Dan Smith
Author
Publisher
Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015, c2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1941 twelve-year-old Karl is proud to be a member of the Hitler Youth, but when his father is killed on the Eastern Front everything changes--his family moves to the country to live with his grandparents, he encounters a brutal Gestapo officer, and he begins to realize that his sixteen-year-old brother has joined a youth group that opposes the Nazis." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Chicken House/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014], c2013.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1941, having a German plane crash near your house is exciting, but when twelve-year-old Peter Dixon and his friend Kim find a wounded German airman, Peter is faced with a dilemma--should he help take care of the man as Kim wants to do, or report him to the soldiers searching for him?
3) Boy X
Author
Publisher
Chicken House/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Ash McCarthy wakes up after his father's funeral, he finds that he has been kidnapped to an island off the coast of Costa Rica, caught in the middle of a secret and deadly project named Kronos in which his mother is somehow involved, and he must find a way to save them both--and the only person he is sure he can trust is a Spanish girl his own age named Isabel.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A valuable tool for understanding the Middle East and global politics, this innovative and information-packed volume combines clear, analytical text with full-color maps and graphics to provide a comprehensive and accessible guide to the region today. As Western powers attempt to redraw the map of the region, Dan Smith uses his forensic skills to unravel this arena of confrontation and stability. With customarily acute analysis, he highlights key...