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Alice on the Island: A Pearl Harbor Survival Story
Mayumi Shimose Poe - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback
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In 1941, thirteen-year-old Alice's days are filled with swimming in the Hawaiian sea, going to school, and helping watch her younger siblings. But on December 7, everything changes when she experiences an act of war -- the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As the United States enters World War II, Alice's... |
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Ann Fights for Freedom: An Underground Railroad Survival Story
Nikki Shannon Smith - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback
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Twelve-year-old Ann understands there is only one thing to be grateful for as a slave: having her family together. But when the master falls into debt, he plans to sell both Ann and her younger brother to two different owners. Ann is convinced her family must run away on the Underground... |
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Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story
Salima Alikhan - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback
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Although Emmi has lived in Chicago for two years, she finds it hard to love her adopted city. As a German immigrant n the early 1870s, she's often teased by her America-born peers. But when the Great Fire breaks out on October 8, 1871, Emmi and her enemies find themselves braving the smoke... |
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