages, Tom Roberts, fourteen, is left behind to look after the family farm. That all…
changes when he stops some American soldiers from robbing the local store. His quick thinking and bravery catch the eye of Lieutenant James FitzGibbon and lead to Tom joining the Bully Boys, FitzGibbon's unit. There Tom learns more about the fascination, and the horror, of war than he ever wanted to know. Junior high readers. 2000.The bush soldiers
Par John Hooker. 1984
Five stranded soldiers, two British, three Australian, try to survive as they trek across a bleak stretch of Australia in…
1943 destroying anything that might help the invading Japanese. The story of their adventures and privations alternates with flashbacks to the story of the heroic Sawtell, a dutiful member of the Australian Volunteer Defence Corps. Some strong language. 1984.The call of earth (Homecoming. #2.)
Par Orson Scott Card. 1993
Nafai and Lady Rasa, the leaders of the city-state of Basilica, seek to implement the will of the Oversoul to…
mount an expedition to long-lost Earth. But now the ambitious and brilliant General Moozh, using the fruits of a forbidden technology and disregarding the Oversoul, is preparing to conquer Basilica for his own purposes. Sequel to "The memory of Earth" (DC13294). Followed by "The ships of Earth" (DC13826). 1993. (Homecoming ; 2)The burning blue
Par James Holland. 2004
Joss Lambert has always been a loner, constrained by a secret from his past, until he finds friendship and solace…
firstly with Guy Liddell, a friend from school, and then with Guy's family, who welcome him into their farmhouse home. Joss increasingly comes to depend upon the Liddells and treats Alvesdon Farm as the one place where he feels not only appreciated but also truly happy. The idyll cannot last. With war looming, Joss is forced to confront the past. He escapes through flying, becoming a fighter pilot in the RAF. But with the onset of war, even the Liddells's world is crumbling. As Joss is fighting for his life in the Battle of Britain, so he begins to fall madly in love with Stella - Guy's twin. 2004.The book thief
Par Markus Zusak. 2007
Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to…
a concentration camp. She befriends blond-haired Rudy Steiner, her neighbour obsessed with Jesse Owens. Together Liesel and Rudy steal books - from Nazi book burning piles, from the mayor's library, from the richer people of Molching. By 1943, the Allied bombs are falling, and the sirens begin to wail. For Junior and Senior High readers. Some strong language. 2007.The bronze horseman
Par Paullina Simons. 2000
Set in Leningrad in 1941 against Hitler's invasion of Russia, this story tells of the impossible love between a Russian…
girl, Tatiana, and a young officer named Alexander. It is a love that could tear Tatiana's family apart and it carries a secret that could mean death for anyone who hears it. Followed by "The bridge to Holy Cross" (DC33402). 2000.The bridge to Holy Cross
Par Paullina Simons. 2003
This novel resumes the tale of Tatiana and Alexander as pregnant eighteen year old Tatiana leaves Russia thinking Alexander is…
dead. She begins her new life in wartime New York City where she finds work, friends and a life beyond her dreams. Alexander, an American trapped in Russia, has been arrested by Stalin's secret police as a traitor and a spy. Will the fate that once pulled them together so forcefully reunite them again? Sequel to "The Bronze Horseman" (DC33084). 2003.The boy in the striped pyjamas
Par John Boyne. 2006
Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted…
by his people. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas. Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 2006.The book of lights
Par Chaim Potok. 1981
Portrays the life and inner conflicts of Gershon Loran, a young Jewish rabbi. While serving as a chaplain during the…
Korean War, he must reconcile his deep-rooted beliefs in Judaism with the struggle between light and darkness in a land where Judaism has never existed. 1981.The blue helmet
Par William Bell. 2006
Lee wants to be a Tarantula - a member of the biggest, most powerful gang in his neighbourhood. But when…
his initiation goes wrong and the police catch him robbing an auto supply store, Lee's father sends him to live with his aunt. He initially resists Aunt Reena and the customers of her café, but slowly learns to open himself up to his new surroundings. When Lee strikes up an unlikely friendship he is suddenly confronted by the ravages of violence, and is forced to face the consequences of his own aggression. For senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.The boat (Sven Hassel War Classics)
Par Lothar Günther Buchheim. 1999
