Safety & Danger
This collection, spanning books like Nadine Gordimer's Jump and Other Stories and Lois Lowry's Number the Stars, gathers fiction and nonfiction examining how our human craving for safety is compromised, questioned, and challenged by an unpredictable and sometimes dangerous world.
Publication year 2001
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Race, Family, Perseverance, Fear, Coming of Age, Justice, Safety & Danger
Tags Historical Fiction, African American Literature, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, World History
Publication year 1977
Genre Short Story, Fiction
Themes Safety & Danger, Love, Science & Technology
Tags Science Fiction, Technology
Publication year 2023
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Hate & Anger, Love, Sexual Identity, Coming of Age, Family, Self Discovery, Beauty, Good & Evil, Loyalty & Betrayal, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger
Tags Romance, New Adult, Fairy Tale & Folklore, Horror & Suspense, Fantasy
Publication year 2022
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Environment, Apathy, Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Hope, Grief, Indigenous Identity, Justice, Safety & Danger, Science & Technology, Fathers, Friendship, Teamwork, Mothers, Animals, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Death, Plants, Place, Politics & Government, Community
Tags Action & Adventure, Survival Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Coming of Age, Children`s Literature, Natural Disaster, Climate Change, Modern Classic Fiction, Historical Fiction
Publication year 1846
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Fear, Place, Self Discovery, Colonialism, Community, Politics & Government, Justice, Religion & Spirituality, Safety & Danger, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies
Tags Travel Literature, Action & Adventure, Life-Inspired Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classic Fiction, American Literature, World History
Publication year 1996
Genre Biography, Nonfiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Indigenous Identity, Mental Health, Race, Environment, Self Discovery, Colonialism, Nation, Politics & Government, Justice, Safety & Danger
Tags US History, American Literature, Travel Literature, Action & Adventure
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West is a landmark work of historical nonfiction by historian and author Stephen E. Ambrose, first published in 1996. A leading scholar of American military and political history, Ambrose was the author of numerous acclaimed books, including Band of Brothers and D-Day: June 6, 1944. In Undaunted Courage, Ambrose turns his attention to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, presenting it as both a... Read Undaunted Courage Summary
Publication year 2001
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Fear, Coming of Age, War, Loyalty & Betrayal, Safety & Danger
Tags World War II
Publication year 2011
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Perseverance, Fear, Guilt, Love, Coming of Age, Self Discovery, Community, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Safety & Danger, Science & Technology, Truth & Lies
Tags Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Action & Adventure, Religion & Spirituality
Publication year 2022
Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction
Themes Family, Safety & Danger, Science & Technology
Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, World History, Biography, Crime & Law, US History
Publication year 2011
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Fear, Loneliness, Shame & Pride, Gender Identity, Childhood & Youth, Death, Fathers, Mothers, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Social Class, Equality, Justice, Safety & Danger, Science & Technology
Tags World History, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature
Publication year 2000
Genre Graphic Novel/Book, Fiction
Themes Death, Fear, Order & Chaos, Fate, Community, Safety & Danger
Tags Horror & Suspense, Fantasy, Japanese Literature, Psychology, Science & Nature, Natural Disaster
Publication year 2020
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Friendship, Community, Safety & Danger, Coming of Age, Forgiveness, Revenge, Love, Mothers, Family, Guilt, Hate & Anger, Fear, Justice, Equality, Good & Evil, Marriage, Truth & Lies, Perseverance, Conflict, Loneliness, Hope, Gratitude
Tags Historical Fiction, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Coming of Age, Relationships, Race & Racism, Trauma & Abuse, Love & Sexuality, Social Justice, Modern Classic Fiction, World History
Publication year 2015
Genre Play, Fiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Hope, Love, Memory, Regret, Language, Race, Future, The Past, Family, Friendship, Self Discovery, Community, Education, Immigration, Nation, War, Fate, Justice, Music, Safety & Danger, Trust & Doubt
Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, Drama, Comedy & Satire, Education, Education, World History, Dramatic Literature, Humor
Publication year 1993
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Forgiveness, Grief, Guilt, Hope, Love, Memory, Regret, Shame & Pride, Gender Identity, Masculinity, Race, Sexual Identity, Midlife, Death, Future, The Past, Environment, Family, Marriage, War, Loyalty & Betrayal, Safety & Danger
Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Publication year 1997
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Fear, Animals, Safety & Danger
Tags Psychology, Self-Improvement, Health
Publication year 2017
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Safety & Danger, Grief
Tags Chinese Literature, Asian Literature, Technology, Science Fiction, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Action & Adventure
Marie Lu’s young adult science fiction Warcross (2017) is the first book in the Warcross series. Set in the future, bounty hunter Emika Chen takes part in an international online game to track down her mark. Lu writes primarily dystopian and science fiction for young adults and is well known for her bestselling trilogy, Legend. Kirkus Reviews included Warcross on its Best Teen Science Fiction books of 2017. This guide references the 2017 Random House... Read Warcross Summary
Publication year 2023
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Mental Health, Fear, Truth & Lies, Guilt, Trust & Doubt, Safety & Danger, Friendship
Tags Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Mental Illness
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Memory, Fear, Grief, Loneliness, Gender Identity, Family, Mothers, Self Discovery, Social Class, Nation, War, Loyalty & Betrayal, Safety & Danger, Truth & Lies
Tags Historical Fiction, World War II, Coming of Age, Post-War Era
Warlight (2018) is a historical fiction novel by Sri Lankan-born Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje. Ondaatje is best known for his Booker Prize winning novel, The English Patient (1992). Part spy thriller and coming-of-age story, Warlight follows 14-year-old Nathaniel Williams and his older sister, Rachel, in post-World War II London. When their parents depart for a year-long work assignment in Singapore, the siblings are left in the care of an enigmatic guardian named The Moth. Nathaniel... Read Warlight Summary
Publication year 2006
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Memory, Love, Perseverance, Loneliness, Hope, Aging, Disability, Animals, Social Class, Friendship, Fathers, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger, Loyalty & Betrayal
Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, Great Depression, Mental Illness, Trauma & Abuse, Modern Classic Fiction, World History
Water for Elephants, a New York Times bestseller and author Sara Gruen’s third novel, was published in 2006 by Algonquin. The novel was adapted into a full-length film in 2011 starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattison.Gruen often features animals in her novels, and Water for Elephants is no exception, as she follows two lovers in a forbidden relationship set against the backdrop of a circus and its eclectic mix of characters and exotic animals. The... Read Water for Elephants Summary
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Fear, Hope, Joy, Love, Memory, Regret, Sexual Identity, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Future, The Past, Family, Fathers, Friendship, Mothers, Self Discovery, Community, Fate, Good & Evil, Loyalty & Betrayal, Order & Chaos, Safety & Danger, Trust & Doubt
Tags Fantasy, Romance