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Island war / Patricia Reilly Giff.

Summary:

"In 1942, Izzy and Matt become trapped on an Japanese-occupied Aleutian island when the rest of the American population is evacuated and must survive on their own for the duration of World War II"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0823439542
  • ISBN: 9780823439546
  • Physical Description: 203 pages : illustrations
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2018]

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 22.99
Subject: Survival > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Alaska > Juvenile fiction.
Islands > Juvenile fiction.
Alaska > History > 1867-1959 > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch J FIC Giff 31681020093779 JFIC Available -

Patricia Reilly Giff (1935 - 2021) was the author of more than one hundred children's books, including the Newbery Honor Award titles Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods.  She spent twenty years teaching in the New York City public schools, and her Polk Street School series remains a popular chapter book mainstay. Some of her other middle grade novels include Genevieve's War, winner of the Christopher Award; Nory Ryan's Song, an ALA Notable Book; and A Slip of a Girl, which received two starred reviews.


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