This is the story of a German U-boat, her commander and crew, as they embark upon yet another hazardous patrol…
in the Battle of the Atlantic. Explicit descriptions of sex. Strong language. 1999. Uniform title: Das Boot.Textomachie: [roman] (Jeune plume)
Par Frédéric Tremblay. 2012
" À sa naissance, Adam Dufort a été baptisé lenfant-texto. Sur ses vieux jours cependant, le poids de cet héritage…
lui pèse : alourdi par les souvenirs, il sen libère dans un récit qui est également celui de sa génération; comme tant dautres, il a été élevé avec le texto, a appris à travers lui, a aimé, haï et travaillé grâce à lui. De la famille à lère du texto jusquà la création de la télépathie technique, en passant par le texto-terrorisme, 70 ans de mémoire textoïque montrent comment le texto a écrit Adam plutôt que linverse. Cette ode à la magie du texto est aussi un clin dœil à ses travers. Fido et Telus auront-ils été les dignes successeurs de Gutenberg? " -- 4e de couv.Terre des autres (Romans ; #82)
Par Sylvie Bérard. 2004
Sur une planète extrêmement chaude et ensablée, les Darztls, une race de gros lézards, ont érigé une civilisation complexe. Pour…
eux, cette terre s'appelle Sielxth. Un jour, un vaisseau-colonie en provenance de la Terre se pose en catastrophe sur cette planète. Constatant qu'elle est habitable, les humains décident de s'y établir. Pour eux, cette terre portera le nom de Mars II. Terre des Autres : la fascinante chronique d'un choc extrême des cultures, un roman d'une rare intensité. 2004.Station Eleven
Par Emily St. John Mandel, Gérard De Chergé. 2016
" Le premier jour, éclosion de la grippe géorgienne. On estime qu'elle pourrait contaminer 99% de la population. Deux semaines…
plus tard, la civilisation s'est effondrée. Vingt ans après. Une troupe présente des concerts et des pièces de théâtre aux communautés regroupées dans des campements de fortune. La vie semble de nouveau possible. Mais l'obscurantisme guette, menaçant les rêves et les espérances des survivants. " -- 4e de couv.The bloody sun (Darkover series.)
Par Marion Zimmer Bradley. 2017
For Jeff Kerwin, Darkover meant home, the home he had left as a child, the home he had longed for…
through the many years. Yet, he was to be terribly disappointed when he finally returned. First he learned that there were not records of any kind of either his birth or childhood on Darkover. And then, after he renounced his Terran allegiance and joined the natives attempting to free Darkover from Earth's control, the Darkovans accused him of being a spy. Someone was betraying them. Had Jeff been conditioned on Earth for just that purpose? Jeff Kerwin began to wonder just who, and what, he really was. 2017.The black stars (Planet thieves series. #2.)
Par Dan Krokos. 2014
Mason Stark has a problem with minding his own business. This worked to his advantage when he stole back his…
world from the alien Tremist. Now Mason is called upon to use that very curiosity as a spy at the Tremist school for soldiers. At least his best friend, Merrin, daughter of the Tremist king, is there to keep an eye on him. Mason's bound to find trouble, but with the Tremist working on a secret weapon, trouble may come looking for him instead. Sequel to "The planet thieves". For junior high readers. 2014.The Black Key (Lone City trilogy. #3.)
Par Amy Ewing. 2016
For too long, Violet and the people of the outer circles of the Lone City have lived in service of…
the royalty of the Jewel. But now, the secret society known as the Black Key is preparing to seize power. While Violet knows she is at the center of this rebellion, she has a more personal stake in it--for her sister, Hazel, has been taken by the Duchess of the Lake. Now, after fighting so hard to escape the Jewel, Violet must do everything in her power to return not only to save Hazel, but the future of the Lone City. Sequel to "The white rose". For senior high readers. 2016.The black sun
Par Jack Williamson. 1997
Space travel to a new colony is Carlos Mondragon's lifelong goal. After traveling illegally from Mexico and arriving at the…
launch site, Carlos stows away on the last starship of a special project. When the spacecraft lands on a frozen planet, the colonists find evidence that it is still inhabited. Carlos gradually proves himself an asset to the mission. 1997.The bloody ground (Starbuck chronicles. #4.)
Par Bernard Cornwell. 1996
Nathaniel Starbuck is plunged into the most desperate battle of America's Civil War, the fight at Antietam. He has been…
given a unit of failures and cowards, and must lead his ramshackle unit through a crossfire of hate, envy, murder and ambition. Sequel to "Battle flag" (DC30891). 1996. (Starbuck chronicles ; 4)