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Impossible escape : a true story of survival and heroism in Nazi Europe / Steve Sheinkin.
Sheinkin, Steve,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 940.53 She Collection: TX
ISBN: 0800060407
Pub. Info: New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2023.
Target Audience: 850 Lexile. 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 8.0 Perma-Bound Books.
"From award-winning author Steve Sheinkin, a true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust-one in hiding in Hungary, and the other in Auschwitz, plotting escape"--
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Sheinkin, Steve,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 940.53 She Collection: TX
ISBN: 0800060407
Pub. Info: New York, NY : Roaring Brook Press, 2023.
Target Audience: 850 Lexile. 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 8.0 Perma-Bound Books.
"From award-winning author Steve Sheinkin, a true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust-one in hiding in Hungary, and the other in Auschwitz, plotting escape"--
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The girl who sang : a Holocaust memoir of hope and survival / written by Estelle Nadel with Sammy Savos and Bethany Strout ; art by Sammy Savos.
Nadel, Estelle,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 741.5 Nad Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781250247766 :
Pub. Info: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 10-13. Grades 5-8.
As the youngest child in a large Jewish family, Enia Feld's childhood is happy, carefree, and full of song. Until the Nazis invade Poland . . . Change comes slowly. It starts with German soldiers in town and a yellow star on her sweaters. Next, Jewish children are barred from school and there are whispers of their neighbors leaving Poland. And then, all at once, the Nazis start rounding up Jewish families, sending them to ghettos or by train to destinations unknown. In the space of a single night, Enia and her family are separated and forced into hiding--at the mercy of their neighbors during a terrifying time of war.
Nadel, Estelle,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 741.5 Nad Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781250247766 :
Pub. Info: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2024.
Target Audience: Ages 10-13. Grades 5-8.
As the youngest child in a large Jewish family, Enia Feld's childhood is happy, carefree, and full of song. Until the Nazis invade Poland . . . Change comes slowly. It starts with German soldiers in town and a yellow star on her sweaters. Next, Jewish children are barred from school and there are whispers of their neighbors leaving Poland. And then, all at once, the Nazis start rounding up Jewish families, sending them to ghettos or by train to destinations unknown. In the space of a single night, Enia and her family are separated and forced into hiding--at the mercy of their neighbors during a terrifying time of war.
Two roads home : Hitler, Stalin and the miraculous survival of my family / Daniel Finkelstein.
Finkelstein, Daniel,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 920 Fin Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780385548557 :
Pub. Info: copyright 2023
Target Audience: Ages 15 & Up. Grades 10 & Up.
"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain as Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, London, in 2023."--Title page verso.
"An epic and beautifully written World War II family history that spans Europe, telling of two happy families uprooted by war, their incredible suffering in Hitler's and Stalin's camps, and the near-miraculous survival and rescue of the author's parents who met after the war. Daniel Finkelstein's grandfather Alfred Wiener was a German Jewish intellectual leader who tolled an early warning of the impending Holocaust and became an archivist of Nazi crimes. He relocated his family to safety in Amsterdam, where they became close with Anne Frank's family. But they were eventually separated, and Daniel's mother Mirjam was sent to Bergen-Belsen with her mother and sisters while Alfred worked feverishly to free them. Finkelstein's father, Ludwik, grew up in a prosperous Jewish family in Poland where his father was a patriotic hero of the Great War. But when Stalin took control, Finkelstein's grandfather was deported to Siberia, while Ludwik and his mother were sent to Kazahkstan, where they barely survived freezing winters and harrowing forced labor conditions. Love and Murder is a page-turning account of ingenuity, bravery and the almost unbelievable coincidences that brought Daniel's parents together. The story features secret archives, forgery and theft, and sweeps across Europe to show the expanse of the war. Moving, engrossing and inspiring, Love and Murder will profoundly touch all who read it."
Finkelstein, Daniel,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 920 Fin Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780385548557 :
Pub. Info: copyright 2023
Target Audience: Ages 15 & Up. Grades 10 & Up.
"Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain as Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, London, in 2023."--Title page verso.
"An epic and beautifully written World War II family history that spans Europe, telling of two happy families uprooted by war, their incredible suffering in Hitler's and Stalin's camps, and the near-miraculous survival and rescue of the author's parents who met after the war. Daniel Finkelstein's grandfather Alfred Wiener was a German Jewish intellectual leader who tolled an early warning of the impending Holocaust and became an archivist of Nazi crimes. He relocated his family to safety in Amsterdam, where they became close with Anne Frank's family. But they were eventually separated, and Daniel's mother Mirjam was sent to Bergen-Belsen with her mother and sisters while Alfred worked feverishly to free them. Finkelstein's father, Ludwik, grew up in a prosperous Jewish family in Poland where his father was a patriotic hero of the Great War. But when Stalin took control, Finkelstein's grandfather was deported to Siberia, while Ludwik and his mother were sent to Kazahkstan, where they barely survived freezing winters and harrowing forced labor conditions. Love and Murder is a page-turning account of ingenuity, bravery and the almost unbelievable coincidences that brought Daniel's parents together. The story features secret archives, forgery and theft, and sweeps across Europe to show the expanse of the war. Moving, engrossing and inspiring, Love and Murder will profoundly touch all who read it."
