18 books like An Eye for an Eye

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Gates of Fire Steven Pressfield · 1998 · ★ 4.5 · 387p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Godine 480.pr.Kr. kod Termopila (Vruća vrata) na sjeveru Grčke odigrala se najveličanstvenija bitka za slobodu tijekom čitave povijesti čovječanstva. U uskom planinskom prolazu iznad Egejskog mora sukobilo se 300 spartanskih vitezova s nadmoćnim snagama perzijskog kralja Kserksa. Od samog početka bilo je jasno da će Spartanci izgubiti bitku. Zašto su ipak bili spremni poginuti? Priča zarobljenog… Shares: History

Eaters of the Dead Michael Crichton · 1976 · ★ 3.9 · 221p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond with the film adaptation of the novel) is a 1976 novel by Michael Crichton, the fourth novel under his own name and his 14th overall. The story is about a 10th-century Muslim Arab who travels with a group of Vikings to their… Shares: Community pick

Fighting for the Right Oliver Optic · 1892 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Challenging "Fighting for the Right" is the fifth and last but one of "The Blue and the Gray Series". The character of the operations in connection with the war of the Rebellion, and the incidents in which the interest of the young reader will be concentrated, are somewhat different from most of those detailed in the preceding volumes of the series, though they all have the same patriotic tendency, and are… Shares: Siblings, United States, War, History

The Book of the Banshee Anne Fine · 1991 · ★ 3.5 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Will Flowers doesn't understand what could have happened. His sister, Estelle, used to be really cool. She was quiet, responsible, and most times you'd never even know she was around(which was the cool part). But lately, Estelle has been acting totally weird - to everyone. All she does is get mad and yell. She yells at Mom. She yells at Dad. She even yells at little Muffy. But mostly she yells at… Shares: Siblings, Family life, Brothers and sisters, War

The Slopes of War Norah Perez · 1990 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate In the summer of 1863, Bekah Summerhill watches as Confederate troops sweep through her sleepy Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, in a panoramic tale about the turning point of the Civil War. Shares: United States, War, History, Children's fiction

Sami and the time of the troubles Florence Parry Heide · 1992 · 40p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street. Shares: Family life, War, History, Children's fiction

Little brother Allan Baillie · 1985 · ★ 3.6 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate In Cambodia after the Vietnamese War, Vithy learns to overcome social upheaval, a hostile jungle, and his own inability to trust, in order to rescue his older brother. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, War, Children's fiction

The Magic Half Annie Barrows · 2008 · ★ 4.1 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Miri is the only single child in the middle of a family with two sets of twins--older brothers and younger sisters. When the family moves to an old farmhouse Miri accidentally travels back in time to 1935 only to discover Molly, a girl in need of a real family to call her own. A very satisfying classic-in-the-making, with spine-tingling moments, this is a delightful family-friendly middle grade… Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Linger M. E. Kerr · 1993 · ★ 3.4 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate When his older brother suddenly joins the army and is sent to the Persian Gulf, sixteen-year-old Gary begins to take a new look at the restaurant that has been the focal point of his family and their small Pennsylvania town. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, War, Children's fiction

Rolie Polie Olie William Joyce · 1999 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Rolie Polie Olie, a round robot living on a planet where everything is round, enjoys a busy day with his family and then is too wired to go to bed at night. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Five Little Peppers Abroad Margaret Sidney · 1902 · ★ 3.8 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Challenging This book is the next in the series of the Five Little Peppers, by Margaret Sidney, after Five Little Peppers and How They Grew and Five Little Peppers Midway. It continues the series where Ben, Polly, Joel, Davie, and Phronsie get to travel abroad in Europe. Shares: Siblings, Family life, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Phantom Lisa Jane Smith · 2011 · ★ 4.3 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Elena (18) en haar vrienden zijn terug in Fell's Church. Al snel gebeuren er onverklaarbare dingen en Elena voelt steeds sterker de aanwezigheid van de dode Damon. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar. Shares: Virginia, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Immortal war Justin Somper · 2011 · ★ 4.4 · 513p · ≈ 17h · Moderate When the Pirate Federation and Nocturnals form an alliance to battle the renegade Vampirates, twins Connor and Grace Tempest each have important roles to play in the war--he as a pirate warrior and she as a powerful healer working with the war-wounded. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, War, Children's fiction

Among the Barons Margaret Peterson Haddix · 1998 · ★ 4.1 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In a future world of false identities, government lies, and death threats, Luke feels drawn to the younger brother of the boy whose name Luke has taken. Its a hell of a mystery. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Destiny Rising Lisa Jane Smith · 2012 · ★ 3.7 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Destiny: Rising is a free-to-play, massively multiplayer online video game developed and published by NetEase, with licensing from Bungie. A live service mobile game that is part of the ''Destiny'' series, it was released worldwide (with some exceptions) on August 28, 2025, for Android and iOS devices. The game is set in an alternate timeline, taking place many years prior to the events of the… Shares: Virginia, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Fugitive X Gregg Rosenblum · 2013 · ★ 3.9 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "As a war between robots and humans looms on the horizon, Nick, Kevin, and Cass continue to battle the bots that enslaved humanity--but when they are separated, they must fight the war on their own"-- As a war between robots and humans looms on the horizon, Nick, Kevin, and Cass continue to battle the bots that enslaved humanity. When they become separated, they must fight the war on their own.… Shares: Brothers and sisters, War, Children's fiction

Ghosts beneath our feet Betty Ren Wright · 1984 · ★ 4.0 · 137p · ≈ 4h · Moderate During a summer in an abandoned mining town, Katie's relationship with a rebellious stepbrother improves as they probe the past to find out why there seem to be ghosts, literally, beneath their feet. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

Gulf Robert Westall · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Tom Higgins, a British schoolboy during the Persian Gulf War, narrates his younger brother's struggle with an apparent mental illness or "mystery of nature" which drives the child to assume the role of an Iraqi. Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, War, Children's fiction

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