18 books like The Machine Gunners

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl · 1964 · ★ 4.2 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin 11 months later. In… Shares: Community pick

The BFG Roald Dahl · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 207p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams. When he find's a little orphan girl watching him, he kidnaps her because he doesn't want anyone to find out that he was there, but when they arrive at giant's land they become… Shares: Community pick

Matilda Roald Dahl · 1988 · ★ 4.3 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. Shares: Community pick

Oorlog zonder vrienden Evert Hartman · 1982 · ★ 3.8 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In a small Dutch town during World War II, fourteen-year-old Arnold, a member of the Hitler Youth, feels increasingly isolated and trapped between his father's fervent support of the Nazi party and his classmates' hostile opposition to all the Nazis stand for. Shares: World War II, War, History, 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, Historical Fiction, Children's fiction

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

Prisoners of war C. Alexander London · 2013 · ★ 4.9 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Newly arrived on the Western front and assigned as a medic, Rivera finds himself in the middle of the Battle of the Bulge, cut off behind enemy lines--and his only companion is a Nazi trained Doberman pinscher. Shares: World War II, World War, War, Historical Fiction

Don't you know there's a war on? Avi · 2001 · ★ 3.6 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In wartime Brooklyn in 1943, eleven-year-old Howie Crispers mounts a campaign to save his favorite teacher from being fired. Shares: World War II, World War, War, Historical Fiction

Fathom five Robert Westall · 1979 · ★ 3.9 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A teenage boy and his friends spend the spring of 1943 trying to discover who in Garmouth, a sleepy English seaport, is passing information to the Germans. Shares: World War II, World War, History, 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, 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

Hitler's Canary Sandi Toksvig · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Bamsé Skolvud a 12 ans quand les nazis envahissent Copenhague. Son meilleur ami, Anton Beilin, est juif. Confronté à l'antisémitisme, il va tout faire pour protéger Anton et sa famille. Shares: World War II, World War, War, History

World at war, 1944 Mary Pope Osborne · 2015 · ★ 4.4 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Jack and Annie are transported to 1944 Europe, where they parachute behind enemy lines in Normandy, France, to help Allied forces during one of history's darkest moments. Shares: World War II, World War, War, Children's fiction

The distant summer Sarah Patterson · 1976 · ★ 3.5 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Set in England during world War II, this is the story of seventeen-year-old Kate who is courted by two young fliers - a sensitive, serious Englishman and a happy-go-lucky American. Shares: World War II, World War, 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, History, Children's fiction

Lord of the Nutcracker men Iain Lawrence · 2001 · ★ 3.9 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Ten-year-old Johnny eagerly plays at war with the army of nutcracker soldiers his toymaker father whittles for him. He demolishes imaginary foes. But in 1914 Germany looms as the real enemy of Europe, and all too soon Johnny's father is swept up in the war to end all wars. He proudly enlists with his British countrymen to fight at the front in France. The war, though, is nothing like what any… Shares: World War, War, Historical Fiction, History

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

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