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Series
Maisie Dobbs novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
In 1931 London, when a controversial artist falls to his death before the opening of an exhibition of his work at a Mayfair gallery and police refuse to investigate, his journalist sister enlists the aid of psychologist Maisie Dobbs to uncover the truth about the case.
2) War horse
Author
Series
[War horse volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
"Master storyteller Michael Morpurgo has adapted his much-loved novel, War Horse, for a picture book audience. This powerful book for younger readers tells the enduring story of a friendship between a boy and his horse and is a gateway to help children understand the history and deadly chaos of the First World War. As we move beyond centenary commemorations and continue to strive for peace across the world, War Horse remains an important book for...
Author
Language
English
Description
World War I was a conflict on an epic scale which left an indelible mark on the collective memory of countries that lost a generation of young men. This visually stunning book recounts the course of the war in vivid detail, re-creating the experience of titanic battles such as Gallipoli, the Somme, and Verdun, and documenting the firsthand accounts of combatants and civilians. Authoritative and packed with compelling images, it offers a true understanding...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the "captivating, richly drawn" (Woman's World) The Paris Library returns with a brilliant new novel based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France.
1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated...
1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the context for the writing of the famous poem by the Canadian medical officer who attended injured soldiers in Flanders during the First World War. The story of John McCrae's World War I poem interweaves the poet's words with information about the war, details of daily life in the trenches, accounts of McCrae's experience in his field hospital, and the circumstances that contributed to the poem's creation.
Author
Series
Post office girls volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"1915. After the recent dramatic events at the Home Depot, Milly Woods is looking forward to spending as much time as possible with her Post Office girls, Nora and Beth - known as Liza to her friends. With Christmas fast approaching, their job of getting millions of letters and parcels to the troops on the front line is more important than ever. But when Milly is moved to a different department, she and the girls struggle to find time to spend together....
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
It's 1918 in German-occupied Bruges, Belgium. With luck, Evelien will make it to the end of the war and be given what she was promised: a prized painting in exchange for safeguarding her employer's possessions. Until then, Evelien knows to keep her head down and stay out of trouble. But life never goes to plan, especially in the war. A member of the resistance approaches Evelien: steal a list of names hidden in her employer's home. In return, she'll...
Author
Series
Isaac Bell novels volume 13
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Detective Isaac Bell battles foreign spies, German U-boats, and an old nemesis to capture a secret technology that could alter the outcome of World War I in the latest adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Clive Cussler"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
Recounts British citizen Edith Cavell's efforts to save one thousand soldiers during World War I as part of an underground organization that helped soldiers trapped behind German lines find freedom.
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