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2) Allies
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
222 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Genevieve spent the summer of 1939 at her grandmother's farm in Alsace, France, but when it's time go home to New York she makes an impulsive decision to stay a little longer. When World War II erupts, the Nazis conquer Alsace and deport the Jews and others-- and Gen is forced to stay where she is on the farm. A frightening German officer commandeers a room in Meme's farmhouse, and when Gen's friend Remi commits an act of sabotage, Gen hides him in...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the 1940s, remote Les Lauzes, France, houses Jews, unregistered foreigners, forgers, and others who take great risks to shelter refugees and smuggle them to safety in Switzerland.
Based on the true story of the French villagers in WWII who saved thousands of Jews, this novel tells how a group of young teenagers stood up for what is right. Among them is a young Jewish boy who learns to forge documents to save his mother and later goes on to save...
5) Rescue
Author
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nearly two years ago Meg's British father left their home in France to fight the Nazis, leaving some codes in a jar for her to decipher, and Meg and her French mother moved to the Perche, a region in France near Normandy known for its forests; now Meg watches the German soldiers in town, and sometimes carries messages for the French resistance--but suddenly things have gotten much more dangerous: there is a wounded British officer hiding in her grandmother's...
Author
Series
Heroes quartet volume 2
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
267 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Desperate to save them from the Nazis, Henry and Helens mother makes the harrowing decision to take her children from their home in 1940s Germany and leave them in the care of strangers in France. The brother and sister must hide their Jewish identity to pass for orphans being fostered at a convent in the foreign land. Visits from a local mime become the childrens one source of joy, especially for Henry, whose traumatic experience has left him a selective...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Marcel loves riding his bicycle, and dreams of competing in the Tour de France, but it is 1942 and German soldiers are everywhere, stopping him as he delivers bread from his parents' bakery around Aucoin--then one day he discovers that it is not just bread he is delivering, and suddenly he finds himself in position of dangerous secrets about his parents and his new friend from Paris, Delphine.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
181 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
No one would guess that a 13-year-old schoolgirl and singer named Suzanne would become one of France's great heroes. But when the German army occupies her home town of Cherbourg during World War II, Suzanne learns that there are some things worth fighting for, any way she can. Recruited by the French Resistance, Suzanne becomes a spy covertly working for a noble cause. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's historical novel is a captivating tale of courage.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
231 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Michael, a thirteen-year-old French-American, watches in fear as the Nazis invade Paris, and is spurred to become part of the French Resistance movement, defying Hitler, helping American aviators to safe zones, and delivering secret documents at great risk to his own safety. Includes historical notes, glossary, and timeline.
10) Stolen by night
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"On May 10, 1940, the Nazis begin their march across Europe, and within weeks, France has fallen. At first, Nicolette's world seems more or less the same despite the occupation. But as the months pass, the Third Reich tightens its hold on France and it becomes clear just what is at stake. Nicolette is drawn into a growing resistance movement, determined to do her part to fight back. It's a deadly secret she'll have to keep from everyone, including...
11) The Tin Snail
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A thirteen-year-old French boy tries to save his father's job by inventing a special kind of car, but it isn't easy--especially when the Nazis are planning to steal his design." --
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