War Themes & Military Violence – Page 52

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Parental abandonment (theme)
Cheating recounted
Nightmares & hallucinations
Self-sacrifice (on-page) & suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption
Pregnancy mentioned
Blood & injury depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a friend & boyfriend
Murder & attempted murder
Knife violence & stabbing
Explosions
Fire
Death from a fall
Disappearance of a loved one
War themes & battle scenes (on-page)
Animal death

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson isn’t expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to diabolical. In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Cheating recounted
Nightmares & hallucinations
Suicide & suicidal ideation
Injury depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a sister recounted
Death of a brother (on-page)
Murder & attempted murder
Explosion
Torture
Knife violence
Fire
Death from a fall recounted
Disappearance of a loved one
Imprisonment
War themes & battle scenes
Animal cruelty

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped. And now it’s up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess?

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Parental abandonment
Nightmares
Alcohol consumption & abuse mentioned
Blood & injury depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother recounted
Torture
Gun & knife violence
Disappearance of a friend
Kidnapping
Car accident mentioned
War themes

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson—a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any “normal” friends. But things don’t stay quiet for long…

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Parental abandonment & child abuse
Nightmares
Blood & injury depiction including mentions of cannibalism
Explosion
Knife violence
Kidnapping
Drowning mentioned
War themes
Animal death
Bullying
Homelessness

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse – Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds…. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Parental abandonment, child abuse & domestic violence
Infidelity mentioned
Nightmares & hallucinations discussed
Alcohol consumption mentioned
Injury depiction, emesis & mentions of terminal cancer
Death of a mother
Death of an uncle mentioned
Explosion
Knife violence
Car accident
Incarceration
War themes
Drowning mentioned
Hurricane, lightning & storms (on-page)
Earthquake
Animal cruelty
Bullying

The Fates Divide by Veronica Roth

The Fates Divide by Veronica Roth

The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable.

Akos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: He will die in service to Cyra’s family. And when Cyra’s father, Lazmet Noavek—a soulless tyrant, thought to be dead—reclaims the Shotet throne, Akos believes his end is closer than ever.

As Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. For Cyra, that could mean taking the life of the man who may—or may not—be her father. For Akos, it could mean giving his own. In a stunning twist, the two will discover how fate defines their lives in ways most unexpected.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Chronic pain
Starvation
Murder
Torture
Poisoning
War themes

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor’s mysterious old house. At first her brothers and sister don’t believe her when she tells of her visit to the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund, then Peter and Susan step through the wardrobe themselves. In Narnia they find a country buried under the evil enchantment of the White Witch. When they meet the Lion Aslan, they realize they’ve been called to a great adventure and bravely join the battle to free Narnia from the Witch’s sinister spell.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Suicide
Knife violence & stabbing
Animal attack
Animal death
War themes & battle scenes

The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The armies of the Dark Lord Sauron are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor, guided by the treacherous creature Gollum, in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Misogyny
Suicide
Recreational drug use (smoking)
Murder
Kidnapping
Animal death
War themes & battle scenes

The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship is scattered. Some are bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some are contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam are left to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor – the dark Kingdom where Sauron is supreme. Their guide is Gollum, deceitful and lust-filled, slave to the corruption of the Ring.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Recreational drug use (smoking)
Murder
Kidnapping
Animal attack
War themes

Collateral by Ellen Hopkins

Collateral by Ellen Hopkins

Ashley, an MFA student at San Diego State University grew up reading books and never dreamed she would become a military wife. One night she meets a handsome soldier named Cole. He doesn’t match the stereotype of the aggressive military man. He’s passionate and romantic. He even writes poetry. Their relationship evolves into a sexually charged love affair that goes on for five years and survives four deployments. Cole wants Ashley to marry him, but when she meets another man, a professor with similar pursuits and values, she begins to see what life might be like outside the shadow of war.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Military service & deployment