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Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In 1945 Malaya, when her family is in terrible danger due to a choice she made 10 years earlier, Cecily Alcantara, who was lured into a life of espionage for the invading Japanese forces during World War II, finds her actions catching up with her and will do anything to save those she loves.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In this up close look at the Louisiana Purchase, young future historians will learn how the United States bought this new territory and what it meant to the future of the U.S. Simple maps and approachable language help struggling readers understand key historical context.
3) Mexico City
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Vibrant illustrations accompany information about the history of Mexico City. The text is intended for students in kindergarten through third grade.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
For the first time ever, this thrilling literary detective story, doubling as a celebration of words, language, people and one of mankind’s greatest achievements, unravels the mystery of the contributors from around the world who, for over 70 years, helped to codify the way we read, write and speak.
Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
AD 838. Deep in the forests of Wessex, Dunston's solitary existence is shattered when he stumbles on a mutilated corpse. Accused of the murder, Dunston must clear his name and keep the dead man's daughter alive in the face of savage pursuers desperate to prevent a terrible secret from being revealed. Rushing headlong through Wessex, Dunston will need to use all the skills of survival garnered from a lifetime in the wilderness. And if he has any hope...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The Pulitzer Prize Award–winning author tells the story of the massive changes underway in America through the eyes of an Iraq war veteran engulfed by the fear and anger sweeping through his beloved country. David Finkel, known for his unique, in-depth reporting, spent fourteen years deep inside Brent Cummings’s world to create this intimate and vivid portrait of a man’s life, his work, family, community, his thoughts, and his quest for connection,...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In his new book Timothy Keller takes readers on an illuminating journey into the surprising background of the nativity. By understanding the message of hope and salvation within the Bible’s account of Jesus’ birth, readers will experience the redeeming power of God’s grace in a deeper and more meaningful way.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Français
Description
D'Artagnan arrives in Paris trying to find his attackers after being left for dead, which leads him to a real war where the future of France is at stake. He aligns himself with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the King.
Author
Series
Bellman noir trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In 1794 Stockholm, Jean Mickel Cardell, the one-armed watchman, investigates the death of Eric Three Roses' beautiful wife on their wedding night at the behest of the girl's mother, who is desperate for justice.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
While the Civil War tears the United States in half, you are locked in a Confederate prison. Determined to help your country become whole again, you plan a bold escape. Will you crawl through a rat-infested tunnel? Or will you fake your demise to get tossed out with the dead? Every decision can be the difference between life and death! Which path will you choose to make it out alive. Features 43 choices and 23 endings.
18) Tailspin
Author
Publisher
Ten16 Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
World War II tail gunner Gene Moran fell four miles through the sky without a parachute and lived. Captured by the Germans, he survived a harrowing eighteen months as a prisoner of war. When Gene returned home, he kept those memories locked up for nearly seventy years. His children knew little of their dad's war story. But when John, a young history teacher, learns of Gene's amazing fall, he's desperate to learn more. Finally, Gene agrees. So begins...
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