| Making Bombs for Hitler Contributor(s): Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk (Author) |
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ISBN: 0545931916 ISBN-13: 9780545931915 Publisher: Scholastic Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2017 * Out of Print * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LCCN: 2016026561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age Level: 8-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grade Level: 3-7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" L (0.75 lbs) 240 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2016 School Library Journal 12/01/2016 pg. 116 Publishers Weekly 11/28/2016 Booklist 12/15/2016 pg. 58 Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2017 - Recommended - Better Than Most Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 109 - Recommended, Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quiz #: 150250 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
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| Publisher Description: For readers who were enthralled by Alan Gratz's PRISONER B-3087 comes a gripping novel about a lesser-known part of WWII.Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is not Jewish. She will be fine, won't she?But she cannot escape the horrors of World War II.Lida's parents are ripped away from her and she is separated from her beloved sister, Larissa. The Nazis take Lida to a brutal work camp, where she and other Ukrainian children are forced into backbreaking labor. Starving and terrified, Lida bonds with her fellow prisoners, but none of them know if they'll live to see tomorrow.When Lida and her friends are assigned to make bombs for the German army, Lida cannot stand the thought of helping the enemy. Then she has an idea. What if she sabotaged the bombs... and the Nazis? Can she do so without getting caught?And if she's freed, will she ever find her sister again?This pulse-pounding novel of survival, courage, and hope shows us a lesser-known piece of history -- and is sure to keep readers captivated until the last page. |
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