WW2
Prisoner B-3087
The story begins in 1939 in Krakow. The Nazis are rolling over Poland when ten-year-old Yanek and his family hear…
The Hanging Garden
This short unfinished novel by the late Nobel prizewinner Patrick White (1912-1990) provides a tantalizing peek inside the minds of…
Ignorance
Jeanne and Marie-Angele both grow up in the village of Ste-Marie-du-Ciel, and both survive the Nazi invasion. Jeanne, whose mother…
The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
World War II has fostered many poignant stories about the destruction, pain, and love that bind together those who shared…
Jungleland
This book is really two stories in one—both of which were structured like “shaggy dog” stories. The author recounts the…
Odette’s Secrets
Based on real events and told in verse, Odette’s Secrets relates the story of a young Jewish girl living in…
Beware This Boy
Beware This Boy is the second installment in the Detective Inspector Tom Tyler series from acclaimed author Maureen Jennings, internationally…
Navigating Early
When his mother dies, Jack Baker, the son of a soldier in World War II, must go to live near…
Call Nurse Millie
This novel, set in 1945, tells the story of Amelia (Millie) Sullivan, a Sister employed by St. George’s and St.…
Chojun
Before World War II, the island of Okinawa was a world of quiet fishing communities, modest homes, and Goju Ryu…
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