18 books like Murdo's War

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1915 Roger McDonald · 2001 · 433p · ≈ 14h · Moderate 1915 is an Australian historical drama television miniseries written by Peter Yeldham, based on Roger McDonalds 1979 novel 1915: A Novel of Gallipoli, that premiered on ABC TV on 27 June 1982, and concluded on 8 August 1982. Shares: World War, War, Children's fiction

The Magic Walking-Stick John Buchan · 1932 A stick given Bill an English boy, by a mysterious old man has magic qualities. The story of his adventures during the next year, while he has the stick, makes a breathless tale told in Buchan's most convincing manner. Bill has only to twirl the stick and wish himself away, to arrive in any place that he thinks of. His first experimental trip to the Solomon Islands is rather terrifying, as he… Shares: For children, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Teeth of the Gale Joan Aiken · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate At the request of the nun with whom he is in love, eighteen-year-old Felix embarks on a perilous rescue mission across the strife-torn countryside of Spain in the late 1820s. Sequel to "Go Saddle the Sea" and "Bridle the Wind." Shares: For children, Adventure, Children's fiction

D-Day Kate Messner · 2018 · ★ 4.0 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Three kids get caught up in an adventure of historic proportions!Anna, José, and Henry are complete strangers with more in common than they realize. Snowed in together at a chaotic Washington D.C. airport, they encounter a mysterious tattooed man, a flamboyant politician, and a rambunctious poodle named for an ancient king. Even stranger, news stations everywhere have announced that the famous… Shares: World War, War, Adventure, Children's fiction

Krindlekrax Philip Ridley · 1991 · ★ 4.0 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Although he is very thin with frizzy hair and thick glasses, nine-year-old Ruskin believes he is born to be a hero and sets out to prove it by delivering his beloved Lizard Street from the menace of Krindlekrax. Shares: For children, Children's fiction

Ghostly companions Vivien Alcock · 1984 · ★ 3.5 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate From Publishers Weekly Alcock's fans will be well-spooked by the strange events in this anthology of wonderfully eerie stories. In "The Whisperer," a small girl who has been dead for years haunts her older brother with continuous whispers of "Let me in, please let me in," until an outsider shows the family what the restless spirit wants. A lad buys "The Sea Bride," a ship's figurehead, only to… Shares: For children, Children's fiction

The Machine Gunners Robert Westall · 1975 · ★ 4.0 · 187p · ≈ 6h · Moderate After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it. Shares: World War, War, Children's fiction

My Brother's Keeper Tony Bradman · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate A novel of the First World War. Alfie signs up for the army aged just 15, carried away by patriotic fervour at the start of the Great War. But life in the trenches is very far from his dreams of glory. It's hard, and cold, and it's boring. Alfie is desperate to see some action. But when he volunteers for a raid on the German trenches, against the advice of his comrades, Alfie begins to understand… Shares: World War, War, Children's fiction

The Mad Wolf's daughter Diane Magras · 2018 · 292p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "In 1210 Scotland, when invading knights capture 12-year-old Drest's father, the Mad Wolf of the North, and her beloved brothers who make up his fearsome war-band, she sets off to rescue them from the castle prison, taking along a wounded knight as her captive to trade for her family's freedom"-- Shares: Scotland, War, Adventure, Children's fiction

Into the Killing Seas Michael P. Spradlin · 2015 Washington DC, 1824.A new president is about to be sworn in after a contentious election. Among the celebrants who descend upon the city, are three young men from different backgrounds, arriving there for different reasons. Unknown to them, an evil presence has also made its way to the capital. A presence that will one day be revealed to the world as a powerful and ancient evil. And he aims to… Shares: World War, War, Children's fiction

D-Day Bryan Perrett · 2008 · ★ 3.8 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate It's 1944, and Andy Pope's platoon is crossing the English channel to reach the beaches of Normandy. This is D-Day - the biggest invasion in history. Ordered to cut off the Germans' line of retreat, Andy's company comes under sustained attach until, as the only officer left unwounded, he finds himself in command and fighting for survival. [kh]. Shares: World War, War, Children's fiction

Rose Blanche Ian McEwan · 1985 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Retrouvez dans ce dossier gratuit les premiers chapitres de 15 titres incontournables pour vos lectures d'été, dans les collections Blanche, Série Noire et Du monde entier : Donnybrook (de Franck Bill), Noces de charbon (de Sophie Chauveau), Expo 58 (de Jonathan Coe), I Cursini (d'Alix Deniger), L'emprise (de Marc Dugain), Réparer les vivants (de Maylis de Kerangal), Ni toi ni moi (de Camille… Shares: World War, 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, Children's fiction

The Boggart and the monster Susan Cooper · 1997 · ★ 4.1 · 185p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In this companion volume to The Boggart, the invisible and mischievous spirit living in the Scottish Castle Keep sets out to help save Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, one of its few remaining cousins. Shares: Scotland, Adventure, Children's fiction

In Freedom's Cause G. A. Henty · 1884 · ★ 4.5 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Challenging At the turn of the fourteenth century in Scotland, young Archie Forbes becomes involved with both William Wallace and Robert the Bruce in the struggle for Scottish independence from English rule. Shares: Scotland, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Bone Trail Paul Stewart · 2013 · ★ 3.9 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate From the creators of the Edge Chronicles comes the thrilling conclusion to the epic saga of Wyrmeweald! The bone trail litters the barren lands of the wyrmeweald with the remains of dragon-like wyrmes, fortune-hunting kith bandits, and wyrme-protecting kin assassins alike—all viciously slaughtered in the gruesome quest for gold and power. Micah and his friends have battled tirelessly against the… Shares: Action & Adventure, Adventure, Children's fiction

Unfed Kirsty McKay · 2012 · ★ 4.8 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Fifteen-year-old Roberta wakes up in a hospital after the incident which turned many of her classmates into zombies, only to be told that her mother is dead and all of Scotland has been quarantined--but something suspicious is going on and it is up to Bobbie to figure out what it is. Fifteen-year-old Roberta wakes up in a hospital after the incident that turned her classmates into zombies, only… Shares: Scotland, Children's fiction

FitzOsbornes at War Michelle Cooper · 2012 · ★ 4.2 · 536p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Michelle Cooper completes her heart-stealing epic drama of history and romance with The FitzOsbornes at War. Sophie FitzOsborne and the royal family of Montmaray escaped their remote island home when the Nazis attacked. But as war breaks out in England and around the world, nowhere is safe. Sophie fills her journal with tales of a life during wartime. Blackouts and the Blitz. Dancing in … Shares: World War, War, Children's fiction

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