Allan Zullo
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IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
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Luncia Gamzer was a cheerful eight-year-old girl growing up in 1930's Poland. But then the Nazis arrived-and Lucia's world was shattered forever. The book features this story as well as the stories of eight other Jewish boys and girls whose lives spiraled into danger and fear as the Holocaust overtook Europe. Their true life accounts are a powerful testament to courage in the face of hatred. Their legacy of survival will move you, captivate...
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Ten true stories of real-life kid spies!
Can you imagine crossing enemy lines to deliver a secret message? Or spying on your enemy from the attic of their hideout?Read the 10 True Tales from kids just like you who risked their lives to be spies! Allan Zullo is the author of more than 120 nonfiction books on subjects ranging from sports and the supernatural to history and animals. He has introduced readers to the Ten True Tales series, gripping...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 7
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Ten true stories of real-life heroes during the attacks on 9/11!
When Captain Jay Jonas of the Fire Department of New York hears an emergency radio message about the World Trade Center, he has no idea of the terrible conditions he and his team will face. Arriving at the burning building, the firefighters must summon all their courage. On the same morning, just outside Washington, D.C., a jetliner piloted by terrorists slams into the Pentagon. Can...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 6
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Ten true stories of real-life heroes from World War II!
Pfc. Jack Lucas -- just a teenager -- is on patrol on Iwo Jima when two grenades land at his feet. Can he save his comrades' lives? Lt. Col. James Rudder and his Rangers are climbing a 100-foot-high cliff on a secret D-Day mission. Can they survive the Nazis' devastating firepower? Sgt. Forrest Vosler is blinded and wounded from an attack by German fighter planes on his crippled bomber. Can...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
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Ten true stories of real-life crime scene investigators!
A gold ring has been discovered at a murder scene, but police have little else to go on. Can State Patrol Investigator Richard Havel use that clue to track down the killers? A bomber is terrorizing a western community. What forensic clues can Investigator Jack Charles gather to stop and solve the bombings?Enter the secret world of crime scene investigators who use the latest forensic techniques...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 7
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Ten gripping stories that reflect the countless breathtaking acts of heroism that occurred inside the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a hijacked plane. Among other amazing true accounts, you will read about the miraculous survival of the fire captain and his men who were buried alive when the north tower collapsed... the cop who dodged death twice to help save others... and the two navy officers who ran into a burning, crumbling section of the...
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Pub. Date
2015, c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 7
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Documents the stories of ten real-life war heroes who served in the Iraqi war, including a Marine Scout Sniper who repeatedly risked his life to save others and a Staff Sergeant whose team rallied against well-armed insurgents.
16) Teens at war
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Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 6
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Real teens risked their lives to serve their countries in wartime. You will never forget their incredible true stories...
20) FBI heroes
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[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 7
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Shares the true stories of FBI special agents who have worked together to solve some of the world's toughest crimes, including those of the poisoned letters mailed to the Supreme Court, a terrorist bombing plot and a Florida kidnapping.