18 books like Blaue Junge

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Echoes of war Robert Westall · 1989 · ★ 3.9 · 89p · ≈ 2h · Moderate A collection of five short stories examining the lingering repercussions of war on the lives of young people. Shares: Donna Harsh Collection, War, Children's fiction

Star wars Toshiki Kudo · 1999 · ★ 4.2 Masterfully drawn by artist Toshiki Kudo, this volume follows Luke Skywalker as he travels to meet Jedi Master Yoda while Han and Leia struggle to outrace the grip of Darth Vader. You wont want to miss out on this exquisite telling of the classic tale of betrayal and high-adventure. Shares: War, Science Fiction, Children's fiction

Rabbit and Robot Andrew Smith · 2018 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate “This provocative jaunt…dissects society, technology, othering, and what makes humanity human.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “An unpredictable, gross, and prescient rumination on modernity, media consumption, and machine-aided communication.” —Booklist (starred review)Told with Andrew Smith’s signature dark humor, Rabbit & Robot tells the story of Cager Messer, a boy who’s stranded on the… Shares: War, Science Fiction, Children's fiction

Double Star Robert A. Heinlein · 1956 · ★ 3.9 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Moderate One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was — as usual — in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the… Shares: Science Fiction, Children's fiction

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: War, 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: War, Science Fiction, Children's fiction

The Rider from Lost Creek William johnstone · 1976 · ★ 4.0 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Lance Kilkenny has a debt to pay, and he isn't about to let the friend who saved his life go down in a range war. But when Kilkenny tries to stop the fighting, he finds there's more at stake than land or wire. Whoever is stirring up trouble has big ideas for the Live Oak country--and an army of hired guns to back them up. Nita Riordan, the beautiful and fiery owner of the Apple Canyon Saloon,… Shares: War, Children's fiction

A Million Miles Away Lara Avery · 2015 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Twin sisters Kelsey and Michelle Maxfield look identical -- but they couldn't be more different. Kelsey is the captain of the dance team and loves her cute college boyfriend, Davis. Michelle is a free-spirited artist and flits from one guy to the next, the latest a soldier recently deployed to Afghanistan. Despite their differences, Kelsey and Michelle can't live without each other--until, in an… Shares: Death, War, Children's fiction

Inbetween Tara Fuller · 2012 · ★ 3.7 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Since the car crash that took her father’s life three years ago, Emma’s life has been a freaky—and unending—lesson in caution. Surviving “accidents” has taken priority over being a normal seventeen-year-old, so Emma spends her days taking pictures of life instead of living it. Falling in love with a boy was never part of the plan. Falling for a reaper who makes her chest ache and her head spin?… Shares: Death, Children's fiction

The Shapeshifters Amelia Atwater-Rhodes · 2010 · ★ 4.5 · 972p · ≈ 32h · Moderate Five shapeshifter novels--one fascinating read!HawksongDanica Shardae, an avian shapeshifter, will do anything in her power to stop the war that has raged between her people and the serpiente--even pretend to be in love with Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, and accept him as her pair bond. But will Zane strike as swiftly and lethally as the cobra that is his… Shares: War, Children's fiction

Swordbird Nancy Yi Fan · 2007 · ★ 3.6 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The blue jays and cardinals of Stone-Run Forest have turned against each other. According to legend, only Swordbird, son of the Great Spirit, has the power to conquer evil and restore peace to the land. But is he real or just a myth? Can Swordbird arrive in time to save the forest...or will it be too late?Twelve-year-old author Nancy Yi Fan has woven a captivating tale about the birds of… Shares: War, Science Fiction, Children's fiction

Monsters Ilsa J. Bick · 2013 · ★ 3.7 · 688p · ≈ 22h · Moderate "Alex and Tom's future is uncertain as they continue the struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world, and their lives are threatened by the Changed and other human survivors" Alex's and Tom's futures are uncertain as they continue the struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Their lives are threatened by the Changed and other human survivors. The plot contains profanity, sexual… Shares: Death, Science Fiction, Children's fiction

My Enemy, My Brother James D. Forman · 1969 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Released from a concentration camp after World War II, a sixteen-year-old boy settles on an Israeli kibbutz but finds his new life threatened by the growing conflict between Arabs and Jews. Shares: War, Children's fiction

Kipling's Choice Geert Spillebeen · 2005 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate As a young man, Rudyard Kipling was devastated when his military application was rejected because of poor eyesight. Although Rudyard would go on to win England’s highest accolades, he never got over this lost opportunity to serve his country. When World War I broke out, John, like his father before him, wanted to fight for his country. When his military application was threatened for the same… Shares: Death, War, Children's fiction

Greek Tales Terry Deary · 2017 From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps The great inventor Archimedes has just one problem. His clumsy servant, young Lydia, is the bane of his life. But when the Romans besiege Syracuse, and the Greeks turn to Archimedes for help, it is young Lydia who always seems to come up with the… Shares: War, Children's fiction

The Show-And-Tell War Janice Smith · 1990 · ★ 4.0 Five stories relate the adventures and misadventures of Adam Joshua as he contends with the first day of school, pretending to be sick, stealing a library book, making the scariest Halloween costume, and being upstaged at show-and-tell time. Shares: War, Children's fiction

While You Were Away, Daddy Alison Keller · 2005 · 36p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Shares: War, Children's fiction

The Edge of War Dorothy Horgan · 1986 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Commander Selene Cross watches her security teams fall back through smoke-filled corridors. Energy weapons light the darkness. Explosions rock the deck plates. Black Sky Station has become a battlefield, and the enemy knows every secret passage. Crystalline devices appear throughout the station, each one channeling devastating power. Saboteurs in ancient robes cut through defenses with weapons… Shares: War, Children's fiction

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