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|''[[Animal Farm]]''  

|''[[Animal Farm]]''  

|[[George Orwell]]

|[[George Orwell]]

|A short story by [[George Orwell]], it describes a farm run by [[socialist]] animals. The animals rebel against their owners and set up a new farm under socialist ideas, though this idealistic future devolves into a dictatorship run by Napoleon the pig. Although it seems to be more pro-socialist, as the book goes on it begins to show the dangers and corruptness that arise through [[communism]]. It is based on the beginning of the Soviet Revolution, and every character represents either a prominent Soviet leader or a group of Russian citizens (Such as the elderly or workers).

|A short story by [[George Orwell]], it describes a farm run by [[socialist]] animals. The animals rebel against their owners and set up a new farm under socialist ideas, though this idealistic future devolves into a dictatorship run by Napoleon the pig. Although it seems to be more pro-socialist, as the book goes on, it begins to show the dangers and corruption that arise through [[communism]]. It is based on the beginning of the Soviet Revolution, and every character represents either a prominent Soviet leader or a group of Russian citizens (Such as the elderly or workers).

Two film adaptations have been released: an animated film in 1954 and a live-action/puppet film in 1999.

Three film adaptations have been released: an animated film in 1954, a live-action/puppet film in 1999, and another animated film in 2026.

|Political Satire

|Political Satire

|1945

|1945

|''[[The Bostonians]]''

|''[[The Bostonians]]''

|[[Henry James]]

|[[Henry James]]

|A brilliant satire of the elite in [[Boston]] in the late 1800s, this book hurt the career of the magnificent writer Henry James because [[liberal]]s disliked both his mockery of them and his implicit criticism of the early [[feminist]] movement.  James did not expect the politically motivated disdain for this classic, and it caused him to shift some of his time to writing plays.

|A brilliant satire of the elite in [[Boston]] in the late 1800s, this book hurt the career of the magnificent writer Henry James because [[liberal]]s disliked both his mockery of them and his implicit criticism of the early [[feminist]] movement.  James did not expect the politically motivated disdain for this classic, and it led him to spend more time writing plays.

A movie version was made in 1984, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Reeve, and Jessica Tandy.

A movie version was made in 1984, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Reeve, and Jessica Tandy.

|''[[1984]] / Nineteen Eighty-Four''

|''[[1984]] / Nineteen Eighty-Four''

|[[George Orwell]]

|[[George Orwell]]

|Another classic book by Orwell, focusing on a civilian living in a [[Socialist]] world. The earth is split into 3 Nations: Oceania (The Americas, Australia, South Africa, and England), Eurasia (All of Europe and Russia), and Eastasia (Japan, China, and other parts of South Asia). All 3 nations fight over the leftover areas, like [[North Africa]] and the [[Middle East]], which result in endless casualties. There is constant editing of history. People, places, and things are constantly erased, changed, or added (similar to the acts of the [[Soviet Union]]). Words and thoughts are censored and use of them results in torture and death.

|Another classic book by Orwell, focusing on a civilian living in a [[Socialist]] world. The Earth is split into 3 Nations: Oceania (The Americas, Australia, South Africa, and England), Eurasia (All of Europe and Russia), and Eastasia (Japan, China, and other parts of South Asia). All 3 nations fight over the leftover areas, like [[North Africa]] and the [[Middle East]], which results in endless casualties. There is constant editing of history. People, places, and things are constantly erased, changed, or added (similar to the acts of the [[Soviet Union]]). Words and thoughts are censored, and using them results in torture and death.

|Dystopian

|Dystopian

|1949

|1949

|''The First Circle''

|''The First Circle''

|[[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]

|[[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]]

|The book follows "Zeks", a group of intelligent scientists living in Soviet gulags forced to work for the Soviet Government; they're forced to help improve a government that causes too much pain and suffering. The novel is about the moral struggle between keeping yourself alive and causing someone else more pain in the future or doing the right thing.

|The book follows "Zeks", a group of intelligent scientists living in Soviet gulags, forced to work for the Soviet Government; they're forced to help improve a government that causes too much pain and suffering. The novel is about the moral struggle between keeping yourself alive and causing someone else more pain in the future or doing the right thing.

|Autobiographical Fiction

|Autobiographical Fiction

|1968

|1968

|''The Moon is a Harsh Mistress''

|''The Moon is a Harsh Mistress''

|[[Robert Heinlein]]

|[[Robert Heinlein]]

|Set in a Lunar Colony created as a prison on the Moon in the year 2075, Heinlein tells the story of the revolution by the Moon colony and its criminal population against the authoritarian Earth (Similar to a Soviet Gulag revolting against the USSR). The novel seems to lean towards Libertarian beliefs.

|Set in a Lunar Colony created as a prison on the Moon in 2075, Heinlein tells the story of the Moon colony and its criminal population revolting against authoritarian Earth (Similar to a Soviet Gulag revolting against the USSR). The novel seems to lean towards Libertarian beliefs.

|Science Fiction

|Science Fiction

|1966

|1966

|''Double Star''

|''Double Star''

|[[Robert Heinlein]]

|[[Robert Heinlein]]

|Fate smiles on a skilled but extraordinarily vain, racist (OK: species-ist), and seemingly hopelessly character-flawed actor induced by chance casting to practice better behavior for long enough dimly to recognize the worth of doing so for its own sake - and duly grows into the role becoming, to his own amazement, a significant and inspiring historical figure.

