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Soldier Dog
Sam Angus - Feiwel and Friends
Format: Print book
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With his older brother gone to fight in the Great War, and his father prone to sudden rages, 14-year-old Stanley devotes himself to taking care of the family's greyhound and puppies. Until the morning Stanley wakes to find the puppies gone.Determined to find his brother, Stanley runs away... |
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The Button War: A Tale of the Great War
Defence for Children International. - Candlewick
Format: Paperback
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"Captures the ways that war can forever alter a childs sense of order, morality, and security in the world. Strongly visual scenes . . . will long resonate in readers minds." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Twelve-year-old Patryk knows little of the world beyond his tiny... |
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Innocent Heroes: Stories of animals in the First World War
Sigmund Brouwer - Tundra Books
Format: Print book
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A unique celebration of the important role animals play in war, and an insightful look at the taking of Vimy Ridge from the perspective of 3 men in a Canadian platoon.Never before have the stories of animal war heroes been collected in such a special way. This book consists of eight connected... |
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Velvet Undercover
Teri J Brown - Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Format: Print book
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Perfect for fans of Jennifer Donnelly and Libba Bray comes this page-turning historical spy thriller from Teri Brown, author of the Born of Illusion series.Samantha Donaldson's family has always done its duty for the British Crown. In the midst of World War I, seventeen-year-old Sam follows... |
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The Lost Crown
Sarah Miller - Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia. Like the fingers on a hand -- first headstrong Olga then Tatiana, the tallest Maria the most hopeful for aring andAnastasia, the smallest. These are the daughters of Tsar Nicholas II, grand duchesses living a life steeped in tradition and privilege.... |
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War Horse
Michael Morpurgo - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful tale of war, redemption, and a hero's journey.In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror... |
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Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book
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From the Children's Laureate of England, a stunning novel of the First World War, a boy who is on its front lines, and a childhood remembered."They've gone now, and I'm alone at last. I have the whole night ahead of me, and I won't waste a single moment of it . . . I want... |
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Megiddo's Shadow
Arthur Slade
Format: Book
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Fueled by anger at the death of his two brothers in World War I, 16-year-old Edward abandons his ailing father on their farm and leaves Canada to enlist. After proving that he can tame any wild horse, he's is sent to Jordan to fight with the Cavalry.Luckily, his horse is t |
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Wings of War
John Wilson - Doubleday Canada
Format: Paperback
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A boy-friendly book set during World War One, published for the centennary of the war and accompanied by a digital component to boost interest from the school and library market. Its the early 1900s and Edward Setten is growing up in the prairies fascinated by his uncle, who is one of the very... |
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