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Wings of glory volume 1
Language
English
Description
Before being shipped to England during World War II, Lt. Walter Novak and Allie are drawn together by their love of music, prompting a correspondence that untangles secrets, commitments, and expectations between them both.
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 220
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 30
Language
English
Description
Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, this is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never even met keep trying to kill him.
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Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Nathan Hale tackles a topic fans have been asking about for years: World War II. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, officially bringing the United States into World War II. A new generation of pilots were recruited to fly bombing missions for the United States, and from that group, volunteers were requested for a dangerous secret assignment. For the first time in American history, Army bombers would be launched from an aircraft...
Author
Series
Wings of glory volume 2
Language
English
Description
Major Jack Novak vows to win the heart of army nurse Ruth Doherty, but Ruth's dedication to her work and patients makes it hard for Jack to break through her tough outer shell, and when the danger of World War II draws closer, Ruth must decide whether to trust Jack or fight on her own.
Author
Series
Wings of glory volume 3
Language
English
Description
Lt. Raymond Novak prefers the pulpit to the cockpit, but at least his stateside job training B-17 pilots allows him the luxury of a personal life. As he courts Helen Carlisle, a young war widow and mother who conceals her pain under a frenzy of volunteer work, the sparks of their romance set a fire that flings them both into peril. After Ray leaves to fly a combat mission at the peak of the air war over Europe, Helen takes a job in a dangerous munitions...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The true story of Lt. Robert Grimes running for his life as he evades being captured by Nazi soldiers. Robert Grimes escapes danger with help from the Comet Line, a resistance group that rescued Allied soldiers during WWII"--
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Series
World War II (Chris Lynch) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Despite the fact that his brother is missing in action in the Pacific theater, Theo McCallum, a gunner on a B-24 Liberator, returns to Europe to continue the war because he does not want to let down the other men in his unit--and he cannot believe that his brother is actually dead.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"World War II, October 21, 1942. A B-17 bomber drones high over the Pacific Ocean, sending a desperate SOS into the air. The crew is carrying America's greatest living war hero on a secret mission deep into the battle zone. But the plane is lost, burning through its final gallons of fuel. At 1:30 p.m., there is only one choice left: an emergency landing at sea. If the crew survives the impact, they will be left stranded without food or water hundreds...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: Unbroken and Unbroken: Path to Redemption.
“Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street Journal
Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize...
“Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street Journal
Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize...
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