Books with title Great Rebellion

Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. The term comes from the Latin verb rebello, "I renew war" + bello . The rebel is the individual that partakes in rebellion or rebellious activities, particularly when armed. Thus, the term rebellion also refers to the ensemble of rebels in a state of revolt.

DARKER DAYS ARE AHEAD OF US. Smoke rises from the ruins of fallen kingdoms. Forgotten secrets have been revealed. In the darkness of the world, Lucifer's army grows.The quest of the book-bearers grows even more perilous when Isaac and his companions discover that ancient enemies have risen from the Heart of Elysium, seeking to snatch the Book of Letters from their hands. The Nephilins are now aided by Xavier, one of the Fallen Rulers. Villages have been brought to the ground by armies of Shadows. Creatures from the Abyss now lurk in the mountains and forests, longing to kill whoever crosses their path.Isaac and his companions must find courage to overcome their fears as they continue their journey throughout Elysium.

A new holiday classic is born! Lisa Trumbauer and Jannie Ho have whipped up a fresh, fabulous, and very funny companion to The Haunted Ghoul Bus. In a playful take on “The Night before Christmas,” the talented pair provides kids with a one-of-kind, behind-the-scenes peek into Santa’s workshop. And it seems that all’s not well at the North Pole: the reindeer have gone on strike and Santa’s auditioning a menagerie of other animals to take their place. But when the cats abandon station to chase some mice and the elephants fall through the roof, what’s Santa to do? Will his eight trusty reindeer ever fly again?

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Auria was the last nation in Europe to be occupied by the Global Defence Organisation, the same organisation that promised to bring peace when riots spread rapidly across the continent. Now governing all of Old Europe, the GDO’s control over Auria begins to increase and their tactics to dominate the population become more violent; 17-year-old Cassia Fortis decides that she’s had enough of being repressed and chooses to take matters into her own hands. With her loyal friend Luca, Cassia joins the GDO army, in the hope that she can find a way to free her dad from prison and reunite her parents. What she doesn’t account for are the measures she will have to take to prove her loyalty to the regime and the devastating path her best friend Jake will take.

Selected as a New York Public Library Book for the Teenage. In this powerful and captivating adventure novel set in Western Canada, W.J. Scanlan weaves the story of two very different rebellions -- the Riel Rebellion of 1885, and fifteen-year-old Jack Rawlins' personal rebellion against his war-hero father. Equally at home with the soldiers and families of Fort Carlton on the North Saskatchewan River and his Métis friends in the surrounding countryside, young Jack is faced with difficult choices as hotheads within the fort preach war against Métis and Métis leader Gabriel Dumont -- loyalties further tested when Jack mistakenly interprets his father's actions as cowardly. Will Jack fight with his friends the Métis and betray his own people? Rich with the history of the times, Rebellion is a remarkable coming of age novel -- a memorable, action-filled story of cowardice and courage in a time of war.