Paul Dowswell
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
German soldiers take Peter from a Warsaw orphanage, and soon he is adopted by Professor Kaltenbach, a prominent Nazi, but Peter forms his own ideas about what he sees and hears and decides to take a risk that is most dangerous in 1942 Berlin.
Author
Series
Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
Over by Christmas? -- The angels of Mons -- Strange meetings -- The great zeppelin campaign -- The battle of Jutland -- The first day of the Somme -- The quiet rebellion -- The cellar house of Pervyse -- Nightmare at Belleau Wood -- From Great War to First World War.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
Recounts how some of the passengers on the Hindenburg, Captain Bligh after the mutiny, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the crew of the Apollo 13, and other travelers have survived great dangers on their journeys.
12) Eleven eleven
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A dramatic tale set on the last day of World War I traces the stories of a German storm trooper, an American airman, and a British Tommy whose war experiences are shaped by their teenage perspectives, nationalities, and friendship.
Author
Series
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Is there really such a thing as a true ghost story? The strange tales in this book are all based on actual reports by people who believed they had been haunted by ghosts or poltergeists. You can make up your own mid after reading their stories..." -- Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The two world wars of 1914 -1918 and 1939 -1945 cast a malevolent shadow over the entire 20th Century. This book takes you through the story of both conflicts, from the soldiers' terrifying experiences of the trenches in the First War, to the huge battles and bombing of cities in the second. Stunningly illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, paintings, posters and maps, this is an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the most...
15) Ghosts
Author
Series
Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
A collection of ghost stories based on reportedly true events.