|Fate smiles on a skilled but extraordinarily vain, racist (OK: speciesist), and seemingly hopelessly character-flawed actor, induced by chance casting to practice better behavior for long enough, dimly, to recognize the worth of doing so for its own sake - and duly grows into the role, becoming, to his own amazement, a significant and inspiring historical figure.

|Science Fiction

|Science Fiction

|1956

|1956

|''Starship Troopers''

|''Starship Troopers''

|[[Robert Heinlein]]

|[[Robert Heinlein]]

|Human society had to rebuild itself after a war between [[Communist]] [[China]] and a [[Russia]]n, [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[America]]n alliance. As part of that rebuilding, mustered-out [[veteran]]s, returning to find their home cities in disorder, imposed an order of their own, leading to a society in which one has to earn the right to [[vote]] by serving the society by putting one's life at risk. A young man, a product of this society, joins a [[Marines]]-like space infantry to impress a female friend at his school, but makes a career of it and goes on to become an [[officer]] – as his society must fight a major [[war]] against a species of [[spider]]-like social [[insect]]s. A stark contrast between total communism and a society where those who would take part in running the state, must first risk their lives for the sake of the state.

|Human society had to rebuild itself after a war between [[Communist]] [[China]] and a [[Russia]]n, [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[America]]n alliance. As part of that rebuilding, mustered-out [[veteran]]s, returning to find their home cities in disorder, imposed an order of their own, leading to a society in which one has to earn the right to [[vote]] by serving the society by putting one's life at risk. A young man, a product of this society, joins a [[Marines]]-like space infantry to impress a female friend at his school, but makes a career of it and goes on to become an [[officer]] – as his society must fight a major [[war]] against a species of [[spider]]-like social [[insect]]s. A stark contrast between total communism and a society where those who would take part in running the state must first risk their lives for the sake of the state.

|Science Fiction

|Science Fiction

|1959

|1959

|''Lord of the Rings''  

|''Lord of the Rings''  

|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]

|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]

|With about 150 Million copies sold, this book is said to be the best-selling novel of all time. The book touches on themes of corruptness through absolute power, Fate VS Free Will, and Death.

|With about 150 million copies sold, this book is said to be the best-selling novel of all time. The book touches on themes of corruption through absolute power, fate vs. free will, and Death.

|Fantasy

|Fantasy

|1954-1955

|1954-1955

|''Darkness at Noon''

|''Darkness at Noon''

|[[Arthur Koestler]]

|[[Arthur Koestler]]

|The book is set in the year 1938 in the now Communist Russia. The main character, Nicholas Rubashov, stands trial during one of Josef Stalin's infamous Purges. A former Bolshevik leader, he is tried for treason against the nation he helped to change. Although the novel is based on true events, Koestler doesn't use names like "Stalin" or "The Soviet Union". The novel is about the dangers of communism, similar to "Animal Farm" , and tries to show the reader how corrupt the Soviet system is.

|The book is set in 1938 in Communist Russia. The main character, Nicholas Rubashov, stands trial during one of Josef Stalin's infamous Purges. A former Bolshevik leader, he is tried for treason against the nation he helped to change. Although the novel is based on true events, Koestler doesn't use names like "Stalin" or "The Soviet Union". The novel explores the dangers of communism, similar to "Animal Farm", and shows readers how corrupt the Soviet system is.

|Dystopian

|Dystopian

|1940

|1940

|''The Camp of the Saints''

|''The Camp of the Saints''

|[[Jean Raspail]]

|[[Jean Raspail]]

|Back on the Bestseller list, Le Camp Des Saints is a book that could be applied to the modern day. It's about citizens from a third-world country that mass immigrate to Europe and America and absolutely destroy the Western culture. The book has "Rouge States," Countries that refuse to give in to pressure from others to accept immigrants. It can be an allegory for modern-day radicalized Muslims. Some radicals come into countries (Germany, England, ECT.) and rape their once great culture and turn it into the hell that was their home country.

|Back on the Bestseller list, Le Camp Des Saints is a book that could be applied to the modern day. It's about citizens from a third-world country who mass immigrate to Europe and America and absolutely destroy Western culture. The book has "Rouge States," Countries that refuse to give in to pressure from others to accept immigrants. It can be an allegory for modern-day radicalized Muslims. Some radicals come into countries (Germany, England, etc.) and rape their once great culture and turn it into the hell that was their home country.

|Speculative Fiction

|Speculative Fiction

|1973

|1973

|''State of Fear''  

|''State of Fear''  

|[[Michael Crichton]]

|[[Michael Crichton]]

|Crichton's novel revolves around a terrorism plot by "Eco-Terrorists" to raise attention on Global Warming / Global Cooling / Climate Change / Climate Disruption / Carbon Pollution. Even though the book is a work of dystopian fiction, it tries to get readers to think about both sides of the global warming debate. Critics and readers say this ruins the book's story.

|Crichton's novel revolves around a terrorism plot by "Eco-Terrorists" to raise attention on Global Warming / Global Cooling / Climate Change / Climate Disruption / Carbon Pollution. Although the book is dystopian fiction, it tries to get readers to consider both sides of the global warming debate. Critics and readers say this ruins the book's story.

