Ella Midnight and the Mystery of the Missing Nose
by Rosemary Noble
Military Special Forces in Action (Set) (Military Special Forces in Action)
In 1941, having a German plane crash near your house is exciting, but when twelve-year-old Peter Dixon and his friend Kim find a wounded German airman, Peter is faced with a dilemma--should he help take care of the man as Kim wants to do, or report him to the soldiers searching for him? In 1941, having a German plane crash near your house is exciting, but when twelve-year-old Peter Dixon and his friend Kim find a wounded German airman, Peter is faced with a dilemma.
Cavalier and Roundhead battle it out in the turbulent setting of the English Civil war and provide the background for this classic tale of four orphans as they face adversity, survival in the forest, reconciliation and eventual forgiveness. This is the first enduring historical novel for children, which conjures up as much magic today as it did on first publication. The freedom from adult constraint allied with the necessary disciplines to survive in a hostile world make for a gripping read.
Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.
Spider, a baby abandoned on an English farm, grows up to be mentally slower than other children but manifests a remarkable talent for communicating with animals as he comes of age during World War II.
Liberty (Dogs of World War II) (Dogs of World War II)
by Kirby Larson
About the Author- George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), was a prolific English novelist and a special correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885). -Wikipedia Excerpt - CHAPTER I : THE WAR OF THE SUCCESSION "He is an idle vagabond!" the mayor of the good town of Southampton said, in...
Why the Whales Came (Lythway Children's Large Print Books)
by Michael Morpurgo
Two children befriend the old man known as the Birdman of Bryher and help him lift a curse from their island.
A naive country boy grapples with life in the army during Napoleon's disastrous campaign against Russia. Adam is a farmhand conscripted by Napoleon's army, which is gathering strength for its campaign against Russia. Sergeant Krauter makes Adam the victim of his most sadistic urges. But when an aristocratic young lieutenant spots Adam and requisitions him as his personal valet, Adam's life seems to take a turn for the better. As Adam and Lieutenant Konrad Klara draw closer to Moscow, they enco...
Billy's no kid, he's eight today and watching the boys in the park playing football and cheering his team, Chelsea. But Billy has memories of his mother struggling to keep the family going. But most of all he can remember 1939 when he was picked to play for Chelsea.
Otto: Autobiografia De Un Osito De Peluche / the Autobiography of a Teddy Bear
by Tomi Ungerer
Otto es un osito de peluche hecho en Alemania. Es obsequiado a David por su cumpleanos, y con el y su amigo Oskar viven diversas aventuras. Cuando a David se lo llevan a un campo de concentracion, Otto se queda con Oskar. Cuando bombardean la ciudad, Oskar huye dejando atras a Otto, quien luego es rescatado por un soldado americano a quien le salva la vida. La hija del soldado recibe de regalo a Otto, roto y manchado, y finalmente el osito termina en un cubo de basura antes de ser rescatado e ir...
On a rugged mountain in the center of Italy stands an ancient Benedictine monastery. It is January 1944, and Monte Cassino, the mountain on which the monastery stands, becomes the staging ground for one of the most fiercely fought battles of World War II. Young Domenic and his family, who live on a farm north of Monte Cassino, are helplessly caught in the war. With battle lines approaching, they struggle against all odds. Will they be caught hiding two escaped prisoners-of-war? Will the innocen...
The World War I battle for control of the Dardanelles strait was fought mainly on Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, with countless casualties. In Gallipoli Guns, we see the battle being fought from two points of view: the defending Turks, and the attacking troops. The fighting on the peninsula lasted through most of 1915. It was a campaign of bravery, heroism, foolishness and tragedy. The Anzac troops landed on the wrong beach but fought valiantly against overwhelming odds. The Turkish troops, led...
David and the Mighty Eighth
by Marjorie Hodgson Parker and Marjorie Parker
Ages 9 to 12 years. Based on a true story, this historical fiction recounts a young British boy's adventures and the forging of a friendship with an American pilot and his crew. The friendly airmen with the United States' Eighth Air Force, "The Mighty Eighth" give the boy hope when Hitler's Nazis seem unstoppable. This coming-of-age account teaches that despite the horrors of war, something good can be created from the worst of times and confirms the importance of faith, family, and freedom, an...