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1) Island war
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1942 13-year-olds Izzy and Matt become trapped on an Japanese-occupied Aleutian island when the rest of the American population is evacuated and must survive on their own for the duration of World War II"--
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1943 ten-year-old Lida is torn away from her home in the Ukraine, separated from her little sister Larissa, and sent to a slave labor camp in Germany, but when she is moved and set to making bombs she sees a way to strike back at the Nazis.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"--
World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom. When their paths converge in route to the ship that promises salvation, Joana, Emilia, and Florian find their strength, courage, and trust in one another tested with each step closer...
4) Ashes
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel's little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state"--
5) Soldier boy
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Follows Ricky from 1987-1991, and Samuel in 2006, as they are abducted to serve as child-soldiers in Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. Includes historical notes and information about Friends of Orphans, an organization founded by Ricky Richard Anywar, on whose life the story is partly based.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
In the 1640s during the English Civil War, the twelve-year-old illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic family shares their unique hereditary gift: the capacity to be possessed by ghosts.
1640s, during the English Civil War. The illegitimate daughter of the aristocratic Fellmotte family, Makepeace shares their unique hereditary gift: the capacity to be possessed by ghosts. She is reluctant to accept this destiny, and flees across war-torn England....
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Paul, a French boy living in a Nazi controlled village, finds an American paratrooper in a tree near his home, he has a chance to play a role in the Allies plan to crush the Nazis.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The magic tree house has taken Jack and Annie back in time to England in 1944. England is fighting for its life in World War II. Before long, Jack and Annie find themselves parachuting into Normandy, France, behind enemy lines. The date is June 5. Will the brave brother and sister team be able to make a difference during one of the darkest times in history?"--
10) Soldier dog
Author
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"It's 1917. In the trenches of France, miles from home, Stanley is a boy fighting a man's war. He is a dog handler, whose dog must be so loyal that he will cross no-man's-land alone under heavy fire to return to Stanley's side, carrying a message that could save countless lives. But this journey is fraught with danger, and only the bravest will survive. As the fighting escalates and Stanley experiences the true horror of war, he comes to realize that...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"The first American pilots to fight in World War I flew for the French military. France created a squadron of volunteer Americans called the Lafayette Escadrille (named after the great Marquis de Lafayette). Follow this squadron on their high-flying adventures: How they got into the French military. How they learned to fly. How they fought--and died. And how these American pilots would go down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history of the amazing ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War. From the ship's inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his project, to the mischievous William Cushing, who pranked his way through the whole war, this book is filled with surprisingly true facts and funny, brave characters that modern readers will easily relate to"--Publisher's web site.
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