|Dystopian

|Dystopian

|2004

|2004

|''The Red Badge of Courage''  

|''The Red Badge of Courage''  

|[[Stephen Crane]]

|[[Stephen Crane]]

|About redemption, this book is about a Union Army Private during the United States Civil War. During a battle, he fled from the skirmish. Overcome by shame, he decides that he could redeem himself if he takes a bullet for his cause.  

|About redemption, this book is about a Union Army Private during the United States Civil War. During a battle, he fled from the skirmish. Overcome by shame, he decides he can redeem himself by taking a bullet for his cause.  

|Fiction

|Fiction

|1895

|1895

|''Persepolis''

|''Persepolis''

|Marjane Satrapi

|Marjane Satrapi

|Graphic novel about a teen girl in [[Iran]] at the time of the 1979 [[Iranian Revolution]] who secretly gains a liking for Western culture and realises how corrupt her country's new [[Islamic extremist]] government is. The book portrays American values positively and the authoritarian regime of Iran negatively.

|Graphic novel about a teen girl in [[Iran]] during the 1979 [[Iranian Revolution]] who secretly develops a liking for Western culture and realizes how corrupt her country's new [[Islamic extremist]] government is. The book portrays American values positively and Iran's authoritarian regime negatively.

|Fiction

|Fiction

|1980

|1980

|''Nuremberg: The Reckoning''  

|''Nuremberg: The Reckoning''  

|[[William F. Buckley, Jr.]]

|[[William F. Buckley, Jr.]]

|Set during the 1945 Nazi War Crime trials in Nuremberg, Germany, a young German-American interpreter must listen and translate stories of the brutal treatment by National Socialist German Workers' Party members of Jews during the Holocaust. Being of German descent, he must deal with the shame he now has from his home country's acts.

|Set during the 1945 Nazi war crimes trials in Nuremberg, Germany, a young German-American interpreter must listen to and translate stories of the brutal treatment of Jews by National Socialist German Workers' Party members of Jews during the Holocaust. Being of German descent, he must deal with the shame he now has from his home country's acts.

|Historical Fiction

|Historical Fiction

|2003

|2003

|''Gilead''  

|''Gilead''  

|[[Marilynne Robinson]]

|[[Marilynne Robinson]]

|Gilead is the autobiography of a fictional dying pastor from Iowa who writes about his life for his young son to read. The son, who won't have many memories of his father, develops a love for God and family through this diary-like book from his father.

|Gilead is the autobiography of a fictional dying pastor from Iowa who writes about his life for his young son to read. The son, who won't have many memories of his father, develops a love for God and family through his father's diary-like book.

|Fiction

|Fiction

|2004

|2004

|''Rainbow Six''  

|''Rainbow Six''  

|[[Tom Clancy]]

|[[Tom Clancy]]

|About a counter-terrorist unit in several nations, it focuses on the unit as they deal with terrorist plots worldwide, similar to the G.I. Joe team but worldwide. The concept was so popular it spawned a video game series, starting in 1998 and still continuing today, giving teenage gamers good morals.

|About a counter-terrorist unit in several nations, it follows the unit as it deals with terrorist plots worldwide, similar to the G.I. Joe team but on a global scale. The concept was so popular it spawned a video game series that began in 1998 and continues today, giving teenage gamers good morals.

|Techno-Thriller

|Techno-Thriller

|1998

|1998

|''Red Storm Rising''  

|''Red Storm Rising''  

|[[Tom Clancy]]

|[[Tom Clancy]]

|This book focuses on a Third World War between the forces of NATO And those of the Warsaw Pact. Surprisingly, the war never escalated to the point where nuclear warheads were used, but conventional guns and vehicles were used instead.  

|This book focuses on a Third World War between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Surprisingly, the war never escalated to the point where nuclear warheads were used, but conventional guns and vehicles were used instead.  

|Techno-Thriller

|Techno-Thriller

|1986

|1986

|''The Bridges at Toko-Ri''

|''The Bridges at Toko-Ri''

|[[James Michener]]

|[[James Michener]]

|About US Navy pilots during the [[Korean War]], they must destroy bridges in enemy territory used by the Koreans to send supplies and soldiers to the front. The story was so popular it eventually spawned a movie of the same name in 1954.

|About US Navy pilots during the [[Korean War]], they must destroy bridges in enemy territory that Koreans use to send supplies and soldiers to the front. The story was so popular it eventually spawned a movie of the same name in 1954.

|Fiction

|Fiction

|1953

|1953

|''Little Women''  

|''Little Women''  

|[[Louisa May Alcott]]

|[[Louisa May Alcott]]

|Jo March and her sisters come of age during the end of the Civil War, in which their father is fighting for the Union. The March sisters hold to conservative values taught by their mother despite pressure from their companions.

|Jo March and her sisters come of age at the end of the Civil War, while their father fights for the Union. The March sisters hold to conservative values taught by their mother despite pressure from their companions.

|Bildungsroman

|Bildungsroman

|1868

|1868

|''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe''  

|''The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe''  

|[[C.S. Lewis]]

|[[C.S. Lewis]]

|Four children cross over from a wardrobe to a fantasy world called Narnia, where the heroic lion Aslan prepares a great battle against the White Witch, who wants to keep Narnia in an eternal winter. Contains many Christian allegories.

