War Fiction For Teens

If Cotton Could Talk," is a civil war era historical fiction novel about 19th-century slave life in the South. You will be introduced to a cast of characters; Black mothers and fathers who are fearless, smart, and devoted to family and justice. Heroes and heroines whose leadership gave enslaved people hope. But before freedom comes, they must survive other slaves who prove to be untrustworthy. At the same time ruthless, hostile, hateful men are determined to keep the status quo. Pre-Civil War, 1850, enslaved people could sense that their lives were going to change. Slaves reasoned that they...

Ya'll, let me tell you my story!Glad you could find your way here, and I welcome you to the Sellers Plantation here in the deep south of Mobile, Alabama. I'm anxious to get started with my story tellin,' so, I'm sharin' a little bout the story that I be tellin' to ya'll down below. When I wuz born, I be given the name Gertrude Ida Rollins, but as I be growin' folks just be callin' me Ms. Gertie. I wuz born in Mobile, Alabama in the year eighteen and eighty-eight. Yes, that be a long time ago for most of ya'll, but I thinks it be good to be learnin' bout the history that be comin' before you...

In The War of the Woods, the cataclysmic finale of the Croswald Series, Ivy battles her way to the Dark Queen, but she may be too little too late... Mythical dragons, powerful stones, family curses, new worlds, and ancient magic populate the series finale in a rich fantasy world perfect for middle grade listeners. In the final battle between good and evil, there can only be one Queen. With her third year of school interrupted and canceled, Ivy Lovely is trapped inside the Halls with the growing sensation that she must break free.

Thirty years after the Demon Wars, peace has returned to the land of Lodoss--but darkness looms. After defending his village against a horde of goblins, a headstrong young warrior named Parn sets out on a quest to restore his father's honor and save the realm. Joining Parn are Deedlit the high elf, Slayn the wizard, Etoh, a fledgling priest, Ghim, a grizzled dwarven warrior, and Woodchuck, a wily thief. Along their journey, Parn and his companions discover an evil witch who, for eons, has been manipulating events from the shadows.

His academy razed to the ground, Arik barely survives a deathly fall out of a cliffside window and a vicious attack by winged wolves. Imprisoned by slave traders, battered and bruised, Arik decides to fight back or die trying. He escapes and joins forces with an irritable water spirit, one who can guide him through new lands. Together, they head to the realm of the enemy in search of answers and revenge. But Arik will need more than a powerful companion to stop the advance of the nefarious Crimson Realm.

In a world where magic is tightly controlled, the most powerful man in history must choose between his kingdom and his son in the first book in the epic NYT bestselling Lightbringer series. Guile is the Prism. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Perfect for fans of Divine Rivals, a critically acclaimed, multi-layered romance set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II, where gods hold the fates--and the hearts--of four mortals in their hands. "Pick an adjective—sweeping, sprawling, epic...

The acclaimed seven-book series chronicling the adventures of the generations of the Treegate family from the birth of the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812, ending at the Battle of New Orleans. Recommended by the Seton Home Study Guide for Grade 8 for American History. John Treegate's Musket (Book 1) An epic historical adventure that takes young readers from The Boston Massacre to the Battle of Bunker Hill. When young Peter Treegate is framed for murder while his father is away on business, Peter is forced to flee Boston on a smuggler's brig, sending him on a series of adventures ...

September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive - and escape? September 11, 2020, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz - and put herself and her family in mortal danger?

When the black rain began to fall, it was a worldwide phenomenon that mystified everyone. There was little time to ponder the cause. Most animals died at the onset. While some humans were unaffected, others experienced a half-death of sorts, morphing into blood and flesh-crazed creatures with a desire to hunt the living. Climbing Fox Wattana of the Henomawi Nation claims responsibility for the black rain; he says it will will ensure the ultimate extinction of the United States government as revenge for robbing his people of their land. Cole "CB" Baxter isn't taking this lying down.

