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Shoes for Anthony / by Kennedy, Emma,1967-author.;
"This 1944 World War Two drama tells the story of Anthony, a boy living in a deprived Welsh village, anticipating the arrival of American troops. Suddenly, a German plane crashes into the village mountain. A Polish prisoner-of-war survives and is brought into the community where he builds a close relationship with Anthony. Later, the villagers discover one of the Germans on the plane has survived and is still on the mountain."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Interpersonal relations; Prisoners of war;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Danger in the darkest hour / by Osborne, Mary Pope.; Murdocca, Sal.;
"The magic tree house has taken Jack and Annie back in time to England in 1944. England is fighting for its life in World War II. Before long, Jack and Annie find themselves parachuting into Normandy, France, behind enemy lines. The date is June 5. Will the brave brother and sister team be able to make a difference during one of the darkest times in history?"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Jack (Fictitious character : Osborne); Annie (Fictitious character : Osborne); World War, 1939-1945; Brothers and sisters; Time travel; Magic; Tree houses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The race for Paris : a novel / by Clayton, Meg Waite.;
A moving and powerfully dynamic World War II novel about two American journalists and an Englishman, who together race the Allies to Occupied Paris for the scoop of their lives. Normandy, 1944. To cover the fighting in France, Jane, a reporter for the Nashville Banner, and Liv, an Associated Press photographer, have endured enormous danger and frustrating obstacles--including strict military regulations limiting what women correspondents can do.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War stories.; Americans; Foreign correspondents; Women journalists; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sun above and blooms below : a springtime of opposites / by Chernesky, Felicia Sanzari.; Swan, Susan,1944-;
"A class takes a springtime field trip to a farm to see chicks hatch and discover many opposite things in their surroundings"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Farm life; Spring; School field trips; English language;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The last secret : a novel / by Caron, Maia,author.;
'The Last Secret' is a dazzling novel centering on two unforgettable women - a Ukrainian resistance fighter in 1944 Ukraine and a reclusive artist on Salt Spring Island in 1972 - and their inextricable link to each other decades apart. Perfect for readers of Kate Quinn, Heather Marshall, and Genevieve Graham. Maria Caron is a Red River Metis, who lives on Vancouver Island, BC. From the author of 'Song of Batoche'. Goodreads Marketing Campaign.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Secrets; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The rape of Recy Taylor [videorecording] / by Buirski, Nancy,screenwriter,film director,film producer.; Hubbard, Beth,film producer.; Miller, Rex(Cinematographer),director of photography.; Ripoli, Anthony,editor of moving image work.; Augusta Films,production company.; Transform Films,production company.; Artemis Rising (Firm),contributor.; Matador Content (Firm),contributor.; Orchard (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Rex Miller ; editor, Anthony Ripoli."Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper, was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. A common occurrence in the Jim Crow South, few women spoke up in fear for their lives. Not Recy Taylor, who bravely identified her rapists. The NAACP sent its chief rape investigator Rosa Parks to Alabama, who rallied support and triggered an unprecedented outcry for justice."--Container.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Biographical films.; Nonfiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Taylor, Recy, 1919-2017.; Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005.; African American women; Rape; African American women; Civil rights movements;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Barracoon : the story of the last "black cargo" / by Hurston, Zora Neale,author.; Plant, Deborah G.,1956-editor,writer of introduction.; Walker, Alice,1944-writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-171).
Subjects: Biographies.; Lewis, Cudjo.; Clotilda (Ship); Slaves; West Africans; Slavery; Slave trade; Slave trade;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Victory '45 : The End of the War in Six Surrenders. by Holland, James.;
In May 1944 and then again in August and early September, the seemingly endless WWII finally came to a close in six dramatic surrender ceremonies, four in Europe and the last two in Japan. On the 80th anniversary of those historic moments, James Holland and Al Murray chronicle these momentous events in turn, focusing especially on the human dramas behind each surrender and relating stories on the end of the war that have not previously been told.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY; HISTORY / Military / General; HISTORY / Military / World War II; HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts /WWII/ European Theatre;
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Madame Fourcade's secret war : the daring young woman who led France's largest spy network against Hitler / by Olson, Lynne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Fourcade, Marie-Madeleine, 1909-1989.; World War, 1939-1945; Spies; Women spies; Spies; Women spies; Espionage, British; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mandela : my prisoner, my friend / by Brand, Christo.; Brand, Christo.Doing life with Mandela.; Jones, Barbara,1944 November 29-;
Subjects: Brand, Cristo; Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013; Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013; African National Congress; Pollsmoor Prison (South Africa); Correctional personnel; Political prisoners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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