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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 24
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English
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The new book from the author of "Seabiscuit". As a boy in the 1920s, Louie Zamperini was a study in uncorralled energy and defiance. At the point when his life could have taken a seriously wrong turn, his older brother channeled Zamperini's energy into track, and within a year, he was breaking records. Within a very short time, his fierce determination took him all the way to the 1936 Olympics, and within sight of becoming the first runner to ever...
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"The Damned" tells the largely unknown saga of Canada's first land battle of the Second World War fought in the hills and valleys of Hong Kong in December 1941, and the terrible years the survivors of the battle spent as slave labourers for the Empire of Japan. Nathan Greenfield is the author of "Baptism of Fire" and the widely praised "The Battle of the St. Lawrence".
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Tells the incredible true story of Frank Williams, a radarman in Britain's Royal Air Force, and Judy, a purebred pointer, who met as prisoners of war during World War II. Judy, who became the war's only official canine POW, was a fiercely loyal dog who sensed danger-warning her fellow prisoners of imminent attacks and, later, protecting them from brutal beatings. Frank and Judy's friendship, an unbreakable bond forged in the worst circumstances, is...
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