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‘The sky split open. A sky of brilliant yellow light; a world of noise that filled his ears like sand at the seaside, so that afterwards there was only total silence’. But silence brings terror and grief to Sonny’s family as they come to terms with the loss of his mother in a German bombing raid. In a fit of anguish and grief, his father joins the RAF to avenge her death, and Sonny is left alone. As he fights for survival, Sonny embarks on his own dramatic and intensely personal confrontation with the enemy….

Lix-tal: 10 Nede på gaden kører en tysk lastbil. På ladet står en flok danske politifolk. To tyskere vogter på dem. De peger på dem med deres våben. „Har tyskerne taget politiet?" Mor undrer sig. „Stakkels Ib!" siger Alex. „Hans far er politi!" „Åh ja." Mor går hen til deres telefon og ringer op. Lidt efter lægger hun på igen. „De svarer ikke hos Ibs! Så er hans far nok mellem dem, der er taget." „Kan du ikke gøre noget?" siger Alex. „Hvad skulle det være?" siger mor. „Du har en pistol," siger Alex ivrigt. Mor ser på ham. Nu er hun vred. „Hvad for en pistol?

Join Three Young Heroes on a Desert Adventure That Teaches Courage, Cooperation, and Cultural Heritage! Perfect for early readers ages 6-9, this enchanting chapter book combines magical adventure with meaningful educational content that parents and teachers will love. 🌟 What Makes This Book Special: Educational Adventure Learning: Children discover the heroic story of Navajo Code Talkers during WWII, explore the fascinating world of lizards and wildlife, learn about post-war cooperation and community spirit, and understand the joy of sharing and friendship - all woven seamlessly into an ...

Everyone knows Vikings are ruthless barbarians whose idea of a good time involves pillaging, plundering, and feasting. But Thorfinn is no ordinary Viking! He is always polite and happily offers to wash the dirty dishes. Too bad his dad is Harald the Skull-Splitter, Village Chief and the roughest and toughest Viking of them all. Indgar villagers are out watching an elk polo match, the village is attacked, and Thorfinn's mum goes missing, presumed kidnapped. Harald, Velda Thorfinn and his boisterous brothers chase the mysterious raiders across the North Sea towards Scotland.

Vulgar can't believe his luck. He's going on a school trip in a real, live longboat, with oars and everything! And they're going to visit Burp, where a long-ago battle once took place between the Vikings and the, er, Burpers. It was a mighty battle, which the Vikings totally lost. But this time, Vulgar's going to rewrite history. He's up for a bit of historical reenactment, and is sure, one way or another, that a great and noble victory will be his!

A true story that pulls at your heartstrings and stays with you as it leaves its mark!This powerful and touching story provides a picture of family life when a parent is in the military. It's a true story that gives children comfort in realizing they are not alone as they struggle with their emotions. Hopefully, the story will guide parents and children to talk openly about difficult situations. Every military family will feel a connection, and smile at the discovery that with discussion comes healing. It is all about the love that brings us together. Carolyn Watkins' books build confidence...

It’s World War Two and Darwin is bombed. Mavis wants to help the war effort, but what can a ten-year-old girl do? Become a plane spotter! Imagine her surprise when she sees an enemy plane through her binoculars! Does she have what it takes to save the town?

Two seafaring tales filled with gripping action, tests of the human spirit, and life lessons from the author of The Mouse that Roared. WASHINGTON'S GUNPOWDER The Colonial Army led by George Washington has laid siege to the British forces in Boston at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, but they will have to withdraw unless they get more supplies—especially gunpowder. This exciting historical adventure tells the tale of George Royall (a young, reluctant lieutenant in the Colonial Navy) who is charged with sailing a secret cargo of gunpowder to Boston—a daring mission that involves ...

Terezín si trova nella Repubblica Ceca. Nata a fine Settecento come città-fortezza, durante la Seconda guerra mondiale diventò un campo di raccolta degli ebrei destinati allo sterminio. Vi furono rinchiuse 155 mila persone. Solo 3807 tornarono a casa dai campi di Treblinka, Auschwitz-Birkenau e dagli altri lager dove furono deportate. Nel ghetto vissero circa 15 mila tra bambini e ragazzi: alla fine della guerra ne erano rimasti in vita 142. A Terezín c’era tutto: case, strade, musica, teatro. Peccato che non ci fosse la libertà.

