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Beneath a scarlet sky : a novel / Mark Sullivan
Sullivan, Mark T.,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Sul Collection: TX
ISBN: 1503943372
Pub. Info: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2017]
In 1940s Italy, teenager Pino Lella joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps and falls for a beautiful widow, he also becomes the personal driver of one of the Third Reich's most powerful commanders
Sullivan, Mark T.,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Sul Collection: TX
ISBN: 1503943372
Pub. Info: Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2017]
In 1940s Italy, teenager Pino Lella joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps and falls for a beautiful widow, he also becomes the personal driver of one of the Third Reich's most powerful commanders
Trajectory / Cambria Gordon.
Gordon, Cambria,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Gor Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781338853827 :
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Press, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 15 & Up. Grades 10 & Up.
As the United States enters World War II, seventeen-year-old Eleanor wants to do something to help her Jewish relatives in Poland, so she puts her brilliant math skills to work for the US army to fine-tune a top-secret weapon that will help defeat the enemy.
Gordon, Cambria,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Gor Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781338853827 :
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Press, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 15 & Up. Grades 10 & Up.
As the United States enters World War II, seventeen-year-old Eleanor wants to do something to help her Jewish relatives in Poland, so she puts her brilliant math skills to work for the US army to fine-tune a top-secret weapon that will help defeat the enemy.
The war of the worlds / by H.G. Wells.
Wells, H. G.
Branch: 0018
Call Number: eBook Wel Collection: eBook
ISBN: 9781473345614
Pub. Info: Ã2018
Target Audience: 9.1. 10-Adult.
As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the Earth.
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Wells, H. G.
Branch: 0018
Call Number: eBook Wel Collection: eBook
ISBN: 9781473345614
Pub. Info: Ã2018
Target Audience: 9.1. 10-Adult.
As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the Earth.
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The war of the worlds / by H.G. Wells.
Wells, H. G.
Branch: 0018
Call Number: eBook Wel Collection: eBook
ISBN: 9781974998036
Pub. Info: Ã2018
Target Audience: 9.1. 10-Adult.
As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the Earth.
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Branch: 0018
Call Number: eBook Wel Collection: eBook
ISBN: 9781974998036
Pub. Info: Ã2018
Target Audience: 9.1. 10-Adult.
As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the Earth.
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Under the iron bridge / Kathy Kacer.
Kacer, Kathy,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: eBook Kac Collection: eBook
ISBN: 9781772602067
Pub. Info: Toronto : Second Story Press, [2021]
Target Audience: 5-8.
In 1938 Dèusseldorf, Germany, fifteen-year-old Paul is being pressured by his best friend and others to join the Hitler youth, even though he doesn't believe in their ideology. After acquiescing to his parents' pleas, Paul joins the organization, but soon after discovers another group called the Edelweiss Pirates, an underground organization dedicated to thwarting the efforts of the Nazis. When he joins that organization, their sabotage attacks become increasingly dangerous and culminate in the deadly night of the Kristallnacht.
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Kacer, Kathy,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: eBook Kac Collection: eBook
ISBN: 9781772602067
Pub. Info: Toronto : Second Story Press, [2021]
Target Audience: 5-8.
In 1938 Dèusseldorf, Germany, fifteen-year-old Paul is being pressured by his best friend and others to join the Hitler youth, even though he doesn't believe in their ideology. After acquiescing to his parents' pleas, Paul joins the organization, but soon after discovers another group called the Edelweiss Pirates, an underground organization dedicated to thwarting the efforts of the Nazis. When he joins that organization, their sabotage attacks become increasingly dangerous and culminate in the deadly night of the Kristallnacht.
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Open fire / Amber Lough.
Lough, Amber,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: eBook Lou Collection: eBook
ISBN: 9781541590632
Pub. Info: Ã2020
Target Audience: 8-12. HL 740 Lexile.
Seventeen-year-old Katya of Petrograd, Russia finds life in 1917 fraught with changes, not least brought on by years of war with Germany. Russian soldiers--including her brother--are deserting, while food shortages at home have made people desperate. Then Katya learns the government wants to recruit young women for a female army battalion, and Katya, inspired by her family's history and by shame at her brother's desertion, decides to join, little knowing the horrifying realities of war and how they will force her to decide what she believes.
