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Sasha & Malia Obama

historic first kids
2010
A brief biography of Sasha and Malia Obama that discusses their family, life on the campaign trail, experiences as daughters of the president of the United States, and other related topics.

Courageous teen resisters

primary sources from the Holocaust
2010
Examines the stories of children and teen resisters in Europe during the Holocaust, including resistance groups, unarmed resistance, armed resistance in the ghettos and camps, and partisan units.

Hidden teens, hidden lives

primary sources from the Holocaust
2010
Explores the lives of children and teens who went into hiding during the Holocaust; looks at various places used as hiding spots, such as barns and attics, and different ways to hide, like assuming false identities, and how these were used as a tool to survive.

Eleanor's story

an American girl in Hitler's Germany
1999
During the Great Depression, Eleanor's family moves from America to Germany, but the war breaks out as her family is crossing the Atlantic, and for years Eleanor struggles to keep her American identity despite the turbulence and upheaval around her.

Captain Underpants and the wrath of the wicked Wedgie Woman

the fifth epic novel by
2012
George and Harold have really done it this time--they've created a monster! She's faster, smarter, and more evil than anything the world has seen before--she's Wedgie Woman.

Too young to fight

memories from our youth during World War II
2000
Popular children's writers discuss the impressions and feelings they had while growing up during World War II.

Youth destroyed--the Nazi camps

primary sources from the Holocaust
2010
Discusses the experiences of children and teens in concentration camps during the Holocaust, including the first camps in Germany, the forced labor camps, the six death camps, and the aftermath.

Trapped

youth in the Nazi ghettos : primary sources from the Holocaust
2010
Examines the lives of Jewish children and teens in the ghettos during the Holocaust, including the formation of the ghettos, the miserable conditions, hard labor, and the deportations to camps.

The girl with the white flag

2003
Tomiko Higa tells the story of how she survived the Battle of Okinawa during World War II at the age of seven after she became separated from her family.

Two brothers of Peru

1969
Describes the daily life, family, school, friends, amusements, and chores of two Aymara Indian brothers living on a high plain in the Peruvian Andes.

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