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"1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything--beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses--but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 24
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English
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On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.
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English
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A debut novel of breathtaking sweep and scope that propels readers from the jazz clubs of Paris to the farthest reaches of the Siberian gulog, We were the lucky ones is an extraordinary story of love and hope in the face of one of the twentieth century's darkest moments.
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Duke Classics
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English
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War and Peace chronicles the history of the French invasion of Russia and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society through the stories of five Russian aristocratic families. Tolstoy said War and Peace is "not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle". Large sections, especially the later chapters, are a philosophical discussion rather than narrative. Tolstoy also said that the best Russian literature does not...
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Another NYT Bestseller! Over 200,000 sold.
Over 2,000 5-star reviews.
Finalist for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards.
A WWII historical novel inspired by true events.
In a time of darkness, when all seems lost . . . a ray of hope remains.
What readers say . . .
"This novel was the start of my 'Joel C. Rosenberg Journey' of novels." —Dragonmac52
"If you only read one book, make it this one! Brilliant, well-written,...
Over 2,000 5-star reviews.
Finalist for the 2014 Goodreads Choice Awards.
A WWII historical novel inspired by true events.
In a time of darkness, when all seems lost . . . a ray of hope remains.
What readers say . . .
"This novel was the start of my 'Joel C. Rosenberg Journey' of novels." —Dragonmac52
"If you only read one book, make it this one! Brilliant, well-written,...
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Pub. Date
2016
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English
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As heir to a title and great wealth, Will Masterson should have stayed home and tended his responsibilities. Instead he went to war. Now, after perilous years fighting the French, he intends his current mission to be his last. But all his plans are forgotten when he arrives in the small mountain stronghold of San Gabriel and meets her. Knowing herself to be too tall, strong, and unconventional to appeal to a man, Athena Markham has always gloried...
10) The women
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2024.
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English
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"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps...
11) Number the stars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis
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Duke Classics
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English
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War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells first serialised in 1897 in the UK by Pearson's Magazine and in the US by Cosmopolitan magazine. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories that detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The novel is the first-person narrative of both...
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A memoir by a USS Arizona survivor describes his experience of the attacks that left him with burns over more than sixty-five percent of his body, his resolve to reenter service after a grueling recovery, and his contributions to some of the Pacific's most violent battles.
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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"If you like Bernard Conwell's Grail Quest series, you'll love The French Executioner and The Curse of Anne Boleyn. To my mind Cornwell is good, but Humphreys is better." –Sally Zigmund, Historical Novels Review (UK)
From the masterful C.C. Humphreys comes the captivating sequel to The French Executioner
Nearly twenty years have passed since Anne Boleyn died at the hands of her slayer and savior, Jean Rombaud.
...15) The Notebook
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2000
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English
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Experience the unforgettable, heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart — one of PBS's "Great American Reads".
Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story-it becomes an experience to remember forever. The Notebook is such a book. It is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless, a tale...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"In 1941, beautiful Irvel Ellis is too focused on her secret to take much notice in the war raging overseas. She's dating Sam but in love with his brother, Hank, and Irvel has no idea how to break the news when the unthinkable happens-Pearl Harbor is attacked. With their lives turned upside down overnight, Sam is drafted, and Hank wants to enlist. But Sam insists Hank stay home, where he and Irvel take up the battle on the home front. While Sam fights...
17) The Iliad
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Duke Classics
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English
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It is the tenth year of the Trojan War. The Greek allies have laid siege to the city of Troy, but the leaders of the Greek factions are beginning to turn on one another. When Agamemnon, the king of Mycenae, angers Achilles, leader of the Myrmidons, the gods begin to intervene more directly in the conflict, and the war becomes even more dangerous for the heroes of Greece and Troy.
The Iliad is attributed to the poet Homer and is the earliest surviving...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood's blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie.
"An amazingly detailed account of fighting in Iraq—a humanizing, brave story that's extremely readable." — PATRICIA CORNWELL, New York Times Book Review
"Jaw-dropping...Undeniably riveting." —RICHARD
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Agate Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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An award-winning journalist portrays life and faith on the frontlines of the Iraq War through the experience of a US Army chaplain.
The US mission in Iraq ended Dec. 18, 2011, as the last American soldiers climbed into trucks and headed south through the desert towards Kuwait. Nearly 4,500 American troops died in the Iraq war. More than 30,000 others were physically wounded. Countless others live with scars that can’t...
The US mission in Iraq ended Dec. 18, 2011, as the last American soldiers climbed into trucks and headed south through the desert towards Kuwait. Nearly 4,500 American troops died in the Iraq war. More than 30,000 others were physically wounded. Countless others live with scars that can’t...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller!
"The glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." —NPR Books
Discover the gripping and inspiring true story of The Radium Girls, a groundbreaking work by acclaimed author Kate Moore. Immerse yourself in this compelling narrative that unravels the extraordinary lives of these fearless women who fought against all odds.
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