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$12.50
As the German troops begin their campaign to relocate” all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.

Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.
- 160 pages
- Ages: 8-12
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Sword Song
Original price was: $16.99.Current price is: $11.50.
At sixteen, Bjarni is cast out of the Norse settlement in the Angles’ Land for an act of oath-breaking and spends five years sailing the west coast of Scotland and witnessing the feuds of the clan chiefs living there.
- ISBN: 9780374469849
- Author: Rosemary Sutcliff
- 271 pages
- Ages: 8-12, 12+
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Cry, The Beloved Country
$23.00
Cry, the Beloved Country, was an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was published in 1948. Alan Paton’s impassioned novel about a black man’s country under white man’s law is a work of searing beauty.
- 316 pages
- Ages: 12+
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Listening for Lions
$12.50
Like the lion, Rachel must be patient until she can find her way home to Africa.

A heartwarming, sensitive tale set in Kenya, which reinforces the values of honesty and unselfishness. I couldn’t put it down!
- 208 pages
- Ages: 8-12
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Long Walk to Water
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Based on a true story

The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985.

The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day.

The boy, Salva, becomes one of the lost boys” of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay.
- 128 pages
- Ages 8-12
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The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe’s Very First Case
Original price was: $7.99.Current price is: $6.00.
Have you ever said to yourself, Wouldn’t it be nice to be a detective?

This is the story of an African girl who says just that. Her name is Precious.

When a piece of cake goes missing from her classroom, a traditionally built young boy is tagged as the culprit. Precious, however, is not convinced. She sets out to find the real thief. Along the way she learns that your first guess isn’t always right. She also learns how to be a detective.
- ISBN: 9780449011409
- Author: Alexander McCall Smith
- Ages: 8-12
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I Am Canada: Fire in the Sky
Original price was: $14.99.Current price is: $10.50.
Some of the fiercest battles of WWI were in the air, experienced by first time pilots looking for adventure, drama, and pride in their country.

Packed with nail-biting, high-flying action and fascinating insights into the early days of aerial warfare, Fire in the Sky is sure to be the new favourite of young history buffs and adventure-lovers alike.
- 224 page
- Ages: 8-12, 12+
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My Story: Battle of Britain
Original price was: $6.99.Current price is: $4.99.
Harry Woods joins the RAF during WWII, battling the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain England, 1941.

Harry joins the RAF to protect his country, only to be called a coward by those who do not understand the battles raging in the air above. He loses friends and nearly loses his life when his plane goes down in the Channel.
- ISBN: 9780439938815
- Author: Chris Priestley
- 144 pages
- Ages: 8-12, 12+
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My Story: D-Day
Original price was: $6.99.Current price is: $4.99.
Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy, 1944

Andy Pope is an eighteen-year-old Second Lieutenant in a British infantry battalion. He is younger than many of the men in his platoon – something that makes it particularly hard to be their officer. But through fairness and with the guidance of a seasoned sergeant, he earns his men’s respect by handling his troops well on exercise, and leading them into battle when the chips are down. He’s put to the test when he finds himself in charge of a unit that has to keep Germans from occupying a strategic French town.
- ISBN: 9780545994262
- Author: Bryan Perrett
- 192 pages
- Ages: 8-12, 12+
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My Story: Pyramid of Secrets
Original price was: $6.99.Current price is: $4.99.
It’s 2517 BC and Pharaoh Khafre is building a great pyramid at Giza to rival those built by his predecessors. He is also making plans for what will become one of the most famous and iconic monuments in history – the Sphinx.
- ISBN: 9781443107587
- Author: Jim Eldridge
- 160 pages
- Ages: 8-12
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Red Baron
$21.99
In The Red Baron, graphic artist and author Wayne Vansant illustrates the incredible story of Manfred von Richthofen, whose unparalleled piloting prowess as a member of the Imperial German Army Air Service made him a World War I celebrity, both in the air and on the ground.

These beautifully illustrated graphic novels are a hit with tweens and teens.
- 104 pages
- Ages: 8-12, 12+
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Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt
$8.99
The dramatic, poignant story of one family’s flight from religious persecution during the American Civil War, based on a true story about a Mennonite family from Pennsylvania and illustrated with authentic American quilts.
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- Author: Barbara Smucker
- 24 pages
- Ages 6-9, 8-12
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