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humanity

Books about humanity for readers of all ages.

Cover of Lightning

Lightning

Bonnie S. Calhoun

Ages 13–18survivalresilience

Cover of Hollowgirl

Hollowgirl

Sean Williams

Ages 13–18identitycloning

Cover of Little Manfred

Little Manfred

Michael Morpurgo

Ages 9–14war and conflictcompassion

Cover of Rose Blanche

Rose Blanche

Christophe Gallaz, Roberto Innocenti

Ages 9–14compassioncourage

Cover of Young Mutants

Young Mutants

Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Ray Bradbury, Frederic Brown, John Brunner, George Byram, Edmond Hamilton, Alan Edward Nourse, Ann L. Mackenzie, Margaret St. Clair, Raymond F. Jones, David Keller, Mack Reynolds, Zenna Henderson, Martin Greenberg

Ages 10–16mutationevolution

Cover of Million Suns

Million Suns

Beth Revis

Ages 13–18survivalidentity

Cover of Firestorm

Firestorm

John Peel

Ages 10–15survivalcourage

Cover of Adam and Thomas

Adam and Thomas

Aharon Appelfeld, Jeffrey Green, Philippe Dumas

Ages 10–16friendshipsurvival

Cover of Cyborg

Cyborg

Patricia McKissack

Ages 10–16identityhumanity

Cover of The Wind Is Not a River

The Wind Is Not a River

Arnold A. Griese

Ages 10–15war and conflictresilience

Cover of Echoes of war

Echoes of war

Robert Westall

Ages 12–16war and conflictresilience

Cover of The watch that ends the night

The watch that ends the night

Allan Wolf

Ages 12–18historysurvival

Cover of The end

The end

Charles Higson

Ages 12–16survivalcourage

Cover of Fox Forever

Fox Forever

Mary E. Pearson

Ages 13–18identitybioethics

Cover of Juno of Taris

Juno of Taris

Fleur Beale

Ages 13–18identitygenetic engineering

Cover of Voices from the second world war

Voices from the second world war

Walker Books

Ages 10–18historywar

Cover of The butterfly

The butterfly

Patricia Polacco

Ages 6–12couragekindness

Cover of The butterfly

The butterfly

Patricia Polacco

Ages 7–12couragekindness

Cover of Stories of World War One

Stories of World War One

Tony Bradman

Ages 9–14couragehistory

Cover of Half spoon of rice

Half spoon of rice

Icy Smith

Ages 10–16survivalresilience

Cover of War Game

War Game

Michael Foreman

Ages 9–14war and peacehumanity

Cover of The Fox Inheritance

The Fox Inheritance

Mary E. Pearson

Ages 12–18identitysurvival

Cover of Island of Dr. Moreau

Island of Dr. Moreau

David Rodriguez, Pietro, Trusted Trusted Translations

Ages 10–15ethics and moralityscience and experimentation

Cover of Ruins (Partials Sequence)

Ruins (Partials Sequence)

Dan Wells

Ages 13–18survivalhumanity