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Check It Out -- Teen Literature Database
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17 book reviews found, page 1 of 4. Narrow results by selecting age range:
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Basher Five-two
Audience: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
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Fighter pilot Scott O'Grady relates his harrowing experience of being shot down in Bosnia. He tells how he managed to elude his would be captors for six days until he managed to reach a place where he could be rescued.
Date read: 4/1/1998
ISBN: 038532300X
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Behind Hitler's Lines
Audience: 9th Grade - Adult
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This is a retelling of the story of the only American to fight with the Americans and the Soviet Union during WWII and was the first American to set foot on mainland Europe's soil. This is an excellent biography of what happened during WWII. This book was originally titled The Simple Sounds of Freedom.
Similar authors: none
Similar books: none
Date read: 4/2/2006
ISBN: 0891418458
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Behind the Secret Window
Audience: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
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This is the true story of Nelly Toll's experiences as a Jewish child in Poland during the Nazi occupation of World War II. She and her mother spent thirteen months hidden in a small bedroom of a Gentile couple. She was only eight years old when she began keeping her diary.
Date read: 05/01/1997
ISBN: 0803713622
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Burn Journals
Audience: 7th Grade - 9th Grade
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14 year old Brent Runyon has found himself in a world of pain, which he tries to escape by setting himself on fire. In the burn journals he shares about his recovery and attempt to make it back to normality. This emotional story explains the pain that one must face during life.
Date read: 5/14/2006
ISBN: 0375826211
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Audience: 5th Grade - 9th Grade
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Biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, covering her birth and childhood, her marriage to Franklin, her years in the White House, her tenure in the United Nations and her life as a private citizen. Well balanced and just enough detalis to inform, but not overwhelm the reader.
Date read: 07/14/1995
ISBN: 0899198627
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