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conflict and tension

Books about conflict and tension for readers of all ages.

Cover of Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter

Michael Burgan

Ages 8–14american historycivil war

Cover of Perrine's literature--structure, sound and sense--Ninth edition

Perrine's literature--structure, sound and sense--Ninth edition

Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson, Greg Johnson, Антон Павлович Чехов, Albert Camus, Chinua Achebe, Margaret Atwood, Richard Connell

Ages 14–18survivalhuman nature