War looms on the horizon, but Selene’s training as a wizard must begin...even though her age makes success nearly unattainable. Will searches for a solution, but their only hope may be a dangerous bargain with the king. The fate of two nations lies on his shoulders, and the future is paved with violence. With few options, he needs the aid of uncertain allies and dubious friends. Traitors lurk among them, and soon he will be forced to choose who to trust - and who to sacrifice. For a terrible power has arrived in Darrow, and the price of victory will be paid in blood.

An evil plot throws the Eight Wizardoms into chaos. Heroes old and new assemble to combat this daunting threat. Thirty-plus hours of adventure, intrigue, and witty banter! This boxed set includes: 1. God King Rising; 2. Legend of the Sky Sword; 3. Curse of the Elf Queen.

Gavin's powers are fading and his end draws near as war rages across the satrapies in the second novel of the NYT bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent Week. Gavin Guile is dying. He'd thought he had five years left -- now he has less than one. With fifty thousand refugees, a bastard son, and...

Congratulations Citizen, you have been selected for military service. It’s the news no one wants. Fighting the aliens known as the Ma’Tis is a dangerous occupation. Recruit Cosmo Frost will have to devote himself completely if he’s going to become a Battle Trooper and qualify for the elite Armor Brigade. The HAVOC drone is an experimental new technology developed specifically for the war with the Ma’Tis. The Heavy Armor Vehicle for Offensive Combat is faster and more agile than a MECH. It’s a walking weapons platform controlled by Battle Troopers in the newly developed...

It is January 1942 and ten year old German boy Deiter can’t understand how with all the efforts by the Fuhrer and the soldiers to make his country great again, why does everything just seem to be getting worse. In only seven days his whole world falls apart as he waits for the evacuations to happen and bring Abigail the girl with the yellow star and everyone he loves to the countryside which he believes to be Just like heaven. The world and the war through the eyes of innocence.Brendan Mac an Mhaoir's first novel ''Hiding Abigail'' was inspired by stories from his father's youth, where ...

Alan can barely hold things together in his personal life. Now he’s expected to convince a hard-edged retired Archangel to once again join the fight. All of this while juggling a love life with heaven’s deadliest angelic warrior. Just when things don’t look like they can get any worse, two more Horsemen are chosen. But instead of helping they only complicate the matter more. One’s lost her way, only interested in her next fix and the other’s being hoodwinked by the enemy.

Lucia is all grown up and now a knight for The Maidens, but life as the only beastkin knight is far from easy. When Lucia receives her first mission, she meets the second reincarnator that The Voice sent after her, Daric and his small band of knights. Their mission? They want to set out and investigate rumors of a blood anchor. Their mission eventually leads Lucia and the others into the Wild Kingdom, the kingdom for beastkin, where Lucia is reunited with her long-lost twin sister. The Wild Kingdom is suffering from famine and scarce prey to hunt.

Mariella yearns for a new life. When she meets Jack, an American GI visiting Rome, they only have one day before he ships off to Japan. Will they find their way back to each other and rekindle their love? War has forced 15-year-old Mariella to grow up too quickly. She is denied an education and obligated to care for her siblings while a horrific childhood tragedy haunts her. Adding to her misery, the Germans occupy Rome, and starvation, brutality, and fear have become the norm. Then she meets Jack, a kind American soldier with an endearing smile, and suddenly, a bright future seems possible...

Philip is a good boy, a really good boy, who accidentally gets sent to hell to become the devil's heir. The devil, Lucifer, is dying and desperately in need of a successor, but there's been a mistake, and Philip is the wrong boy. Lucifer has no other choice than to begin the difficult task of training Philip in the ways of evil. Philip is terrible at being bad, but when he falls in love with the she-devil Satina and experiences the powerful forces of love and jealousy, the task becomes much easier.

Lysta lives in constant fear of Trialing, a deadly test that bestows an ability upon its victors, but only after pushing their mental and physical limits. Forced to Trial against her will, Lysta becomes a weapon others plan to use against the Untrialed until an unexpected intruder from another Court presents her with an opportunity to stop it. But can she trust the plans of a man who seems to play the lines between enemy and ally? Only through treason can Lysta save the people she once struggled beside.