Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues

A novel that will capture your heart and then shatter it into a thousand pieces.

Short-listed for the 2004 Rocky Mountain Book Award and for the 2003 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award and long-listed for the 2002 CBC Canada Reads People's Choice Book Kataryna Baliuk, a gifted fine arts student, is hoping to have a fresh start at Cawthra School for the Arts after a less-than-successful year at the neighbouring Catholic high school.

Commended for the 2008 Best Books for Kids and Teens, short-listed for the 2008 Snow Willow Award and Ann Connor Brimer Award "e;No one pays much attention to you if you don't have much to say, so there was no way I could have predicted what would happen when I stopped talking altogether.

When of hundreds of Japanese captives arrive at Featherston POW camp, the tiny town is divided.

The plane bucked sideways, flinging Darryl against the cabin wall.

Featured on the New Zealand Listener's 50 best children's books 2013 Something in the water, a hundred yards or so away.

WINNER OF THE JUNIOR FICTION AWARD AND CHILDREN'S CHOICE JUNIOR FICTION AWARDNew Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2013 WINNER OF THE LIANZA LIBRARIANS' CHOICE AWARD 2013 STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOK AWARD 2013 IBBY HONOUR LIST 2014 '.

In the early stages of the Pacific War, General Douglas MacArthur was expected to prevent the Japanese from taking Australia.

History has shown that dictators often share similarities in the ways they come to power, hold power, and topple from power.

Fourteen-year-old Charlie Law has lived in Little Town, on the border with Old Country, all his life.

Commended for the 2008 Best Books for Kids and Teens, short-listed for the 2008 Snow Willow Award and Ann Connor Brimer Award "e;No one pays much attention to you if you don't have much to say, so there was no way I could have predicted what would happen when I stopped talking altogether.

Short-listed for the 2004 Rocky Mountain Book Award and for the 2003 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award and long-listed for the 2002 CBC Canada Reads People's Choice Book Kataryna Baliuk, a gifted fine arts student, is hoping to have a fresh start at Cawthra School for the Arts after a less-than-successful year at the neighbouring Catholic high school.

In the late 1930s, times were desperate.

For fans of Two Bobbies comes a moving, true story about a young man and his dog who escape the violence of the Syrian War.

For fans of Two Bobbies comes a moving, true story about a young man and his dog who escape the violence of the Syrian War.

A collection of vivid and powerful stories drawn on the front lines of migration by award-winning artist George Butler.

A collection of vivid and powerful stories drawn on the front lines of migration by award-winning artist George Butler.

Inspired by a true story, The Little War Cat is a moving tale of hope amidst conflict, written by debut author Hiba Noor Khan and beautifully illustrated by the astonishing Laura Chamberlain.

The gripping new YA novel from Sue Divin, the acclaimed and Carnegie shortlisted author of Guard Your Heart.

Guard Your Heart is the Carnegie shortlisted debut novel from Sue Divin.

From the Costa Award-winning author Hilary McKay, comes a moving World War II story of family and friendship on opposite sides of a devastating conflict.

From National Poetry Day Ambassadors Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow and Roger Stevens comes an incredible anthology of poetry identifying ways we can Be the Change.

A timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adventure drawing on the true stories of animals caught in the conflict of WWII, winner of the 2019 Sainsbury's Book Prize for Fiction and selected for Waterstones Book of the Month.

A breathtaking story of bravery, friendship and fighting for what you believe in, Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Anna Fargher's bestselling and award-winning The Umbrella Mouse, based on the true stories of the heroic animals caught in the conflict of WWII.

***A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR****** Shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year: Older Non Fiction The Week Junior Book Awards***Featured on This Morning, Steph's Packed Lunch, Radio 4: Today and Channel 4 News_______________Everyone knows the word 'war'.

An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution.

An epic, emotional, breathtaking story of love and loss set amid the Syrian revolution.

A page-turning mystery about bravery and brotherhood among evacuees in the Second World War, from an prize-winning author.

A page-turning mystery about bravery and brotherhood among evacuees in the Second World War, from an prize-winning author.

Written in clear, straightforward language, this book looks at why people go to war and whether it is ever right to kill another person.

The sequel to Secondhand Summer continues Sam Barger's story with the homecoming of his older brother, now wounded from war, and the struggle for the two to understand and find each other again.

Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird, shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Award and winner of the UKLA Book Award.

A House Without Walls is a powerful story of family, hope and redemption amidst the refugee crisis in Syria from the award-winning Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Lucy Eldridge.

Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman returns with a brilliantly realised and truly accessible retelling of the book described as Dickens' "e;most perfect"e; novel.

This is a non-fiction novel (except for usually name-change) about a high-school student turned Marine (ultimately Corporal) serving in the Korean War, containing experiences, including training in Boot Camp, travel, romance, humor, gimmicks, friendships, high commands, tragedies, strenuous combat, becoming temporary prisoner, being wounded and hospitalized, lifestyles of Koreans and others, enemies, R & R, and facts not previously revealed.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language.

A teenage spy.

My name is Inge.

Winner of the Young Quills Historical Novel Award.

Shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Children's Book Award.

October, 1916.

Discover the extraordinary lives of the inspiring girls who have lived throughout history at 6 Chelsea Walk.

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Explore beyond the headlines on the topics of war and terrorism, learning how these issues are treated in the news and how to separate truth from spin.

Explore beyond the headlines on the topic of protecting endangered animals, learning how this issue is treated in the news and how to separate truth from spin.

A look at some of the biggest challenges facing our world today - war and conflict - and how we are tackling themHow can we build a better, fairer, more equal, cleaner world?

Brighton is braced for war.

Thrilling historical adventure set during the English peasants' revolt of 1381, by Paul Dowswell, the author of Ausl nder, and Wolf Children.