Niemand kann den Schatten entkommen. Der König der Finsternis ist verbannt, sein Angriff auf das Königreich Lunis wurde vereitelt. Doch in der Stadt Nubis, Mias Heimat, ist noch keine Ruhe eingekehrt. Mia muss lernen, mit ihren neuen Kräften umzugehen und sich als Zähmerin zu beweisen. Nachts wird sie von schrecklichen Albträumen geplagt.

“The Soldier with the Golden Buttons—Adapt For Youth” presents a child’s view of the Holocaust. It is the story of Jewish children wrenched from a carefree childhood to be overwhelmed by the brutal savagery of war. A few days are enough to turn them into adults forced to content with hunger and thirst, fear of death, and with the horror of being taken away from their mothers. Closed in a wagon, children are helping each other.

Before the war starts, Ned is resigned to a future working in the family funeral parlour. Then the covert operations at Bletchley Park begin and his life is transformed. Ned and his mother leave Bletchley Park on a vital wartime mission into the remote Welsh countryside. Their task: to protect the priceless artwork that is being stored in a slate mine in the village of Manod. As long as its whereabouts are secret, they'll keep the national treasures out of the hands of the enemy. But when it appears that someone in the village is trying to expose the truth, suspicion turns to the newcomers.

England stands alone, but an invasion is looming. Its only hope is a secret attack deep inside enemy territory, to the very heart of Napoléon's terrifying new army. In the wake of Napoléon's crushing victory at Waterloo, the vicious French general Marc Thibault and his brigade of giant carnivorous battlesaurs have struck terror across Europe. England stands alone, but an invasion is looming. Its only hope is a secret attack deep inside enemy territory, to the very heart of Napoléon's terrifying new army. Deception and betrayal threaten the mission from its outset, leading to a clash of ...

At the outbreak of World War I, eleven-year-old Elsie Clarke is sent to a mysterious school in the woods for only the most talented children. But fewer still, the Gifted, are invited to the other side–a sentient forest called Elsewhere with a magical secret.

Si narra la storia di tre ragazzi che, nell’immediato dopoguerra, intraprendono un lungo viaggio alla scoperta dell’Italia dopo essere stati costretti ad abbandonare il loro povero villaggio fra le montagne. Da Roma alla costa adriatica, da Ferrara a Milano, i tre adolescenti vivono e fanno vivere ai lettori una profonda esperienza umana e sociale.

Tarn grapples with the loss of her brother at Dunkirk as she faces the threat of Nazi invasion in the Cumbrian countryside in this gripping wartime tale from Tom Palmer. July 1940 – as Tarn struggles to come to terms with the loss of her beloved brother in the chaos of the British retreat at...

Lily has lots of worries. She's struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, worse, she's losing her gran to Alzheimer's. But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather's diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery help her reconnect with her gran and even give her the inspiration she needs to push through and win?

When a Nazi bomb explodes near his London school in 1941, Matthew Bennett's mother decides it is time to send her children to live with her sister in the safety of the country, along with their dog and Matthew's best friend, Kate. But even in the safety of the country, intrigue and danger follow them as they find themselves facing the enemy in a way that tests them to their very limits. Follow Matthew and his siblings as they adapt to life in the country in WWII rural England and become entangled in their own battle.

Steve thinks a trip to Europe is out of the question—until he hears his grandfather's will. Suddenly he's off to Spain, armed with only a letter from his grandfather that sends him to a specific address in Barcelona. There he meets a girl named Laia and finds a trunk containing some of his grandfather's possessions, including a journal he kept during the time he fought with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.

La existencia apacible y hasta monótona de un pueblo, cambia de un momento a otro debido a la guerra. Los hombres se van a luchar, y desde entonces la vida es una lenta espera a través de los ojos de Laura, una niña reflexiva y disparatada que cree en el mar, en el futuro y en la paz, y...