Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
ISBN: 9780064471367 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every Life Djo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a vital member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide's election team, fighting to overthrow military dictatorship in Haiti. Now he is barely alive, the victim of a political firebombing. Jeremie has a story: Convent-educated Jeremie can climb out of the slums of Port-au-Prince. But she is torn between her mother's hopes and her own wishes for herself ... and for Haiti. Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide has a story: A dream of a new Haiti, one in which every person would have a decent life ... a... Every Life Djo has a story: Once he was one of "Titid's boys," a vital member of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide's election... |
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29,95 zł |
I Had Seen Castles
ISBN: 9780152053123 / Angielski / Miękka / 97 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Dante is seventeen when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and he wants to fight for his country. But then he falls head over heels for Ginny Burton, who is against all war, and his beliefs are suddenly questioned. Rather than be judged a traitor or a coward, though, John enlists--a decision that changes his life forever.
Includes a reader's guide and an inverview with the author. John Dante is seventeen when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, and he wants to fight for his country. But then he falls head over heels for Ginny Burton...
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34,23 zł |
Soldier's Heart: Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers
ISBN: 9780440228387 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In June 1861, when the Civil War began, Charley Goddard enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers. He was 15. He didn't know what a "shooting war" meant or what he was fighting for. But he didn't want to miss out on a great adventure. The "shooting war" turned out to be the horror of combat and the wild luck of survival; how it feels to cross a field toward the enemy, waiting for fire. When he entered the service he was a boy. When he came back he was different; he was only 19, but he was a man with "soldier's heart," later known as "battle fatigue."
In June 1861, when the Civil War began, Charley Goddard enlisted in the First Minnesota Volunteers. He was 15. He didn't know what a "shooting war" me...
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34,23 zł |
Fire in the Hills
ISBN: 9780142412008 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's been two years since fifteen-year-old Roberto was kidnapped and forced to work in a German labor camp. After finally escaping, he's made his way back to Italy. Roberto is desperate to return to the safety of his family, but how can he turn his back on the war while so many people are suffering? Roberto joins the resistance movement, and smuggles guns and secret information to rebel fighters. Every mission takes him closer to home, but every mission is even more dangerous than the last. Will Roberto survive and make his way home?
It's been two years since fifteen-year-old Roberto was kidnapped and forced to work in a German labor camp. After finally escaping, he's made his way ...
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34,23 zł |
What the Raven Brings
ISBN: 9781784974404 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. London, 1942: the Blitz is over but the war rages on. With the country still fighting for its existence, a young girl takes to the skies. After her mother was killed in an air raid, Anna Cooper was sent to live with her uncle, the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London. Now, he too is dead. His dying wish was for Anna to be the next Ravenmaster, keeper of the birds who, according to legend, guard the fate of the kingdom. But the Tower authorities won't stand for a female Ravenmaster, let alone one so young. Denied her destiny, Anna is desperate to escape the Tower and she bluffs her way into the...
London, 1942: the Blitz is over but the war rages on. With the country still fighting for its existence, a young girl takes to the skies. After her mo...
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37,51 zł |
24 Hours: The Trade
ISBN: 9783948100506 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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38,34 zł |
The Blitz Kids
ISBN: 9781398400818 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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38,35 zł |
West to Freedom: A Story of Friendship
ISBN: 9781952874116 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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38,39 zł |
Postcards from No Man's Land
ISBN: 9780142401453 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This winner of the 2003 Michael Printz Award and the Carnegie Medal, told in dual narratives, takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery in a foreign city in the midst of war. This edition includes bonus materials and a new Foreword by the author.
This winner of the 2003 Michael Printz Award and the Carnegie Medal, told in dual narratives, takes the reader on a memorable voyage of discovery in a...
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38,51 zł |
For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy
ISBN: 9780440418313 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the Newbery Honor and Schneider Award-winning author of The War that Saved My Life comes For Freedom, the thrilling true story of one of France's youngest spies during World War II and perfect for fans of Code Name Verity and The Diary of Anne Frank.
Suzanne David's everyday life is suddenly shattered in 1940 when a bomb drops on the main square of her hometown, the city of Cherbourg, France, killing a pregnant neighbor right in front of her. Until then the war had seemed far away, not something that would touch her or her teenage friends.... From the Newbery Honor and Schneider Award-winning author of The War that Saved My Life comes For Freedom, the thrilling true story o...
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38,51 zł |
A Troubled Peace
ISBN: 9780060744298 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The stunning sequel to Under A War-Torn Sky
World War II may be ending, but the conflict still rages for nineteen-year-old bomber pilot Henry Forester. After returning home to Virginia he is still reliving his struggles, and can't stop worrying about the safety of those who helped him escape--most of all, one French boy, Pierre, who may have lost everything because of Henry. When he returns to France to find Pierre, Henry is staggered by the consequences of war. Amid starvation, cities devastated by Allied bombing, and the shocking return of concentration camp... The stunning sequel to Under A War-Torn Sky
World War II may be ending, but the conflict still rages for nineteen-year-old b... |
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42,80 zł |
Among the Red Stars
ISBN: 9780062642752 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A suspenseful historical YA debut inspired by the true story of an all-female bomber unit in Russia during World War II. World War II has erupted in Valka's homeland of Russia, and Valka is determined to help the effort.
A suspenseful historical YA debut inspired by the true story of an all-female bomber unit in Russia during World War II. World War II has erupted in...
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42,80 zł |
1814 by Dawn's Early Light
ISBN: 9781737761549 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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42,80 zł |
Blitzed
ISBN: 9780552555890 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. George is fascinated by World War II--even evacuation and rationing has got to be more exciting than living in dreary old Witchfield He is looking forward to his school trip to Eden Camp, a World War II museum, but he never could have imagined how authentic this visit to wartime Britain will be. A hand reaching out of the fake rubble, a slip in time, and George has to survive something much worse than boredom. The rubble is now real--he has slipped through time into 1940s London. Imagine being alive before your parents were even born
George is fascinated by World War II--even evacuation and rationing has got to be more exciting than living in dreary old Witchfield He is looking fo...
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42,87 zł |
Persuasion
ISBN: 9780062065988 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Once so much to each other Now nothing Ann Elliot has only one regret: that she listened to her family and broke off her engagement to Captain Wentworth. He was poor, but they were in love--and she didn't realize that love was enough. But Anne has a new chance: Captain Wentworth has returned from the Royal Navy. With everything stacked against her, can she overcome their heartbreak and persuade him to love her again? Beautifully presented for a modern teen audience, Jane Austen's masterpiece is one of the most enduring stories about the resilience of love. Once so much to each other Now nothing Ann Elliot has only one regret: that she listened to her family and broke off her engagement t... |
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43,13 zł |
Shining Through: Battles in the Pacific
ISBN: 9781958297261 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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44,94 zł |
Close the window Stefan (dyslexia-friendly edition)
ISBN: 9781913946210 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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44,98 zł |
The Paper Girl of Paris
ISBN: 9780062936646 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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46,42 zł |
The Storyteller
ISBN: 9780063049406 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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46,42 zł |
To the Western Front, with Love
ISBN: 9781786124173 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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46,91 zł |