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Dear world : a Syrian girl's story of war and plea for peace / by Al Abed, Bana,author.;
When seven-year-old Bana Alabed took to Twitter to describe the horrors she and her family were experiencing in war-torn Syria, her heartrending messages touched the world and gave a voice to millions of innocent children.
Subjects: Personal narratives.; Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Al Abed, Bana.; Girls; Refugee children;
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No journey too far : a novel / by Turansky, Carrie,author.;
"A family separated, a missing sweetheart, a hidden trunk, and a journey across the ocean all in the name of love--the epic saga of the McAlisters continues in the riveting sequel to No Ocean Too Wide . In 1909, Grace McAlister set sail for Canada as one of the thousands of British Home Children taken from their families and their homeland. Though she is fortunate enough to be adopted by wealthy parents, the secrets of her past are kept hidden for ten years until someone from her long-buried childhood arrives on her doorstep. With this new connection to her birth family, will she be brave enough to leave her sheltered life in Toronto and uncover the truth? After enduring hardship as an indentured British Home Child, Garth McAlister left Canada to serve in World War I. His sweetheart, Emma Lafferty, promised to wait for his return, but after three long years apart, her letters suddenly stopped. When Garth arrives home from the war to unexpected news, he is determined to return to Canada once more on a daunting mission to find the two women he refuses to abandon--his long-lost sister and his mysteriously missing sweetheart."--
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; British; Brothers and sisters; Forced migration; Home children (Canadian immigrants); Betrothal; World War, 1939-1945;
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The Swiss nurse : a novel / by Escobar, Mario,1971-author.; Abernathy, Gretchen,translator.; translation of:Escobar, Mario,1971-Maternidad de Elna.English.;
Includes bibliographical references."The true story of an astonishingly brave woman who saved hundreds of mothers and their children during the Spanish Civil War and WWII"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Eidenbenz, Elisabeth, 1913-2011; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust; World War, 1939-1945;
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Children of the fleet : fleet school / by Card, Orson Scott,author.;
Subjects: Science fiction.; Imaginary wars and battles; Space warfare;
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Green papayas / by Tran-Davies, Nhung N.; Newland, Gillian.;
While Oma (grandmother) lies in her hospital bed, Mama reminds them all of Oma's courage in shepherding her family through war and across the ocean to safety. After Oma passes away, they cherish the memory of this remarkable woman, and the sacrifices she made to ensure that her children, and her grandchildren, would be free to dream.
Subjects: Picture books.; Grandmothers; Dementia; Children of immigrants;
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The daughters of Yalta : the Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans : a story of love and war / by Katz, Catherine Grace,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The story of the fascinating and fateful "daughter diplomacy" of Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, three glamorous young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference with Stalin in the waning days of World War II"--
Subjects: Churchill, Sarah, 1914-1982.; Mortimer, Kathleen Lanier Harriman, 1917-2011.; Roosevelt, Anna, 1906-1975.; Yalta Conference (1945 : I͡Alta, Ukraine); World War, 1939-1945; Children of presidents; Children of prime ministers;
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Twelve Post-War Tales. by Swift, Graham.;
'Twelve Post-War Tales' is a collection of short stories about the lives of soldiers, doctors, veterans, wives, lovers, and children who have been affected by war in ways both subtle and profound. From the author of 'Waterland', which won The Guardian Fiction Award and 'Last Orders', which won the Booker Prize. Both novels have since been made into films.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Short Stories (single author);
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Loved and wanted : a memoir of choice, children, and womanhood / by Parravani, Christa,author.;
"A stressed family, an unplanned pregnancy, and a painful, if liberating, awakening from the author of the lauded memoir Her. Loved and Wanted is the passionate story of a woman's love for her children, and a poignant and bracing look at the difficult choices women in America are forced to make every day, in a nation where policies and a cultural war on women leave them without sufficient agency over their bodies, their futures, and even their hopes for their children's lives"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Parravani, Christa.; Women college teachers; Mothers; Reproductive rights; Women;
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The apology / by Han, Jimin(Novelist),author.;
Part ghost story and part family epic, 'The Apology' is a sweeping intergenerational saga and an incisive tale of sisterhood and diaspora, reaching back to the days of Japanese colonialism and the Korean War, and told through the singular voice of a defiant, funny, and unforgettable centenarian. A Dewey Diva Pick. #diversity.
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; Families; Future life; Illegitimate children; Koreans; Older women;
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Warrior / by Matzen, Robert,1957-author.; Dotti, Luca,1970-writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.'Warrior' completes the story arc of Robert Matzen's 'Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II'. Hepburn's experiences in wartime, including the murder of family members, her survival through combat and starvation conditions, and work on behalf of the Dutch Resistance, gave her the determination to become a humanitarian for UNICEF and the fearlessness to charge into war-torn countries in the Third World on behalf of children and their mothers in desperate need.
Subjects: Biographies.; Hepburn, Audrey, 1929-1993.; UNICEF.; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture actors and actresses;
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