The Luis Ortega survival club / Sonora Reyes.
Reyes, Sonora,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Rey Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780063060302 :
Pub. Info: copyright 2023
Target Audience: Ages 11-17. Grades 6-12.
Ariana Ruiz wants to be noticed. But as an autistic girl who never talks, she goes largely ignored by her peers, despite her bold fashion choices. So when cute, popular Luis starts to pay attention to her, Ari finally feels seen. Luis's attention soon turns to something more, and they have sex at a party-while Ari didn't say no, she definitely didn't say yes. Before she has a chance to process what happened and decide if she even has the right to be mad at Luis, the rumor mill begins churning-thanks, she's sure, to Luis's ex-girlfriend, Shawni. Boys at school now see Ari as an easy target, someone who won't say no. Then Ari finds a mysterious note in her locker that eventually leads her to a group of students determined to expose Luis for the predator he is. To her surprise, she finds genuine friendship among the group, including her growing feelings for the very last girl she expected to fall for. But in order to take Luis down, she'll have to come to terms with the truth of what he did to her that night-and risk everything to see justice done.
Reyes, Sonora,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: F Rey Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780063060302 :
Pub. Info: copyright 2023
Target Audience: Ages 11-17. Grades 6-12.
Ariana Ruiz wants to be noticed. But as an autistic girl who never talks, she goes largely ignored by her peers, despite her bold fashion choices. So when cute, popular Luis starts to pay attention to her, Ari finally feels seen. Luis's attention soon turns to something more, and they have sex at a party-while Ari didn't say no, she definitely didn't say yes. Before she has a chance to process what happened and decide if she even has the right to be mad at Luis, the rumor mill begins churning-thanks, she's sure, to Luis's ex-girlfriend, Shawni. Boys at school now see Ari as an easy target, someone who won't say no. Then Ari finds a mysterious note in her locker that eventually leads her to a group of students determined to expose Luis for the predator he is. To her surprise, she finds genuine friendship among the group, including her growing feelings for the very last girl she expected to fall for. But in order to take Luis down, she'll have to come to terms with the truth of what he did to her that night-and risk everything to see justice done.
The teenage guy's survival guide : the real deal on going out, growing up, and other guy stuff / Jeremy Daldry.
Daldry, Jeremy,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 305.235 Dal Collection: TX
ISBN: 0316561428 :
Pub. Info: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Target Audience: 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 7.0 Perma-Bound Books.
Revised edition of the author's The teenage guy's survival guide, 1999.
A humorous guide for boys ages ten to fourteen, offering advice on dating, sex, body changes, and social life.
Daldry, Jeremy,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 305.235 Dal Collection: TX
ISBN: 0316561428 :
Pub. Info: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Target Audience: 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 7.0 Perma-Bound Books.
Revised edition of the author's The teenage guy's survival guide, 1999.
A humorous guide for boys ages ten to fourteen, offering advice on dating, sex, body changes, and social life.
Don't look back : a memoir of war, survival, and my journey from Sudan to America / Achut Deng and Keely Hutton.
Deng, Achut,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: B Den Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780374389727 :
Pub. Info: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022.
Target Audience: Ages 14-17. Grades 9-12. 910 Lexile.
"I want life. For ten years, Achut Deng survived at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya after her family was ripped apart by the Second Sudanese Civil War. But Achut wanted to do more than merely survive. She wanted to live. The twenty-two-year civil war essentially orphaned over 20,000 children and drove them from their villages in southern Sudan. Some of these children walked over a thousand miles, through dangerous war zones and across unforgiving deserts. They are often referred to as The Lost Boys. But there were girls, too. Achut Deng was one of them. This is her story. It's a story of unimaginable hardship and selfless bravery, of tormenting physical pain and amazing emotional resilience, of unbreakable bonds of friendship and family. It's a story about what happens when your dream comes true, only to give way to a new nightmare. It's about how hard you will fight to save your own life"--Provided by the publisher.
Deng, Achut,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: B Den Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780374389727 :
Pub. Info: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022.
Target Audience: Ages 14-17. Grades 9-12. 910 Lexile.
"I want life. For ten years, Achut Deng survived at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya after her family was ripped apart by the Second Sudanese Civil War. But Achut wanted to do more than merely survive. She wanted to live. The twenty-two-year civil war essentially orphaned over 20,000 children and drove them from their villages in southern Sudan. Some of these children walked over a thousand miles, through dangerous war zones and across unforgiving deserts. They are often referred to as The Lost Boys. But there were girls, too. Achut Deng was one of them. This is her story. It's a story of unimaginable hardship and selfless bravery, of tormenting physical pain and amazing emotional resilience, of unbreakable bonds of friendship and family. It's a story about what happens when your dream comes true, only to give way to a new nightmare. It's about how hard you will fight to save your own life"--Provided by the publisher.