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ISBN: 9781541590632
Pub. Info: Ã2020
Target Audience: 8-12. HL 740 Lexile.
Seventeen-year-old Katya of Petrograd, Russia finds life in 1917 fraught with changes, not least brought on by years of war with Germany. Russian soldiers--including her brother--are deserting, while food shortages at home have made people desperate. Then Katya learns the government wants to recruit young women for a female army battalion, and Katya, inspired by her family's history and by shame at her brother's desertion, decides to join, little knowing the horrifying realities of war and how they will force her to decide what she believes.
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Allies / Alan Gratz.
Gratz, Alan,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Gra Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781338245721 :
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Press, 2019.
Target Audience: Ages 10-13. Grades 5-8.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader MG 5.6 9.0 Reading Counts RC 6-8 4.7 15.0
It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.
Gratz, Alan,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Gra Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781338245721 :
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Press, 2019.
Target Audience: Ages 10-13. Grades 5-8.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader MG 5.6 9.0 Reading Counts RC 6-8 4.7 15.0
It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.
Vicious / V. E. Schwab.
Schwab, V. E.,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Sch Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781250183507
Pub. Info: New York : Tor, 2018.
Target Audience: 11-Adult.
"A Tom Doherty Associates Book."
Includes short story and an excerpt from: Vengeful.
College roommates Victor and Eli research near-death experiences, and discover how to develop extraordinary abilities; but their experiments go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, helped by a girl with a strange ability, and searches for Eli who has been busy eliminating other super-powered people-aside from his own powerful female ally. The two men takes sides against each other in a deadly war that could destroy them both.
Schwab, V. E.,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Sch Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781250183507
Pub. Info: New York : Tor, 2018.
Target Audience: 11-Adult.
"A Tom Doherty Associates Book."
Includes short story and an excerpt from: Vengeful.
College roommates Victor and Eli research near-death experiences, and discover how to develop extraordinary abilities; but their experiments go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, helped by a girl with a strange ability, and searches for Eli who has been busy eliminating other super-powered people-aside from his own powerful female ally. The two men takes sides against each other in a deadly war that could destroy them both.
The mythmakers : the remarkable fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien / John Hendrix.
Hendrix, John,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 741.5 Hen Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781419746345 :
Pub. Info: New York : Abrams Fanfare, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
"The Mythmakers is the illustrated story of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and how each came to write their masterworks-neither story can be told without including the other, they are so intertwined. Through narrative and comic panels, the book chronicles their near-idyllic childhoods, then moves on to both men's horrific tour of the trenches of WWI to their first meeting at Oxford in 1929, and then the foreshadowing, action, and aftermath of WWII. This nonfiction graphic novel follows the shared story of their friendship and creative fellowship, in all its ups and downs, that gave them confidence to venture beyond academic concerns (fantasy wasn't scholarly writing but considered the domain of children), shaped major story/theme ideas, and shifted their ideas about the potential of mythology and faith. The book also shows the camaraderie and the importance of the social/literary circle of friends called the Inklings, and how the friendship of these two great men fell apart and came together again. Hendrix concludes describing how the writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien had re-enchanted the 20th century, after two World Wars. In writing aimed at scholars, adults, and young people, these two tweedy academics altered the course of storytelling and embraced the concept that fantasy writing for an adult audience was an accepted form of literature. The format is similar to The Faithful Spy, prose interspersed with images and narrative comics. The narration is often conversations between a knowledgeable wizard and a comical lion. Through brisk conversation between these two friends, they explain some of the bigger ideas in an approachable and entertaining way. Throughout the story, there are "gateways" that lead readers to the back matter where certain themes, such as how myth/fantasy evolved or the art of world-building, are discussed more fully. This device keeps the main story flowing quickly and smoothly for those readers not interested in the more academic ideas behind the narrative. Among the ideas covered in the narrative and back matter: - Tolkien's world building - The "Theology of Creation" linking their faith to their writings - The meaning of real friendship - Notions of modernity and mythology - The value of fantasy - The power of a creative community - An exploration of the different kinds of storytelling in Narnia and The Lord of the Rings, both relying on "The Myth" as a story-telling device, but differing in the use of allegory vs. symbolism - The creative differences of Lewis and Tolkien: the high standards of Tolkien's fiction and the faster and more immediate approach of Lewis's - Logos vs. Mythos: Lewis created from images, Tolkien created from language - The mixing of mythologies Also included are an author's note, endnotes, bibliography and index"--Provided by publisher.
