( The War That Saved My Life ) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: A touching story about a girl with a clubfoot who escapes her abusive home during World War II, finding healing and family in the English countryside.
: A significant 10-year republican uprising in southern Brazil (1835–1845) often retold in documentaries and historical fiction. A Guerra
( The Forever War ) by Joe Haldeman: A hard sci-fi masterpiece that uses interstellar war and time dilation to explore the psychological struggles of veterans returning to a world they no longer recognize. ( The War That Saved My Life )