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Shahana: Through My Eyes
ISBN: 9781743312469 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shahana lives alone with her young brother in the shadow of the Line of Control, the border patrolled by Pakistani and Indian soldiers that divides Kashmir in two. Life is hard, but Shahana ekes out a living with her beautiful embroidery. Then she finds a boy lying unconscious near the border. Zahid is from across the Line of Control, and Shahana takes a terrible risk by sheltering him. But how can she give Zahid up to the authorities when she knows he'll be imprisoned or worse?"
Shahana lives alone with her young brother in the shadow of the Line of Control, the border patrolled by Pakistani and Indian soldiers that divides Ka...
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31,01 zł |
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Naveed: Through My Eyes
ISBN: 9781743312483 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan "The explosion jolts him awake. He sits up, gasping for air, heart thumping. Was the blast real? Perhaps it had only happened in his head, a bad dream. Demons of the dark, his father had called them. 'Push them away. They'll only poison your thoughts. Seek the light and they can't hurt you.'" Naveed is sick of war--of the foreign powers and the Taliban, the warlords and the drug barons that together have torn Afghanistan apart. He's had to grow up quickly to take care of his widowed...
A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan "The explosion jolts him awake. He sits up, gasping for a...
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31,01 zł |
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Peppino, Good As Bread
ISBN: 9781942247005 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Allies are bombing the city. Nazis control Peppino's town. The Facist mayor has seized Peppino's house and nine year-old Peppino and his mother are forced to live with the farm animals in the basement. "Keep your mouth shut, hide your stuff, break laws if you have to, lie if you must, survive " Peppino learns the unspoken rules of survival. He finds he has a knack for deception, unexpected courage and becomes a young man "good as bread." Based on true stories by the children who lived thorough it.
The Allies are bombing the city. Nazis control Peppino's town. The Facist mayor has seized Peppino's house and nine year-old Peppino and his mother ar...
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69,89 zł |
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True Brothers
ISBN: 9781503169470 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Join in on the journey of a platoon of United States Marine Corps soldiers as they embark on a search and capture mission in Afghanistan. In search of a terrorist master mind this ragtag group of soldiers is teamed up with a battalion of comrades and is sent to a deserted town in hopes of capturing their target. Over time they begin to appreciate each other a little more and slowly become a family. For Frank Masons this is a hard thing to do. He was an outcast all of his life and now he is finally excepted into a true family but it is hard to do. He eventually begins to feel at home with his...
Join in on the journey of a platoon of United States Marine Corps soldiers as they embark on a search and capture mission in Afghanistan. In search of...
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41,23 zł |
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Butterworth's Brigade
ISBN: 9781503287686 / Angielski / Miękka / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The worlds of 12-year-old Axel Tyler and 73-year-old Brigadier Butterworth couldn't possibly be farther apart. While one is content to live life to the full in the fast track of 1990's Britain, the other yearns for the day when the country regains its senses and returns to those pre-war values that made Britain 'Great'. When events conspire to bring the 12-year-old rebel and the madcap Brigadier face-to-face, conflict becomes inevitable as the irreconcilable values and beliefs of two widely different worlds collide. The war between the two combatants is fought within a privatised,...
The worlds of 12-year-old Axel Tyler and 73-year-old Brigadier Butterworth couldn't possibly be farther apart. While one is content to live life to th...
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67,65 zł |
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Fearless Brothers
ISBN: 9781505456080 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We revisit our hero Frank Masons as he is assigned to a new and more dangerous mission. He meets new friends and sees old ones. Frank Masons takes a lot of damage and witnesses a lot of destruction, some that he will never forget. Will it all be for nothing?
We revisit our hero Frank Masons as he is assigned to a new and more dangerous mission. He meets new friends and sees old ones. Frank Masons takes a l...
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41,23 zł |
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Flo of the Somme
ISBN: 9780957124561 / Angielski / Miękka / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner:
2016 Young Quills Award, Historical Association UK Mercy dog, Flo, has more to contend with than racing across the dangerous battlefield of the Somme. Can she get her medical kit to the injured? Can she lead Ray, the stretcher-bearer, and his donkey to them in time? Depicting the key landmarks of the Somme, this story pays tribute to the remarkable bravery of the animals who played their part during World War One." Winner:
2016 Young Quills Award, Historical Association UK Mercy dog, Flo, has more to contend with than racing across the dangerous battlef... |
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51,70 zł |
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Demons of Dunkirk
ISBN: 9781906132477 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To hell, then home again--one boy's story of the evacuation at Dunkirk during World War II "We're nearer hell than home now Charlie," the great man said, as we looked to the huge pillars of smoke, that spiraled above the beaches. We were there to save the soldiers; little did I know that soon I would need rescuing myself from the Demons of Dunkirk. Charlie's mother and father work at a Spitfire factory in the fishing port of Hamble. After a run-in with a brutal instructor on the naval training ship Mercury, the teenager finds himself on the run from the British...
To hell, then home again--one boy's story of the evacuation at Dunkirk during World War II "We're nearer hell than home now Charlie," t...
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46,53 zł |
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The Dangerous Summer of Jesse Turner
ISBN: 9781507789056 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When sixteen-year-old Jesse Turner lies about his age and joins Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders to fight the Spanish in Cuba in 1898, he expects to prove himself in battle. What he doesn't expect is a fellow volunteer who is determined to kill him for something his outlaw father did in the past. Jesse and his new friends, New Yorker Will and Ben, a Comanche from the Indian Territories, share the frustrations and hazards of a volunteer military force unprepared for war and the reality of deadly combat. Facing dangers from all sides, the three teens depend on friendship, courage, and...
