Jump Into The Sky
In 1945, thirteen-year-old Levi is sent to find the father he has not seen in three years, going from Chicago, to segregated North Carolina, and finally to Pendleton, Oregon, where he learns that his father's unit, the all-Black 555th paratrooper battalion, will never see combat but finally has a mission.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 940
subjects: segregation, prejudices [X], african americans, fathers and sons, united states, united states [X], father-son relationship, historical fiction, historical fiction, world war, 1939-1945 $z united states
Four-four-two
Yuki Nakahara is an American. But it's the start of World War II, and America doesn't see it that way.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 38
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: united states [X], world war,1939-1945, prejudices [X], japanese american soldiers, japanese americans, juvenile fiction / historical / military & wars, juvenile fiction / social issues / prejudice & racism, juvenile fiction / historical / united states / 20th century, soldiers, world war, 1939-1945, children's audiobooks
Buffalo Soldiers
In the mid-1880s, the first black regiments of the US Army were nicknamed buffalo soldiers by Native Americans, a name that stuck.
973.8
year: 2016
copies: 9
call number/section: 973.8
lexile:
subjects: united states [X], african american soldiers, prejudices [X], equality before the law, medal of honor, war, battles, united states
This Light Between Us
In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to discover that his new pen pal, Charlie L?vy of Paris, France, is a girl, but in spite of his initial reluctance, their letters continue over the years and they fight for their friendship even as Charlie endures the Nazi occupation and Alex leaves his family in an internment camp and joins the Army.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: united states [X], jews, world war, 1939-1945, pen pals, friendship, prejudices [X], japanese americans, historical fiction
This Light Between Us
"In 1935, ten-year-old Alex Maki of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is horrified to discover that his new pen pal, Charlie L?vy of Paris, France, is a girl, but in spite of his initial reluctance, their letters continue over the years and they fight for their friendship even as Charlie endures the Nazi occupation and Alex leaves his family in an internment camp and joins the Army"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: pen pals, friendship, prejudices [X], japanese americans, jews, world war, 1939-1945, united states [X], historical fiction