|Four children cross from a wardrobe into a fantasy world called Narnia, where the heroic lion Aslan prepares for a great battle against the White Witch, who wants to keep Narnia in an eternal winter. Contains many Christian allegories.

|Fantasy

|Fantasy

|1984

|1984

|''The Jungle Book''  

|''The Jungle Book''  

|[[Rudyard Kipling]]

|[[Rudyard Kipling]]

|A boy named Mowgli is found orphaned in the Indian jungle and is raised by a pack of wolves, with Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear as his teachers. He also faces down Shere Khan, a crippled tiger who wants to kill and eat Mowgli after separating him from his parents. The book promotes friendship and family values, and misanthropy is frowned upon.

|A boy named Mowgli is found orphaned in the Indian jungle and is raised by a pack of wolves, with Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear as his teachers. He also faces down Shere Khan, a crippled tiger who wants to kill and eat Mowgli after separating him from his parents. The book promotes friendship and family values, and frowns on misanthropy.

|Children's Literature

|Children's Literature

|1894

|1894

|''Maus''  

|''Maus''  

|Art Spiegelman

|Art Spiegelman

|Portrays the sheer disgustingness of the German National Socialists from the viewpoint of a Holocaust survivor. In 2022 the book was banned by the McMinn County School Board in [[Tennessee]]<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/22/01/26/tennessee-school-board-bans-holocaust-comic-maus-by-art-spiegelman.html Tennessee school board bans Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ – author Art Spiegelman condemns the move as ‘Orwellian’ ]</ref>

|Portrays the sheer disgustingness of the German National Socialists from the viewpoint of a Holocaust survivor. In 2022, the book was banned by the McMinn County School Board in [[Tennessee]]<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/22/01/26/tennessee-school-board-bans-holocaust-comic-maus-by-art-spiegelman.html Tennessee school board bans Holocaust graphic novel ‘Maus’ – author Art Spiegelman condemns the move as ‘Orwellian’ ]</ref>

|Autobiography/Biography

|Autobiography/Biography

|1980  

|1980  

|''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' series

|''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' series

|[[A.A. Milne]]

|[[A.A. Milne]]

|Winnie-the-Pooh and his toy friends, along with Christopher Robin, experience the innocence of childhood. A classic standing against the Liberals' attempts to ruin childhood.

|Winnie-the-Pooh and his toy friends, along with Christopher Robin, experience childhood innocence. A classic standing against the Liberals' attempts to ruin childhood.

|Children's Literature

|Children's Literature

|1924-1928

|1924-1928

|''Of Sound Mind''

|''Of Sound Mind''

|Jean Farris

|Jean Farris

|It's about overcoming hardships as a high school senior named Theo is the only hearing member of an all-deaf family. It also promotes friendship and family values.

|It's about overcoming hardships as Theo, a high school senior, is the only hearing member of an all-deaf family. It also promotes friendship and family values.

|Realistic Fiction

|Realistic Fiction

|2001

|2001

|''Painting the Black''

|''Painting the Black''

|Carl Deuker

|Carl Deuker

|For the majority of this book, it promotes friendship values between a baseball-playing high school senior named Ryan Ward and his best friend named Josh Daniels, who plays both football and baseball. After Josh grabs a girl by the bra at lunch, has a mocking article in the school newspaper, and attempts to sexually assault the girl who wrote it as revenge, Ryan doesn't want to rat him out but eventually does. The ending has a message about overcoming such hardships. The book can also be seen to show the dangers and consequences of [[anger]].

|For most of the book, it promotes friendship between a baseball-playing high school senior named Ryan Ward and his best friend, Josh Daniels, who plays both football and baseball. After Josh grabs a girl by the bra at lunch, has a mocking article in the school newspaper, and attempts to sexually assault the girl who wrote it as revenge, Ryan doesn't want to rat him out but eventually does. The ending has a message about overcoming such hardships. The book also shows the dangers and consequences of [[anger]].

|Realistic Fiction/Sports Fiction

|Realistic Fiction/Sports Fiction

|1997

|1997

|''[[The Divine Comedy]]''

|''[[The Divine Comedy]]''

|[[Dante]]

|[[Dante]]

|Describes the dangers of wrongdoing, which could have you end up in the infamous Inferno (Hell), and the virtues of doing the right thing, which could have you end up in Heaven. It also talks about Purgatory.

|Describes the dangers of wrongdoing, which could land you in the infamous Inferno (Hell), and the virtues of doing the right thing, which could land you in Heaven. It also talks about Purgatory.

|Epic Poetry

|Epic Poetry

|1320

|1320

|''Ferdinand the Bull''

|''Ferdinand the Bull''

|Munro Leaf

|Munro Leaf

|This book is about a bull named Ferdinand who lives in Spain and prefers to stay under his favorite cork tree and smell flowers over fighting a matador in a bullring. It also inspired conservative leader [[Martin Luther King]]. In 1938, Walt Disney created a cartoon about Ferdinand, and an animated movie about Ferdinand (created by Blue Sky Studios) was released in 2017.

