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Courage

*THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Levine
Author's First Name: 
Kristin
Publisher: 
Putnam
Publication Date: 
2012
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In 1957 the Little Rock Nine integrated Central High School. The following year all the high schools in Little Rock were closed to stop integration. This little-known piece of history is brought to life through the character of 12-year-old Marlee Nisbett, who is so shy she appears mute. Everyone in Marlee's family and community is affected by the closure of the high schools, and when Marlee is faced with bullies, racism and injustice, she finds her voice. 10-14. Lisa Cosgrove-Davies

THE BOY WHO DARED: A NOVEL BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF A HITLER YOUTH

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bartoletti
Author's First Name: 
Susan Campbell
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2008

As 17-year-old Helmuth Hubener awaits the executioner, he recalls the actions that led to his death sentence: listening to English language radio and spreading pamphlets in Nazi Germany in the early 1940s.

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