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2011., Juvenile, Henry Holt and Co. Call No: 971.6 WALKER Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Narrative nonfiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Profiles the Halifax Explosion, which took place on December 6, 1917, when two ships collided in Halifax Harbor. Details the extent of the resulting blast, which was the largest man-made explosion until the detonation of the first atomic bomb in 1945. Features black-and-white photographs throughout.
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2015., Juvenile, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: 940.53 HOOSE Edition: First edition. Genre: Narrative nonfiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the true story of Knud Pedersen and his schoolmates, all Danish boys, and how when the Nazi's invaded their country in World War II they became ashamed of their nation's leaders for not fighting back. Knud inspired his friends to start the Churchill Club, taking inspiration from the British leader, and began to sabotage the Germans in Denmark wherever they could.
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2013., Threshold Editions Call No: 973.3 LEVIN Edition: First Threshold hardcover edition. Genre: Narrative nonfiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A short history of Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton recounts key events and provides complementary historic paintings, illustrations, and maps.
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2011., Juvenile, Scholastic Press Call No: 940.54 SEIPLE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Reveals the true story kept classified by the U.S. government for decades after World War II about the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska shortly after Pearl Harbor. Includes photos and an index.
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2013., Ember Call No: 796.334 ST. JOHN Edition: First Ember edition. Genre: Narrative nonfiction Availability:1 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of how a Muslim Jordinian woman named Luma Mufleh organized a youth soccer team in Clarkston, Georgia to unify the town's refugee children who came from war-town countries such as Liberia, Sudan, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
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By Rinaldi, Tom2017., Pre-adolescent, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: 974.7 RINALDI Genre: Narrative nonfiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Welles Crowther didn't see himself as a hero. He was just an ordinary kid who played sports, volunteered for the fire department in his town, and eventually headed off to college and then to Wall Street to start a career. Throughout it all, he always kept a red bandanna in his pocket, a gift from his father when he was little. On September 11, 2001, Welles was at his job on the 104th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center when the Twin Towers were attacked. What he did next would alter the course of many lives. That day, the legend of the Man in the Red Bandanna was born. ESPN reporter Tom Rinaldi brings Welles's compassion to life in this young readers' adaptation of his book.
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By Kinney, Jeff2011., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: FIC KINNEY Kin Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by the creator of the cartoon book on which the movie is based. Includes photos, script pages, storyboard sketches, and costume designs.