|This book is about a bull named Ferdinand who lives in Spain and prefers to stay under his favorite cork tree and smell flowers rather than fight a matador in a bullring. It also inspired conservative leader [[Martin Luther King]]. In 1938, Walt Disney created a cartoon about Ferdinand, and an animated movie about Ferdinand (created by Blue Sky Studios) was released in 2017.

|Children's Literature

|Children's Literature

|1936

|1936

|''[[Watership Down]]''

|''[[Watership Down]]''

|[[Richard Adams]]

|[[Richard Adams]]

|This book tells of a band of British rabbits led by two brothers - clever leader Hazel and prophetic Fiver - as they journey to a new home when their old home is bulldozed. Once they reach their new home, they spend the novel building it up by recruiting more rabbits to join them, as well as fend off an attack from an aggressive neighboring warren.

|This book tells of a band of British rabbits led by two brothers - clever leader Hazel and prophetic Fiver - as they journey to a new home when their old home is bulldozed. Once they reach their new home, they spend the novel building it up by recruiting more rabbits to join them and fending off an attack from an aggressive neighboring warren.

While Richard Adams said that the book is more for entertainment and not an allegory, there are still some lessons to be learned in the story. The book promotes upholding traditions, though the rabbits are not afraid to break tradition once in a while to make their new home (for example, females do most of the digging for their babies, but the males that made it through the journey decide to dig in their place), thus showing that there is room for both conservative values and progressive values. Totalitarian rule is condemned in the form of the book's villain: General Woundwort, who rules Efrefa with an iron paw; he keeps his rabbits in seclusion in Efrefa to the point of them overcrowding and allows his council to rip the ears of another rabbit named Blackavar for trying to escape. Courage, loyalty, and fighting for one's home are shown in a positive light, an example being Bigwig (a friend of Hazel's and an officer in the "Owsla") helping his friends defend their new home and fighting Woundwort himself. Hazel and Fiver share a strong brotherhood; while they have their differences in ways of thinking (Hazel being more daring and Fiver being more cautious), they ultimately respect each other and care for each other, showing brotherhood in a good way. Finally, while there is some environmentalism in the book (though the humans are portrayed as mainly apathetic to the rabbits' lives, and Richard Adams had condemned urbanizing the countryside), it does show that humans can be good to rabbits, as seen when a girl named Lucy saves Hazel from her cat and releases him back into the wild.

While Richard Adams said the book is more for entertainment than an allegory, the story still offers lessons. The book promotes upholding traditions, though the rabbits are not afraid to break tradition once in a while to make their new home (for example, females do most of the digging for their babies, but the males that made it through the journey decide to dig in their place), thus showing that there is room for both conservative values and progressive values. Totalitarian rule is condemned through the book's villain, General Woundwort, who rules Efrefa with an iron paw; he keeps his rabbits in seclusion to the point of overcrowding and allows his council to rip the ears off another rabbit, Blackavar, for trying to escape. Courage, loyalty, and fighting for one's home are shown in a positive light; for example, Bigwig (a friend of Hazel's and an officer in the "Owsla") helps his friends defend their new home and fights Woundwort himself. Hazel and Fiver share a strong brotherhood; while they differ in their ways of thinking (Hazel is more daring, and Fiver is more cautious), they ultimately respect and care for each other, showing brotherhood in a positive way. Finally, while there is some environmentalism in the book (though the humans are portrayed as mainly apathetic to the rabbits' lives, and Richard Adams had condemned urbanizing the countryside), it does show that humans can be good to rabbits, as seen when a girl named Lucy saves Hazel from her cat and releases him back into the wild.

An animated movie based on the book premiered in 1978, which (while portraying the same values as the book) is remembered for being pretty graphic and violent. A three-season animated TV series was released in 1999 and ended in 2001, being the most family-friendly of ''Watership Down'' adaptations. BBC released a CGI Netflix miniseries in 2018, which follows the book more than the 1978 film. A sequel to the book called ''Tales from Watership Down'' was published in 1996.

An animated movie based on the book premiered in 1978, which (while portraying the same values as the book) is remembered for being pretty graphic and violent. A three-season animated TV series aired in 1999 and ended in 2001, and is the most family-friendly ''Watership Down'' adaptation. The BBC released a CGI Netflix miniseries in 2018 that follows the book more closely than the 1978 film. A sequel to the book, ''Tales from Watership Down'', was published in 1996.

|Xenofiction

|Xenofiction

|1972

|1972

|The series stars a world where owls dominate the world after humanity goes extinct and form their own kingdoms; a band of owls called the Guardians of Ga'Hoole is formed, knightly owls who rise each night to perform noble deeds, protect the innocent, and vanquish evil. The first several books tell of the story of Soren, a young barn owl shoved out of the nest by his older brother Kludd, as he and an elf owl named Gylfie escape their captors and join new friends in finding the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. His nephew Coryn (born to the traitorous Kludd and Nyra) gets his story in the last few books, where he goes from child soldier to kindly king of Ga'Hoole.

|The series stars a world where owls dominate the world after humanity goes extinct and form their own kingdoms; a band of owls called the Guardians of Ga'Hoole is formed, knightly owls who rise each night to perform noble deeds, protect the innocent, and vanquish evil. The first several books tell of the story of Soren, a young barn owl shoved out of the nest by his older brother Kludd, as he and an elf owl named Gylfie escape their captors and join new friends in finding the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. His nephew Coryn (born to the traitorous Kludd and Nyra) gets his story in the last few books, where he goes from child soldier to kindly king of Ga'Hoole.

