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The librarian of Saint-Malo : a novel / by Escobar, Mario,1971-author.; Abernathy, Gretchen,translator.; translation of:Escobar, Mario,1971-Bibliotecaria de Saint-Malo.English.;
"Through letters with a famous author, one French librarian tells her love story and describes the brutal Nazi occupation of her small coastal village. Saint-Malo, France: 1939. Jocelyn and Antoine are childhood sweethearts, but just after they marry and are hoping for a child, Antoine is called up to fight against Germany. As the war rages, Jocelyn focuses on comforting and encouraging the local population by recommending books from her beloved library in Saint-Malo.She herself finds hope in her letters to a famous author. After the French capitulation, the Nazis occupy the town and turn it into a fortress to control the north of French Brittany. Residents try passive resistance, but the German commander ruthlessly purges part of the city's libraries to destroy any potentially subversive writings. At great risk to herself, Jocelyn manages to hide some of the books while waiting to receive news from Antoine, who has been taken to a German prison camp. What unfolds in her letters is Jocelyn's description of her mission: to protect the people of Saint-Malo and the books they hold so dear. With prose both sweeping and romantic, Mario Escobar brings to life the occupied city and re-creates the history of those who sacrificed all to care for the people they loved."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Customs of the World. by Livermore, David,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David LivermoreOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2013.Learn how the values held by cultures around the world influence behavior so you can successfully accomplish your objectives, no matter what the cultural context. Taught by Professor David Livermore of the Cultural Intelligence Center, these 24 eye-opening lectures address dynamics and customs related to working, socializing, dining, and marriage and family.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Economic development.; Travel.; Instructional films.; Leadership.; Business education.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; Culture.; Occupational training.;
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All the light we cannot see : a novel / by Doerr, Anthony,1973-;
Includes bibliographical references.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Blind; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2014., Scribner,
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2
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End of the line / by McKay, Sharon E.;
When her mother is taken away, a young Jewish girl is rescued from the Nazis by two elderly brothers who enlist the help of some kindly neighbors to keep her safe.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Jewish children in the Holocaust; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945);
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Spy smuggler : Paul Lelaud, France, 1942-1944 / by Eldridge, Jim,1944-;
A story about the French Resistance during the Second World War, viewed through the eyes of thirteen year old Paul Lelaud.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Teenage boys; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2007, c2004., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Our darkest night : a novel of Italy and the Second World War / by Robson, Jennifer,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Hiding from the Nazis in the guise of a Christian farmer's wife, a Jewish woman is met with suspicion by a Nazi official who harbors a vendetta against the former seminary student posing as her husband.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Jewish women; Jews; World War, 1939-1945; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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I want to be an artist / by Driscoll, Laura.; Echeverri, Catalina,1986-;
"When I go out for the day with Papa, I learn there are many ways to be an artist"--Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Art; Artists; Occupations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The occupied garden : recovering the story of a family in the war-torn Netherlands / by Kasaboski, Tracy; Den Hartog, Kristen,1965-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-311) and Internet addresses.
Subjects: Den Hartog family.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2008., McClelland & Stewart,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A hanging at dawn : a Bess Crawford short story / by Todd, Charles,author.;
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Bess Crawford mystery series, a short story that unravels dark secrets from her close friend Simon Brandon's past Years before the Great War summoned Bess Crawford to serve as a battlefield nurse, the indomitable heroine spent her childhood in India under the watchful eye of her friend and confidant, the young soldier Simon Brandon. The two formed an inseparable bond on the dangerous Northwest Frontier where her father's Regiment held the Khyber Pass against all intruders. It was Simon who taught Bess to ride and shoot, escorted her to the bazaars and the Maharani's Palace, and did his best to keep her out of trouble, after the Crawford family took an interest in the tall, angry boy with a mysterious past. But the Crawfords have long guarded secrets for Simon and he owes them a debt that runs deeper than Bess could ever know. Told through the eyes of Melinda, Richard, Clarissa, and Bess, A Hanging at Dawn pieces together a mystery at the center of Bess's family that will irrevocably change the course of her future.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Crawford, Bess (Fictitious character); Family secrets;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The officer and the spy / by Ashcroft, Jenny,1980-author.; container of (work):Ashcroft, Jenny,1980-Echoes of love.;
Under the Cretan sun, in the summer of 1936, two young people fall in love. Eleni has been coming to Crete her entire life, swapping her English home for cherished sun-baked summers with her grandfather in his idyllic shoreside villa. When she arrives in 1936, she believes the long, hot weeks ahead will be no different to so many that have gone before. But someone else is visiting the island that year too: a young German man called Otto. And so begins a summer of innocence lost, and love discovered; one that is finite, but not the end. When, in 1941, the island falls to a Nazi invasion, Eleni and Otto meet there once more. But this time Eleni has returned to fight for her home, and Otto to occupy it. They are enemies, and their love is not only treacherous, but also dangerous. But will it destroy them, or prove strong enough to overcome the ravages of war? An epic tale of secrets, love, loyalty, family and how far you'd go to keep those you love safe, The Echoes of Love is an exquisite and deeply moving love letter to Crete - one that will move every reader to tears.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Nazis; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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