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c2023., Adolescent, Mason Crest Call No: 365 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Infamous jailbreaks.Summary Note: John Anglin, Clarence Anglin, and Frank Morris managed the only escape believed successful from the famous Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco. In 1962, the three men escaped and were never found. Inmates Clarence Anglin, John Anglin, and Frank Morris created human dummies out of soap wax and tucked them into their cots to trick guards into thinking they were sleeping. That provided them the time they needed to escape the island in one of the most complex, intricately planned jailbreaks ever attempted.
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By Perl, Lila2003, Benchmark Books Call No: 973 .004956 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great journeysSummary Note: Discusses the forced internment of Japanese-Americans in camps following the attack on Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II.
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c2012., Morgan Reynolds Pub. Call No: B AUNG SAN S Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's leading pro-democracy leader, discussing the assassination of her father when she was two, her life before she returned to Burma in 1988, her seven years of house arrest, and winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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By Tingle, Tim[2013]., Adolescent, 7th Generation Call No: NL HISTORICAL F TIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Danny Blackgoat Volume: 1
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1998., Millbrook Press Call No: 365 .09 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Surveys various prisons throughout time, including the Tower of London, the Bastille, and Alcatraz. Includes brief biographies and illustrations of nine famous prisoners and challenges the reader to find them in the larger illustrations.
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2018., Adolescent, Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc. Call No: HI-INT 940.4 BAS Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of a group of Allied POWs in WWI who dared to escape from Germany's most notorious prison camp, Holzminden.
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-- Greatest breakout of the 20th century[2018]., Juvenile, Arthur A. Levine Books, Scholastic Inc. Call No: 940.47 BASCOMB Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The story of a group of Allied POWs in WWI who dared to escape from Germany's most notorious prison camp, Holzminden."--Provided by publisher.
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c2012., Juvenile, Heinemann Library Call No: 355.1 296 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: War storiesSummary Note: Explores examples of escape attempts during wars throughout history, looking at the circumstances that led to the imprisonments and escapes, the methods individuals used to get away, and the bravery exhibited in these situations.
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2002, Pre-adolescent, Thomas George Books Call No: 940.53 KOM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This is the story of a Japanese family who were interned in the Manzanar Camp in California, as told by a young girl and her grandfather.
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2010, c2007., Adolescent, Dial Books Call No: FANTASY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Incarceron Volume: bk 1Summary Note: To free herself from an upcoming arranged marriage, Claudia, the daughter of the Warden of Incarceron, a futuristic prison with a mind of its own, decides to help a young prisoner escape.
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c2010., Abdo Pub. Call No: B MCCAIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Military heroesSummary Note: Examines the life and military career of John McCain, discussing his military family, his education, his years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, and his work as a politician.
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2014., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: B MANDELA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the life, imprisonment, and leadership role of Nelson Mandela.
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c1991., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of Nelson Mandela, civil rights worker and member of the African National Congress, who spent twenty-six years in jail for fighting against apartheid in South Africa.
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c2016., Primary, GARETH STEVENS PUBLISHING Call No: [B] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Native American heroes.Summary Note: Learn about life as a Native American during a significant part of their history through both Osceola's biography and the historic context.
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c2000., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 973.771 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Untold history of the Civil WarSummary Note: Describes the situation of prisoners in the Civil War, the 150 Federal and Confederate prison camps where they were held, and their care.
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1998, Pre-adolescent, Abdo & Daughters Call No: 973.7 71 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Civil War.Summary Note: Looks at the situation of prisoners in the Civil War, where they were held, their care, and eventual exchange or release, including diagrams of Andersonville and Libby Prisons.
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c2008., Juvenile, Millbrook Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: On my own historySummary Note: Tells the story of James Forten, a free African-American boy from Philadelphia who was taken prisoner aboard a British warship and later on a British prison ship until the end of the war.
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2017., Juvenile, Candlewick Press Call No: 917.70409 WAL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Discusses the sinking of the Sultana, a steamboat that was overloaded with thousands of Union soldiers released from Confederate prisoner-of-war camps and sunk in the Mississippi when its boilers exploded, exploring the question of who was responsible for this disaster.
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c1996., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The true story of a young girl's involvement with the Dutch Resistance during World War II and her subsequent arrest and imprisonment by the Germans.