Author: Cam Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780645875089
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Deborah Hopkinson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545592224
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331

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Critically acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings to bold life the remarkable story of the Danish resistance and rescue of over 7,000 Jews during WWII. When the Nazis invaded Denmark the morning of Tuesday, April 9, 1940, the people of this tiny country to the north of Germany awoke to a devastating surprise. The government of Denmark surrendered quietly, and the Danes were ordered to go about their daily lives as if nothing had changed. But everything had changed. Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson traces the stories of the heroic young men and women who would not stand by as their country was occupied. Rather, they fought back. Some were spies, passing tactical information to the British; some were saboteurs, who aimed to hamper and impede Nazi operations in Denmark; and 95% of the Jewish population of Denmark were survivors, rescued by their fellow countrymen, who had the courage and conscience that drove them to act. With her extraordinary talent for digging deep in her research and weaving real voices into her narratives, Hopkinson reveals the thrilling truth behind one of WWII's most daring resistance movements.

Author: Ohio. Division of Geological Survey
Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 166

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Author: Carla Killough McClafferty
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466868457
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205

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On August 4, 1940, an unassuming American journalist named Varian Fry made his way to Marseilles, France, carrying in his pockets the names of approximately two hundred artists and intellectuals – all enemies of the new Nazi regime. As a volunteer for the Emergency Rescue Committee, Fry's mission was to help these refugees flee to safety, then return home two weeks later. As more and more people came to him for assistance, however, he realized the situation was far worse than anyone in America had suspected – and his role far greater than he had imagined. He remained in France for over a year, refusing to leave until he was forcibly evicted. At a time when most Americans ignored the World War II atrocities in Europe, Varian Fry engaged in covert operations, putting himself in great danger, to save strangers in a foreign land. He was instrumental in the rescue of over two thousand refugees, including the novelist Heinrich Mann and the artist Marc Chagall.

Author: William Sarabande
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553291068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465

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The grassy Great Plains shake with thunder and deadly tornadoes whirl down from storm clouds as the First Americans begin the battle the will determine which peoples--the savage or the gentle--will shape the future or humankind. On one side is the young shaman Cha-kwena, who has led his tiny band along the trail made by a magnificent white mammoth, the totem he believes will lead the People to a land of safety and abundance. But they are pursued by enemies, a race of vicious and relentless hunters who want to steal Cha-kwena's magic, kill his sacred mammoth, and possess his passionate woman.

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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 560

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Author: Henry Iliowizi
Publisher:
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Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 238

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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 894

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Author: George Griffith
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027248051
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Syren of the Skies or, Olga Romanoff continues the tale of 'The Brotherhood of Freedom,' a worldwide brotherhood of anarchists fighting the world armed with fantastical airships. They must be quick in accomplishing their goals, as a dangerous comet is heading for the Earth.

Author: Drew Whitelegg
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814794084
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 319

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