RESISTANCE
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
| A heart-pounding tale that follows Chaya Lindner, a fierce and resourceful Jewish teenager navigating the treacherous landscape of Nazi-occupied Poland. After losing her family to the horrors of war, Chaya becomes a daring courier, smuggling food and vital supplies between ghettos while risking everything to join a resistance cell fighting against the oppressive regime. As she faces betrayal and danger at every turn, Chaya's journey leads her to the heart of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, where her courage ignites hope in a world shrouded in darkness. |
ALL SYSTEMS RED
by Martha Wells
| On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid — a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is. But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth. |
AN OCCURENCE
AT OWL CREEK
by Ambrose Bierce In Ambrose Bierce's gripping short story, readers are thrust into the tumultuous mind of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer poised for execution during the Civil War. As he stands bound on a railroad bridge, the noose around his neck tightens, and time seems to stretch in a surreal dance between life and death. In his final moments, Farquhar imagines a daring escape, swimming against the current to reunite with his beloved family. |
| ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN NOVELS: various genres that explore themes of authoritarianism, resistance, and individual freedom. |
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Brave New World
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Fahrenheit 451
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The Handmaid's Tale
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This is how fascism 'Fear + Hate = Power' |
It Can't Happen Here
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Little Brother
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The Plot Against America
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