These books positively portray a battle of good versus evil (showing who is clearly good and who is clearly evil) and objective morality, as well as portraying family in a positive light. Betraying family is seen in a negative light, an example being when Kludd shoves Soren out of the nest to pass a Pure Ones test, brainwashes his baby sister, and very likely kills his parents. Racism is rightfully portrayed as negative, as the Pure Ones are barn owl supremacists who want all other species of owls to be servants to barn owls; they even show hypocrisy by treating other Tytos in their ranks (like sooty owls and masked owls) lower than barn owls. Faith and science are both important in the series, where owl authors have written in books how the gizzard is important to owls both physically and mentally; the more scientific spotted owl Otulissa even learns to respect others' way of thinking even if she doesn't agree.

These books portray a battle of good versus evil (showing who is clearly good and who is clearly evil) and objective morality, while also portraying family in a positive light. Betraying family is seen in a negative light, an example being when Kludd shoves Soren out of the nest to pass a Pure Ones test, brainwashes his baby sister, and very likely kills his parents. Racism is rightfully portrayed as negative, as the Pure Ones are barn owl supremacists who want all other owl species to be servants to barn owls; they even show hypocrisy by treating other Tytos in their ranks (like sooty owls and masked owls) as lower than barn owls. Faith and science are both important in the series; owl authors write in books about how the gizzard matters to owls both physically and mentally, and the more scientific spotted owl Otulissa even learns to respect others' ways of thinking, even when she doesn't agree.

The books have also gotten a field guide, a collection of stories, and a prequel called ''The Rise of a Legend'' (which tells the long story of a soldier-turned-teacher owl named Ezylryb who had served in the owl army). Spinoffs were also included like ''Wolves of the Beyond'', ''Horses of the Dawn'', and ''Bears of the Ice''. An animated movie called ''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' was released in theatres in 2010, loosely based on the first three books of the series (''The Capture'', ''The Journey'', and ''The Rescue'').

The books also include a field guide, a collection of stories, and a prequel called ''The Rise of a Legend'' (which tells the long story of a soldier-turned-teacher owl named Ezylryb who served in the owl army). The series also included spinoffs like ''Wolves of the Beyond'', ''Horses of the Dawn'', and ''Bears of the Ice''. An animated movie called ''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' was released in theatres in 2010 and is loosely based on the first three books of the series (''The Capture'', ''The Journey'', and ''The Rescue'').

|Xenofiction/Fantasy

|Xenofiction/Fantasy

|2003-2008

|2003-2008

|This novel is ultimately an anti-victimhood moral. It's a story about having a dream, and the number one thing that keeps us from achieving greatness is not some oppressive force, (although there will be obstacles), it's instead one's fear that keeps one from ever trying.  

|This novel is ultimately an anti-victimhood moral. It's a story about having a dream, and the number one thing that keeps us from achieving greatness is not some oppressive force, (although there will be obstacles), it's instead one's fear that keeps one from ever trying.  

Set at some undisclosed time somewhere in the [[Middle East]], a young shepherd boy has a dream. Of which he is convinced is a prophetic vision where he will find a hidden treasure in Egypt. The boy is visited by a mysterious traveler (who turns out to be a famous biblical character) who knows without being told, the boy's vision, and at the cost of 10% of his flock will help him on his journey.  

Set at some undisclosed time somewhere in the [[Middle East]], a young shepherd boy has a dream. He is convinced it is a prophetic vision in which he will find a hidden treasure in Egypt. A mysterious traveler (who turns out to be a famous biblical character) visits the boy, knows his vision without being told, and, at the cost of 10% of his flock, helps him on his journey.  

The boy has to decide if he is going to take a leap of faith and embark on a journey that is filled with life lessons, hardships, and mysteries. While in the end, all these things were just a part of an ordained destiny, or as he puts it, necessary steps toward his "Personal Legend". It's a wonder quick read, with a wonder biblical story type feel but has magical or "Alchemist" elements similar to "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" that makes it appealing to fantasy readers.  

The boy has to decide whether to take a leap of faith and embark on a journey filled with life lessons, hardships, and mysteries. In the end, all these things were just a part of an ordained destiny, or as he puts it, necessary steps toward his "Personal Legend". It's a quick read with a wonderful biblical story feel, but it has magical, or "Alchemist," elements similar to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" that appeal to fantasy readers.  

It's all the more powerful and inspiring when you read the Author's life story, and realize the story is true.  

