Susan Hood
1) Lifeboat 12
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English
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"In the tradition of The War That Saved My Life and Stella By Starlight, this poignant novel in verse based on true events tells the story of a boys harrowing experience on a lifeboat after surviving a torpedo attack during World War II." --
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English
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A Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Notable!
A Jewish Book Council Award Middle Grade Finalist!
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna's
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Publisher
Harpercollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women--each paired with a noteworthy female artist--to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Ada's Violin, Susan Hood, this is a poetic and visual celebration of persistent women throughout history. In this book, you will find Mary Anning, who was just thirteen when she unearthed a prehistoric...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The inspirational true story of how 22-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust"--Provided by publisher.
8) I am mad!
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Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A young girl is upset when her sister purposely messes up her dress.Includes "Phonics Guidelines."
10) The new kid
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Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
The new boy in class is a disruptive pest until one child remembers how bad it feels to be new at school and makes friends with Sid.
13) Grover's farm
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Series
Publisher
Reader's Digest Young Families, Inc. in cooperation with Children's Television Workshop
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Elmo and his mommy visit Grover's farm and learn there is a lot to do from the time the rooster crows until bedtime.
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"One afternoon, eleven-year-old Titan, his friends from the Wild Boars soccer team, and their coach rode their bikes to explore local caves. They crawled through the narrow tunnels in the dark to reach the center of the cave. When they turned to go home, heavy rains had flooded the tunnel. They were trapped. With rising waters and monsoon season upon them, time and oxygen were running out. The world watched with bated breath as rescuers from around...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"An inspirational nonfiction novel-in-verse about Zhanna Arshanskaya, a young Ukrainian Jewish girl using the alias Anna, whose phenomenal piano-playing skills saved her life and the life of her sister, Frina, during the Holocaust-from award-winning author Susan Hood, with Zhanna's son, Greg Dawson"--
