Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Chocolate Soldier
London. 1940. When World War II breaks out and men over eighteen are conscripted, Clarence Dover, a conscientious objector, refuses to go rather than compromise his principles. Instead he joins the Friend's Ambulance Unit. From the London Blitz to the far reaches of Asia the war tests Clarence in the crucible of suffering. In the end, will he be able to hold his head up as proudly as the rest and say, to save lives, I risked my own? One man will stand as God's soldier, not the war's soldier.
The Opposite of Disappearing
We have always lived in uncertain times. But facing a global pandemic tasks us with questioning the things we take for granted ... Everything is disappearing, but we are still here.The Opposite of Disappearing is an encouraging and inspiring collection of contemporary short stories from Australian authors written during the COVID pandemic.
The Boy in the Hoodie
One girl. One boy. And a friendship that could save them both. The Boy in the Hoodie is a real, unforgettable story about how friendships can bring healing, fade scarring and open new wounds all at the same time.
Crossed Spaces
A handsome clockmaker fixes a broken time machine to help a cursed lady. A young scientist betrays his people to protect an alien species. A girl bonds with her new technological helper and sees in him a personality and a soul. A boy finds his whole life changing when his best friend writes in a mysterious notebook. A crew aboard a settlement spaceship discover that sleeping passengers have gone missing. Come on a journey of exploration with aliens, spacecrafts, bewildering technology and even ghosts. There's friendship, strong families and romance. In these seventeen stories humanity is pushed to its limit and forced to question what is most important in life. Lynne Stringer and RA Stephens bring together a collection of fantasy and science-fiction stories based in worlds that are not quite our own. Authors include Penny Jaye, Emily Larkin, Anne Hamilton, Janeen Samuel, Stephanie Martin, Catriona McKeown, Rosanne Hawke and many more.
Within the Ward
Here, Paige is immersed in a dream reality called 'the Journey'. If patients finish the Journey, then they can go home. Secrets are exposed as Paige bonds with other teens who don't belong. The Journey is meant to be a cure - but Paige soon discovers dark forces within the hospital, and that the dream reality is the stuff of nightmares. Paige and her friends have limited chances to show progress, before it's too late. Can they escape the ward? And can Paige find reasons to live? Within the Ward is a novel that explores mental health and it's stigmatisation, particularly in youths. It encourages readers to challenge their preconceived notions of what mental health is and what it looks like, to create a better understanding of the diversity of mental health.
The Kingdom of the Air
1940. The Battle of Britain has begun.A young Messerschmitt pilot is shot down over Dartmoor. He tries to evade a manhunt, knowing that if he is captured by the British, his war will be over. But when Josef Schafer falls into the hands of a sinister agent of the Special Operations Executive, his troubles have only begun. He is returned to occupied France having made an impossible deal with the British.As the air war escalates, Josef is in danger in the sky and on the ground. His allegiances are tested as he is torn between loyalty to his Luftwaffe comrades and a French woman whom he is compelled to serve.The stakes are high. Whoever controls the sky above the English Channel will decide the fate of nations.
Integrate
Blaine Colton had been trapped in his own body by mitochondrial disease, until revolutionary gene therapy freed him. Just when he thinks he can be a normal teenager, he is told his life-changing procedure was unapproved, making him an illegal GMO. Held at an institute where he's subjected to constant testing, refused contact with his parents and deprived of life-sustaining medication, Blaine begins to suspect something, much bigger than himself, is going on. With his body failing and desperate for answers, he determines he must escape and find Professor Merrick Ramer, the developer of his therapy. But Ramer has vanished and time is running out. Fast.
The First Tackle
Daniella Murphy is on a mission. All she has ever wanted to do is play rugby league, just like her three brothers. However, her grandma says no, her dad stays silent and the school bully just laughs in her face. Their message is clear - girls don't play footy. With the help of an old ally and a newfound hero, she tries to show everybody that they're wrong, but when a scary accident threatens to derail her dreams altogether, even Dani is ready to admit defeat. Will she ever be able to prove that she can do exactly what the boys can do?
Can't Beat the Chemistry
Ionic and covalent bonds are a piece of cake for MJ. But human bonds are a little harder ... There are only two things MJ wants in her final year of high school: 1) Glowing grades and ... 2) to convince uber-smart, chiselled-jaw Jason they'd be a winning team outside the science lab as well as in. Tutoring deadbeat drummer, Luke, isn't part of the plan. After all, he has average intelligence, takes disorganised notes and looks like a partied-out zombie at their study sessions Not even his taut biceps will win MJ over. But MJ learns that she could be tutored in a few life lessons too: That sometimes there's good reason to skip chemistry tutorials. That intelligence is so much more than a grade average. And that sometimes you can't beat the chemistry.
Evacuation Road
Eva is far from home when everything goes wrong. And then it gets even worse. Her evacuation bus leaves her behind, stranded with classmates she barely knows. The chase is on. But South America is big, and the old rules are changing quickly. This is the road trip Eva never knew she needed. This is the race for the last flight home.