It's all the more powerful and inspiring when you read the Author's life story and realize the story is true.  

|Fiction

|Fiction

|1988

|1988

|''Elephants Are Not Birds''

|''Elephants Are Not Birds''

|Ashley St. Clair

|Ashley St. Clair

|This children's book stars a young elephant child named Kevin who loves to sing, which prompts a vulture named Culture to trick him into believing that he was born a bird; the vulture even gives him some fake wings and a fake beak so that he can be one. Over the course of the book, however, Kevin comes to understand that he can't be a bird and decides to be happy as an elephant who loves to sing. The author confirms that this is an "unapologetic rebuke of the transgender acceptance and the growing number of young people identifying as trans", calling out the idea of creating many "genders" and confusing kids into becoming trans.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/07/26/conservative-publisher-brave-books-launches-with-anti-trans-childrens-book-elephants-are-not-birds-1109054/?fbclid=IwAR3t0e9Y3eF3itTGLec83eQxbOPg_BOrS5jD-6mhoI_5pR3m4BSM8xXCqIE</ref>

|This children's book stars a young elephant child named Kevin who loves to sing, which prompts a vulture named Culture to trick him into believing he was born a bird; the vulture even gives him fake wings and a fake beak so he can be one. Over the course of the book, however, Kevin comes to understand that he can't be a bird and decides to be happy as an elephant who loves to sing. The author confirms that this is an "unapologetic rebuke of the transgender acceptance and the growing number of young people identifying as trans", calling out the idea of creating many "genders" and confusing kids into becoming trans.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/07/26/conservative-publisher-brave-books-launches-with-anti-trans-childrens-book-elephants-are-not-birds-1109054/?fbclid=IwAR3t0e9Y3eF3itTGLec83eQxbOPg_BOrS5jD-6mhoI_5pR3m4BSM8xXCqIE</ref>

|Children's literature

|Children's literature

|2021

|2021

|''[[Bambi]]''

|''[[Bambi]]''

|Felix Salten

|Felix Salten

|Even though it's anti-hunting, this novel featuring the life of a young European roe deer still promotes friendship and family values. An animated film by Walt Disney was released in 1942, changing the setting from Austria to Maine, USA, for a more familiar audience (and thus changing Bambi from a roe deer to a white-tailed deer).

| Although it's anti-hunting, this novel, which follows the life of a young European roe deer, still promotes friendship and family values. Walt Disney released an animated film in 1942, changing the setting from Austria to Maine, USA, for a more familiar audience (and thus changing Bambi from a roe deer to a white-tailed deer).

|Children's Literature

|Children's Literature

|1923

|1923

|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series

|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series

|Jeff Kinney

|Jeff Kinney

|Although these books are silly and don't necessarily portray friendship and family values in the most positive light, the main character, Greg Heffley, and his family are Christians. Some of these books also have brief anti-public school and anti-environmentalist messages as well. Even though Greg Heffley can be a jerk sometimes, in some books, he overcomes certain hardships.

|Although these books are silly and don't necessarily portray friendship and family values in the most positive light, the main character, Greg Heffley, and his family are Christians. Some of these books also include brief anti-public-school and anti-environmentalist messages. Even though Greg Heffley can be a jerk sometimes, he overcomes certain hardships in some books.

|Comedy

|Comedy

|2007-2017

|2007-2017

|''Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel''

|''Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel''

|A.W. Jantha

|A.W. Jantha

|The first part of this novelization of the classic 1993 [[Halloween]] film ''Hocus Pocus'' contains the same conservative messages that the movie had portrayed: family and friendship, as well as resisting evil. The sequel has Max and Allison's daughter Poppy witnessing the three Sanderson witch sisters rising up again after twenty-five years, and she must work with her friends and Thackery Binx's ghost to stop them from wreaking the destruction that her parents and aunt had helped stop. While the sequel contains most of the same conservative messages that the book before and the film portrayed, Poppy is shown to be homosexual by having a crush on a fellow girl after being friends for years.

|The first part of this novelization of the classic 1993 [[Halloween]] film ''Hocus Pocus'' contains the same conservative messages that the movie portrayed: family and friendship, as well as resisting evil. In the sequel, Max and Allison's daughter, Poppy, witnesses the three Sanderson witch sisters rising again after twenty-five years, and she must work with her friends and Thackery Binx's ghost to stop them from wreaking the destruction her parents and aunt helped prevent. While the sequel contains most of the same conservative messages that the book before and the film portrayed, Poppy is shown to be homosexual by having a crush on a fellow girl after being friends for years.

|Young Adult Novel/Fantasy

|Young Adult Novel/Fantasy

|2018

|2018

|''Hoot''

|''Hoot''

|Carl Hiaasen

|Carl Hiaasen

|While it seems to be rather pro-environmentalism and anti-capitalism, it still shows three teenage kids standing up for what they believe in, doing what they believe is right, and even standing up to a bully.

|While it seems pro-environmental and anti-capitalist, it still shows three teenage kids standing up for what they believe in, doing what they believe is right, and even standing up to a bully.

|Realistic Fiction

|Realistic Fiction

|2002

|2002

|''[[Lord of the Flies]]''

|''[[Lord of the Flies]]''

|William Golding

|William Golding

|During a fictional World War 3, a plane containing schoolboys crashes, leaving the boys on a deserted island. They band together for survival and make their own society, which begins to crumble the more they stay on the island. Conservative lessons include responsibility and self-reliance, for the boys make a fire to signal for help and also hunt for enough food for them all. On the other hand, the ending has a rather negative message on how there is ultimately no redemption, only a perpetuation of sin and violence. Christ has the promise of redemption.

