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Material appropriate for young adults

Darkness Be My Friend

Airlifted out of their own country to the safe haven of New Zealand after an enemy invasion of their homeland, Ellie and her friends return to Australia as guides for soldiers who plan an attack on the airfield. Fourth in the Tomorrow series.

Published: 1999,
Tags: Death, Nazis, World War II
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, OceaniaAustralia, Oceania, Realistic FictionAustralia, Oceania, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Johnny Hazzard

Fifteen-year-old Johnny Hazzard’s seventh obligatory summer in London with his divorced father livens up when Johnny meets an older girl named January.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Determination, Lost and found
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), EuropeEngland (UK), Europe, FictionEngland (UK), Europe, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Thura’s Diary: My Life In Wartime Iraq

Nineteen-year-old Thura al-Windawi traces the days leading up to the bombings in Iraq, the war, and the chaos that followed, describing her life and the reality of war for Iraqi families.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Time travel, War
Categories: AsiaAsia, Biography - Autobiography- MemoirAsia, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, IraqAsia, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Iraq, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Copper Sun

draperTwo fifteen-year-old girls — one a slave and the other an indentured servant — escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Escape, plantation, slavery
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Historical FictionAmericas, Historical Fiction, United StatesAmericas, Historical Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Teenage Refugees From Russia Speak Out

Introduces the history and political situation in Russia, and presents a variety of young refugees, who describe the reasons why they had to leave, their travels as refugees, and their experiences adjusting to a new country.

Published: 1995,
Tags: Bears
Categories: EuropeEurope, NonfictionEurope, Nonfiction, RussiaEurope, Nonfiction, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Somehow Tenderness Survives: Stories Of Southern Africa

Ten major South African writers, representing all races and including Nadine Gordimer, Doris Lessing, and Mark Mathabane, explore the political, social, and emotional impact of apartheid.

Published: 1988,
Tags: Crime and punishment, Revenge
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

No Words To Say Goodbye

Forced to leave her native Soviet Union because of anti-Semitism, a young girl journeys to the United States where she records her experiences in a journal, as she adjusts to a new way of life. Also written by Kelli Pryor.

Published: 1994,
Tags: Soccer
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, EuropeBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Europe, RussiaBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Europe, Russia, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

The Owl Service

During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.

Published: 1967,
Tags: Child abuse, Sex roles
Categories: EuropeEurope, FictionEurope, Fiction, Wales (UK)Europe, Fiction, Wales (UK), Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Milkweed

The hardship and cruelty of life in the ghettos of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation of World War II is captured through the eyes of a young Jewish orphan who must use all his wits and courage to survive unimaginable events and circumstances.

Published: 2003,
Tags: Customs and practices, Geography, Holidays and festivals, Social conditions
Categories: EuropeEurope, Historical FictionEurope, Historical Fiction, PolandEurope, Historical Fiction, Poland, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Dare Truth Or Promise

Louie Angelo, a high school senior who plans to be a lawyer, falls in love with a girl who lives in a pub and just wants to get through her exams so she can become a chef.

Published: 1997,
Tags: Friendship, Voyages and travels
Categories: FictionFiction, New ZealandFiction, New Zealand, OceaniaFiction, New Zealand, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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