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2019., Adolescent, Penguin Books Call No: FIC SEPETYS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
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-- Spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown2021., Pre-adolescent, Roaring Brook Press Call No: HI-INT 972.91 SHE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance, spy planes fly above, armed submarines swim deep below, and undercover agents meet in the dead of night. The Cold War game grows more precarious as weapons are pointed towards each other, with fingers literally on the trigger. The decades-long showdown culminates in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world's close call with the third--and final--world war"--Provided by the publisher.
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Juvenile Call No: GAMES & SPORTS NF BUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "1980 Winter Olympics hockey game for the gold between the United States and Soviet Union"--
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2004., PowerKids Press Call No: 973.04 THO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Primary sources of immigration and migration in AmericaSummary Note: Explores religious intolerance towards Jewish immigrants in America and includes information on their arrival from Russia and immigrant aid societies, jobs and life in the cities, raising children, and being a part of a community.
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2019., LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY Call No: HI-INT 327 FAV Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "An account of the Cold War spies whose survival depended on carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help avert global nuclear war and, in so doing, changed the global landscape in ways that are still felt today"--Provided by the publisher.
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By Brown, Box2016., Adolescent, First Second Call No: GN 794.8 BRO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: It is, perhaps, the perfect video game. Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistable, unending puzzle that has players hooked. Computer scientist Alexey Pajitnov had big ideas about games. In 1984, he created Tetris in his spare time while developing software for the Soviet government. Once Tetris emerged from behind the Iron Curtain, it was an instant hit.
