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World War II

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Chil­dren’s
Out­run­ning the Nazis: The Brave Escape of Resis­tance Fight­er Sven Somme
Matt Chandler
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Fic­tion
The Ene­my Above: A Nov­el of World War II
Michael P. Spradlin
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Chil­dren’s
The Chil­dren of Willes­den Lane: A True Sto­ry of Hope and Sur­vival Dur­ing World War II
Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen; Emil Sher, adaptation
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Chil­dren’s
The Bicy­cle Spy
Yona Zeldis McDonough
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Non­fic­tion
MacArthur’s Spies
Peter Eis­ner
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Chil­dren’s
Front Lines
Michael Grant
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Non­fic­tion
Sons and Soldiers
Bruce Hen­der­son
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Non­fic­tion
Jump­ing Over Shadows
Annette Gendler
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Non­fic­tion
Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
Norman Ohler; Shaun Whiteside, trans.
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Alan Judd
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Non­fic­tion
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Neil Kagan and Stephen G. Hyslop; Kenneth W. Rendell, fwd.
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