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By Badoe, Adwoa2016., Adolescent, Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press Call No: Historical FIC Badoe Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: In 1981, Ghanaian girl Charlotte enters college and revels in the freedom, camaraderie, parties, clubs, boyfriends, and learning of her university setting, but when the government is overthrown her love for the spotlight may put her in real danger from the political oppressors.
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2020., Iron Circus Comics Call No: GN B Banned Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: During South Korea's Fifth Republic from 1981 to 1987, Kim Hyun Sook convinces her traditional mother that women should go to college. In 1983, Sook looks forward to immersing herself in Western literature, but she finds out that reading can be a life-or-death activity under a totalitarian regime. A young man invites Sook to a reading group, which she learns is actually a secretive group reading banned books in a basement. Sook goes on to describe how rebellious reading changed the country.
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2020., Iron Circus Comics Call No: GN-REALISTIC BAN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's 1983 during South Korea's Fifth Republic, a military regime that has entrenched its power through censorship, torture, and the murder of protesters.. In this charged political climate a freshman named Kim Hyun Sook seeks refuge in the comfort of books. When the handsome young editor of the school newspaper invites her to his reading group, she expects to talk about Moby Dick, Hamlet, The Scarlet Letter. Instead she finds herself hiding in a basement as the youngest member of an underground banned book club, And as Hyun Sook discovers, in a totalitarian regime, the delights of discovering great works of illicit literature are quickly overshadowed by fear and violence"--Back cover.
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[2017]., Pre-adolescent, Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint Call No: U S HISTORY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Captured history.Summary Note: "Discusses the shooting deaths of Kent State University students by the National Guard in 1970 and the iconic photograph that became a symbol of the antiwar movement"--Provided by publisher.
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[2017], compass Point Books Call No: 378.771 37 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Captured history.Summary Note: Explores the deadly 1970 Kent State protest of the Vietnam War through an iconic black-and-white photograph. Describes the background of the event, the impact of the photograph, and the aftermath. Includes photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.
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[2016], Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: HI-INT 943 FRE Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In his signature eloquent prose, backed up by thorough research, Russell Freedman tells the story of Austrian-born Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie. They belonged to Hitler Youth as young children, but began to doubt the Nazi regime. As older students, the Scholls and a few friends formed the White Rose, a campaign of active resistance to Hitler and the Nazis. Risking imprisonment or even execution, the White Rose members distributed leaflets urging Germans to defy the Nazi government. Their belief that freedom was worth dying for will inspire young readers to stand up for what they believe in. Archival photographs and prints, source notes, bibliography, index. "--
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[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: WAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of the White Rose, a group of students in Nazi Germany who were active undercover agents of the resistance movement against Hitler and his regime"--Provided by publisher.
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[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: JNF025090 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of the White Rose, a group of students in Nazi Germany who were active undercover agents of the resistance movement against Hitler and his regime"--Provided by publisher.
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[2016], Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: JNF025090 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of the White Rose, a group of students in Nazi Germany who were active undercover agents of the resistance movement against Hitler and his regime"--Provided by publisher.
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2016, Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: 943.086 FREEDMAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Examines the true story of the White Rose student resistance movement that fought against Adolph Hitler and the Nazis from inside Nazi Germany, made up of members like siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, who were members of the Hitler Youth but rebelled.
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[2016], Juvenile, Clarion Books Call No: 943.086 092 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Examines the true story of the White Rose student resistance movement that fought against Adolph Hitler and the Nazis from inside Nazi Germany, made up of members like siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, who were members of the Hitler Youth but rebelled.
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[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 943.086 FREEDMAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of the White Rose, a group of students in Nazi Germany who were active undercover agents of the resistance movement against Hitler and his regime"--Provided by publisher.