The cat I never named : a true story of love, war, and survival / Amra Sabic-El-Rayess ; with Laura L. Sullivan.
Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: B Sab Collection: TX
ISBN: 0780480740
Pub. Info: New York : Bloomsbury, 2020.
Target Audience: 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 5.5 Perma-Bound Books.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader UG 5.5 17.0
In Bihac, Bosnia, in 1992, sixteen-year-old Amra and her family face starvation and the threat of brutal ethnic violence as Serbs and Bosnians clash, while a stray cat, Maci, provides solace.
Sabic-El-Rayess, Amra,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: B Sab Collection: TX
ISBN: 0780480740
Pub. Info: New York : Bloomsbury, 2020.
Target Audience: 7-12 Perma-Bound Books. 5.5 Perma-Bound Books.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader UG 5.5 17.0
In Bihac, Bosnia, in 1992, sixteen-year-old Amra and her family face starvation and the threat of brutal ethnic violence as Serbs and Bosnians clash, while a stray cat, Maci, provides solace.
We must not forget : Holocaust stories of survival and resistance / Deborah Hopkinson.
Hopkinson, Deborah,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 920 Hop Collection: TX
ISBN: 0800000854
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Focus, 2021.
Target Audience: 1010 Lexile. 4-7 Perma-Bound Books. 7.5 Perma-Bound Books.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader MG+ 7.5 9.0
A thoroughly researched volume of true Holocaust stories collects firsthand testimonies and interviews with diverse survivors who recall their persecution, endurance and resistance.
Hopkinson, Deborah,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 920 Hop Collection: TX
ISBN: 0800000854
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Focus, 2021.
Target Audience: 1010 Lexile. 4-7 Perma-Bound Books. 7.5 Perma-Bound Books.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader MG+ 7.5 9.0
A thoroughly researched volume of true Holocaust stories collects firsthand testimonies and interviews with diverse survivors who recall their persecution, endurance and resistance.
Sisters of the war : two remarkable true stories of survival and hope in Syria / Rania Abouzeid.
Abouzeid, Rania,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 956.910 Abo Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781338551129 :
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Focus, 2020.
Target Audience: Ages 14-17. Grades 9-12.
"Since the civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Rania Abouzeid, one of the foremost journalists on the topic, follows two pairs of sisters from opposite sides of the conflict to give readers a firsthand glimpse of the turmoil and devastation this strife has wrought. Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian government in rebel-held territory. Alawite sisters Hanin and Jawa try to carry on as normal in the police state of regime-held Syria. The girls grow up in a world where nightly bombings are routine and shrapnel counts as toys. They bear witness to arrests, killings, demolished homes, and further atrocities most adults could not imagine. Still, war does not dampen their sense of hope. Through the stories of Ruha and Alaa and Hanin and Jawa, Abouzeid presents a clear-eyed and page-turning account of the complex conditions in Syria leading to the onset of the harrowing conflict. With Abouzeid's careful attention and remarkable reporting, she crafts an incredibly empathetic and nuanced narrative of the Syrian civil war, and the promise of progress these young people still embody"--Provided by the publisher.
Abouzeid, Rania,
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 956.910 Abo Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781338551129 :
Pub. Info: New York : Scholastic Focus, 2020.
Target Audience: Ages 14-17. Grades 9-12.
"Since the civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Rania Abouzeid, one of the foremost journalists on the topic, follows two pairs of sisters from opposite sides of the conflict to give readers a firsthand glimpse of the turmoil and devastation this strife has wrought. Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian government in rebel-held territory. Alawite sisters Hanin and Jawa try to carry on as normal in the police state of regime-held Syria. The girls grow up in a world where nightly bombings are routine and shrapnel counts as toys. They bear witness to arrests, killings, demolished homes, and further atrocities most adults could not imagine. Still, war does not dampen their sense of hope. Through the stories of Ruha and Alaa and Hanin and Jawa, Abouzeid presents a clear-eyed and page-turning account of the complex conditions in Syria leading to the onset of the harrowing conflict. With Abouzeid's careful attention and remarkable reporting, she crafts an incredibly empathetic and nuanced narrative of the Syrian civil war, and the promise of progress these young people still embody"--Provided by the publisher.
A hope more powerful than the sea : one refugee's incredible story of love, loss, and survival / Melissa Fleming.
Fleming, Melissa
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 956.91 Fle Collection: TX
ISBN: 0780410858
Pub. Info: copyright2017
Recounts the powerful experiences of Syrian refugee Doaa Zamel, who was cast adrift in a frigid sea with the children of drowned parents after their dangerously overcrowded ship sank, in an account that details what their experiences reveal about an ongoing international crisis.
Fleming, Melissa
Branch: 0018
Call Number: 956.91 Fle Collection: TX
ISBN: 0780410858
Pub. Info: copyright2017
Recounts the powerful experiences of Syrian refugee Doaa Zamel, who was cast adrift in a frigid sea with the children of drowned parents after their dangerously overcrowded ship sank, in an account that details what their experiences reveal about an ongoing international crisis.