|During a fictional World War 3, a plane carrying schoolboys crashes, leaving them on a deserted island. They band together to survive and build their own society, which begins to crumble the longer they stay on the island. Conservative lessons include responsibility and self-reliance, as the boys make a fire to signal for help and hunt enough food for everyone. On the other hand, the ending sends a negative message: there is ultimately no redemption, only a perpetuation of sin and violence. Christ has the promise of redemption.

|Allegory

|Allegory

|1954

|1954

|''Warriors''

|''Warriors''

|Erin Hunter

|Erin Hunter

|''Warriors'' (or ''Warrior Cats'') is an ongoing book series about five colonies of feral cats called Clans living together and fighting for survival. The series starts with a house cat named Rusty leaving his owners to join one of these Clans, and later books star many more characters that include the descendants of Rusty - who eventually becomes Firestar - and even cats from before his era. The series itself has had eight six-book arcs, fifteen stand-alone books, four manga arcs and four stand-alone manga novels, five field guides, and twenty-one novellas.

|''Warriors'' (or ''Warrior Cats'') is an ongoing book series about five colonies of feral cats called Clans that live together and fight for survival. The series starts with a house cat named Rusty leaving his owners to join one of these Clans, and later books star many more characters that include the descendants of Rusty - who eventually becomes Firestar - and even cats from before his era. The series itself has had nine six-book arcs, nineteen stand-alone books, four manga arcs and four stand-alone manga novels, five field guides, and twenty-one novellas.

The series starts out pretty neutral, one example being that while the Clans are staying separate, they can still come together to fight whatever threatens all the Clans, including Scourge and his BloodClan cats as well as the Dark Forest (the cat version of hell). Family is mostly portrayed positively, an example being Firestar agreeing to adopt his sister's firstborn kitten Cloudtail so that he can be a warrior like him. Totalitarianism is condemned through leaders like Brokenstar, who kills kittens during battle practice and forces his cats to constantly go to war.

The series starts out pretty neutral; for example, while the Clans stay separate, they can still come together to fight whatever threatens all the Clans, including Scourge and his BloodClan cats, as well as the Dark Forest (the cat version of hell). Family is mostly portrayed positively; for example, Firestar agrees to adopt his sister's firstborn kitten, Cloudtail, so he can be a warrior like him. Totalitarianism is condemned through leaders like Brokenstar, who kills kittens during battle practice and forces his cats to constantly go to war.

However, more liberal elements show up in later books. Characters protest the use of borders, an example being Mistystar's decision to temporarily close RiverClan's borders and look after her own cats first being portrayed as negative (however, this is seen as not completely bad by some fans, who said that it could put an end to inbreeding in the Clans). Moral relativism is seen as good in a way, an example being the author portraying the murderous manipulator Mapleshade as sympathetic by making everyone around her even worse; there are, however, instances where a villain's tragic history doesn't excuse their evil actions (like Scourge, Firestar's half-brother who grows up from a bullied kitten to the vicious leader of BloodClan). ''The Raging Storm'' portrays an unsubtle jab at Donald Trump's 2016 slogan "Make America Great Again" by painting Tigerheart's line "Make ShadowClan great again" in a negative light. The series promotes a slight environmentalist message in glorifying the wild cats' harsh life while having the Clan cats look down on house cats (known to them as "kittypets") for preferring to be with loving humans over wild living; one of the rules in their warrior code tells warriors to reject the "soft life" of house cats, encouraging contempt towards them. Witchcraft and feminism seem to be glorified in the later books in the form of the Sisters: a band of molly cats who banish year-old tomcats from their group and create a ceremony that allows them to call ghosts from beyond the grave; one molly even scoffs that all toms want to do is fight and that everyone is better off without them, and no one debunks this. Finally, a later book - ''StormClan's Folly'' - depicts two tomcats becoming a same-sex couple.

However, more liberal elements show up in later books. Characters protest the use of borders, an example being Mistystar's decision to temporarily close RiverClan's borders and look after her own cats first, which is portrayed as negative (however, this is seen as not completely bad by some fans, who said that it could put an end to inbreeding in the Clans). Moral relativism is seen as good in a way, an example being the author portraying the murderous manipulator Mapleshade as sympathetic by making everyone around her even worse; there are, however, instances where a villain's tragic history doesn't excuse their evil actions (like Scourge, Firestar's half-brother who grows up from a bullied kitten to the vicious leader of BloodClan). ''The Raging Storm'' delivers an unsubtle jab at Donald Trump's 2016 slogan, "Make America Great Again," by casting Tigerheart's line, "Make ShadowClan great again," in a negative light. The series promotes a slight environmentalist message in glorifying the wild cats' harsh life while having the Clan cats look down on house cats (known to them as "kittypets") for preferring to be with loving humans over wild living; one of the rules in their warrior code tells warriors to reject the "soft life" of house cats, encouraging contempt towards them. Witchcraft and feminism seem to be glorified in the later books in the form of the Sisters: a band of molly cats who banish year-old tomcats from their group and create a ceremony that allows them to call ghosts from beyond the grave; one molly even scoffs that all toms want to do is fight and that everyone is better off without them, and no one debunks this. Finally, a later book - ''StormClan's Folly'' - depicts two tomcats becoming a same-sex couple, and two allies of ThunderClan - Ravenpaw and Barley - are confirmed to be a same-tom couple.

|Xenofiction/Fantasy

|Xenofiction/Fantasy

|2003-

|2003-