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conflict

Books about conflict for readers of all ages.

Cover of Plays (Antony and Cleopatra / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

Plays (Antony and Cleopatra / Othello / Romeo and Juliet)

William Shakespeare

Ages 14–18lovejealousy

Cover of Divided loyalties

Divided loyalties

Dennis Hamley

Ages 10–15family loyaltyhistory

Cover of McDougal Littell Literature

McDougal Littell Literature

Janet Allen, Margaret Atwood, Ray Bradbury, Bill Bryson, Антон Павлович Чехов, Janet Allen, Richard Connell

Ages 12–18survivalhuman nature

Cover of The fort in the forest

The fort in the forest

Everett T. Tomlinson

Ages 10–14adventurecourage

Cover of Indian Mutiny (My Story)

Indian Mutiny (My Story)

Pratima Mitchell

Ages 9–14historycourage

Cover of The devil's angel

The devil's angel

Kevin Brooks

Ages 14–18identitymorality

Cover of Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!

Candace Fleming

Ages 3–7persistencegardening

Cover of Predator

Predator

Mark Verheiden, Chris Warner, Variou, Ron Randall, Steve Mitchell

Ages 13–18survivalconflict

Cover of Malini

Malini

Robert Hillman

Ages 10–16familysisters

Cover of Abe In Arms

Abe In Arms

Pegi Deitz Shea

Ages 12–16identityconflict

Cover of Studies in the short story -- revised edition

Studies in the short story -- revised edition

Adrian H. Jaffe, Virgil Scott, Richard Connell, Ambrose Bierce

Ages 13–18survivalhuman nature

Cover of Lords of the world

Lords of the world

Alfred John Church

Ages 10–16ancient historypower and leadership

Cover of Twenty of the Plays of Shakespeare (Hamlet / King Henry IV. Part 1 / King Henry IV. Part 2 / King Henry V / King Henry VI. Part 2 / King Henry VI. Part 3 / King John / King Lear / King Richard II / King Richard III / Love's Labour's Lost / Lover's Complaint / Merchant of Venice / Merry Wives of Windsor / Midsummer Night's Dream / Much Ado About Nothing / Othello / Romeo and Juliet / Sonnets / Taming of the Shrew / Titus Andronicus / Troilus and Cressida)

Twenty of the Plays of Shakespeare (Hamlet / King Henry IV. Part 1 / King Henry IV. Part 2 / King Henry V / King Henry VI. Part 2 / King Henry VI. Part 3 / King John / King Lear / King Richard II / King Richard III / Love's Labour's Lost / Lover's Complaint / Merchant of Venice / Merry Wives of Windsor / Midsummer Night's Dream / Much Ado About Nothing / Othello / Romeo and Juliet / Sonnets / Taming of the Shrew / Titus Andronicus / Troilus and Cressida)

William Shakespeare

Ages 13–18loveambition

Cover of Love & war

Love & war

Melissa De la Cruz

Ages 13–18loveconflict

Cover of Women Engaged in War in Literature for Youth

Women Engaged in War in Literature for Youth

Hilary S. Crew

Ages 12–18couragewomen's history

Cover of Plays (Midsummer Night's Dream / Romeo and Juliet)

Plays (Midsummer Night's Dream / Romeo and Juliet)

William Shakespeare

Ages 12–18loveconflict

Cover of Predator

Predator

Mark Schultz, Gene Colan, Gregory Wrigh

Ages 12–16survivalconflict

Cover of Tempesta

Tempesta

Mac Park

Ages 8–12imaginationadventure

Cover of Brothers' War

Brothers' War

Patricia Hermes

Ages 9–14loyaltyfamily

Cover of Brothers' War

Brothers' War

Patricia Hermes

Ages 9–14loyaltyfamily

Cover of The story of Guy Fawkes

The story of Guy Fawkes

Rob Childs

Ages 8–12historycourage

Cover of Vendetta

Vendetta

Chris Humphreys

Ages 10–16adventurefamily legacy

Cover of Operation blue dragon

Operation blue dragon

Stephen Dando-Collins

Ages 10–14courageadventure

Cover of Signet Classic Book of American Short Stories

Signet Classic Book of American Short Stories

Burton Raffel, Professor Burton Raffel, Professor Burton Raffel, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Ambrose Bierce, Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Jack London, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ages 14–18moralityhuman nature