Hendrix, John,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 741.5 Hen Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781419746345 :
Pub. Info: New York : Abrams Fanfare, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
"The Mythmakers is the illustrated story of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and how each came to write their masterworks-neither story can be told without including the other, they are so intertwined. Through narrative and comic panels, the book chronicles their near-idyllic childhoods, then moves on to both men's horrific tour of the trenches of WWI to their first meeting at Oxford in 1929, and then the foreshadowing, action, and aftermath of WWII. This nonfiction graphic novel follows the shared story of their friendship and creative fellowship, in all its ups and downs, that gave them confidence to venture beyond academic concerns (fantasy wasn't scholarly writing but considered the domain of children), shaped major story/theme ideas, and shifted their ideas about the potential of mythology and faith. The book also shows the camaraderie and the importance of the social/literary circle of friends called the Inklings, and how the friendship of these two great men fell apart and came together again. Hendrix concludes describing how the writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien had re-enchanted the 20th century, after two World Wars. In writing aimed at scholars, adults, and young people, these two tweedy academics altered the course of storytelling and embraced the concept that fantasy writing for an adult audience was an accepted form of literature. The format is similar to The Faithful Spy, prose interspersed with images and narrative comics. The narration is often conversations between a knowledgeable wizard and a comical lion. Through brisk conversation between these two friends, they explain some of the bigger ideas in an approachable and entertaining way. Throughout the story, there are "gateways" that lead readers to the back matter where certain themes, such as how myth/fantasy evolved or the art of world-building, are discussed more fully. This device keeps the main story flowing quickly and smoothly for those readers not interested in the more academic ideas behind the narrative. Among the ideas covered in the narrative and back matter: - Tolkien's world building - The "Theology of Creation" linking their faith to their writings - The meaning of real friendship - Notions of modernity and mythology - The value of fantasy - The power of a creative community - An exploration of the different kinds of storytelling in Narnia and The Lord of the Rings, both relying on "The Myth" as a story-telling device, but differing in the use of allegory vs. symbolism - The creative differences of Lewis and Tolkien: the high standards of Tolkien's fiction and the faster and more immediate approach of Lewis's - Logos vs. Mythos: Lewis created from images, Tolkien created from language - The mixing of mythologies Also included are an author's note, endnotes, bibliography and index"--Provided by publisher.
Thor / George O'Connor ; color by SJ Miller.
O'Connor, George,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 741.5 Oco Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781250760784 :
Pub. Info: New York : First Second, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
"Welcome to the Nine Worlds, home of Gods, Valkyries, Dwarves, Jotnar, and more! Travel the burning rainbow bridge to Asgard where Odin, king of the Aesir, surveys his realm. His thirst for knowledge drives him ever onward, but nothing is learned without sacrifice... In Asgardians, George O'Connor's highly kinetic illustrations bring these gritty and astonishing tales of war, betrayal, and the quest for enlightenment at any cost to vivid and startling life and provide the perfect companion to his Olympians series."-- Provided by publisher
O'Connor, George,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 741.5 Oco Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781250760784 :
Pub. Info: New York : First Second, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 14 & Up. Grades 9 & Up.
"Welcome to the Nine Worlds, home of Gods, Valkyries, Dwarves, Jotnar, and more! Travel the burning rainbow bridge to Asgard where Odin, king of the Aesir, surveys his realm. His thirst for knowledge drives him ever onward, but nothing is learned without sacrifice... In Asgardians, George O'Connor's highly kinetic illustrations bring these gritty and astonishing tales of war, betrayal, and the quest for enlightenment at any cost to vivid and startling life and provide the perfect companion to his Olympians series."-- Provided by publisher