When sixteen-year-old Jesse Turner lies about his age and joins Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders to fight the Spanish in Cuba in 1898, he exp...
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50,40 zł |
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Shadows In The Dark
ISBN: 9780987742605 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. War is raging all across Europe. Countries are fighting each other for each meter gained on the battlefield, and Edward Borden is caught in the middle of this turmoil. Fighting with a battalion through gas attacks, shells and close encounters with the enemy, death surrounds Edward on all sides. In the war-torn countryside of Europe, Edward learns about life, death and everything in between. ----------- An assassination of an important official triggers an impossible ultimatum and since the requirements could not be met, it triggered a war. The idea itself was simple enough, but in the eyes of...
War is raging all across Europe. Countries are fighting each other for each meter gained on the battlefield, and Edward Borden is caught in the middle...
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68,57 zł |
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
ISBN: 9780316324908 / Angielski / Twarda / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.
In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey--from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England... And... A #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. <...
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87,32 zł |
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Those Who Dare To Dream: A Young Man's War
ISBN: 9781511798075 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a work of historical fiction, detailing the life and adventures of a young man caught up in the events surrounding world war two.
This book is a work of historical fiction, detailing the life and adventures of a young man caught up in the events surrounding world war two.
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68,57 zł |
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Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah, and Ashanti
ISBN: 9781512141627 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Lisle Bullen's father is killed in the line of duty, the young man must take full personal responsibility for his life. Too young to enlist, he disguises himself as a native soldier. His exceptional skills and maturity soon find him out. Over the course of three military campaigns, Bullen rises to the rank of Lieutenant in His Majesty's Rutlandshire regiment. After two successful campaigns in Central Asia, Bullen is sent to Ghana in Africa. Will he survive his third campaign? How will he make his way in the world now that his father has passed away? These questions and more will be...
When Lisle Bullen's father is killed in the line of duty, the young man must take full personal responsibility for his life. Too young to enlist, he d...
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46,97 zł |
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She Is Still My Mom! Different But Not Disabled
ISBN: 9781612252940 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For ages 4-10... Do you know a child that is struggling to deal with the emotions and confusion of a family member or friend who has suffered a devastating injury while serving in our military? If you do then She Is Still My Mom is for you. Injuries of all types are an unfortunate byproduct of war. Serious injuries, such as limb loss are especially difficult for children to understand. She Is Still My Mom offers a warm military based story of how a young boy deals with the news that his mother suffered a limb loss while serving overseas. His family finds a way for him to learn about limb...
For ages 4-10... Do you know a child that is struggling to deal with the emotions and confusion of a family member or friend who has suffered a devast...
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56,74 zł |
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The Ghost Army Diary
ISBN: 9781940283173 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During World War II a top secret battalion made up of magicians, actors, and artists saved over thirty-thousand lives without firing a single shot. They were known as The Ghost Army. In 2014 the battalion saves one more life when an unlikely friendship with a surviving veteran pulls a troubled teen from the edge of self-destruction.
During World War II a top secret battalion made up of magicians, actors, and artists saved over thirty-thousand lives without firing a single shot. Th...
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32,06 zł |
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Ashes of Memory
ISBN: 9781514160701 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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45,82 zł |
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Dash (Dogs of World War II)
ISBN: 9780545416368 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although Mitsi Kashino and her family are swept up in the wave of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsi never expects to lose her home -- or her beloved dog, Dash. But, as World War II rages and people of Japanese descent are forced into incarceration camps, Mitsi is separated from Dash, her classmates, and life as she knows it. The camp is a crowded and unfamiliar place, whose dusty floors, seemingly endless lines, and barbed wire fences begin to unravel the strong Kashino family ties. With the help of a friendly neighbor back home, Mitsi remains connected to...
Although Mitsi Kashino and her family are swept up in the wave of anti-Japanese sentiment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mitsi never expects to...
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39,27 zł |
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The Red Badge of Courage
ISBN: 9781519183804 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On a cold day the fictional 304th New York Regiment awaits battle beside a river. Eighteen-year-old Private Henry Fleming, remembering his romantic reasons for enlisting as well as his mother's resulting protests, wonders whether he will remain brave in the face of fear, or turn and run. He is comforted by one of his friends from home, Jim Conklin, who admits that he would run from battle if his fellow soldiers also fled. During the regiment's first battle, Confederate soldiers charge, but are repelled. The enemy quickly regroups and attacks again, this time forcing some of the unprepared...
On a cold day the fictional 304th New York Regiment awaits battle beside a river. Eighteen-year-old Private Henry Fleming, remembering his romantic re...
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39,35 zł |
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Grayback: Exile
ISBN: 9781517361198 / Angielski / Miękka / 428 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The year is 1868 and Japan is about to erupt in the Boshin War. In the third installment of the GRAYBACK series, Bertram Tambling, former sharpshooter from Virginia, is at the end of his two year contract in Kyoto. Faced with uncertainty as to his future path, he decides to accept an officer's commission from the emperor who has decided to rebel against the Shogun. However, Bertram soon discovers he may be in over his head. While he excels as a commander on the battlefield, he is far from prepared to battle in the field of politics. Right and wrong become difficult to decipher, and when he...
The year is 1868 and Japan is about to erupt in the Boshin War. In the third installment of the GRAYBACK series, Bertram Tambling, former sharpshooter...
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68,75 zł |
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Doodlebug Alley
ISBN: 9781782701620 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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25,83 zł |
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