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How the soldier repairs the gramophone
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Sasa Stanisic |
Fleeing the violence and destruction of his native Bosnia with his family for safety in Germany, Aleksandar Krsmanoviæ remains haunted by the past and his memories of Asija, the mysterious girl he ha… |
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House of dolls
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Francesca Lia Block |
In a little house from another time, with lace curtains in every window and paintings hung in gold doily frames, Wildflower, Rockstar, and Miss Selene live a warm and cozy life. They wear fancy dress… |
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Off to War
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Deborah Ellis |
Society of School Librarians International Honor Book
Deborah Ellis has been widely praised for her gripping books portraying the plight of children in war-torn countries. Now she turns her atte… |
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Nebelkinder
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Sabine Bode,Roswitha Schieb,Joachim Süss,Andreas Bohnenstengel,Schneider Michael,Alexandra Senfft |
Anthologie mit Beiträgen führender Vertreter der Genertion "Kriegsenkel" (Verlagsangabe) |
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The small backs of children
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Lidia Yuknavitch,Amanda Dolan |
In a war-torn village in Eastern Europe, an American photographer captures a heart-stopping image: a young girl flying toward the lens, fleeing a fiery explosion that has engulfed her home and family… |
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Une petite bouteille jaune
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Angèle Delaunois |
"Je l'ai reconnue une seconde trop tard. Mon ami avait ramassé une petite bouteille jaune, à moitié cachée ans l'herbe. Un joli objet allongé qui brillait comme de l'or dans la lumière du soleil." Po… |
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Fragile delivery
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Phillip R. Wise |
"Fragile Delivery: The Operation Babylift Crash is about the horrible C-5A Galaxy Crash as it was attempting to airlift orphans out of Vietnam on April 4,1975. It is the story of the life of survivin… |
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First kill your family
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Peter H. Eichstaedt |
Describes the experiences of children kidnapped into service for the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, in which boys are required to complete brutal initiations--murdering their parents, friends, and… |
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Song for Night
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Christopher Abani |
Part Inferno, part Paradise Lost, and part Sunjiata epic, Song for Night is the story of a West African boy soldier's lyrical, terrifying, yet beautiful journey through the nightmare landscape of a b… |
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The impact of war on children
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Graça Machel |
"The impact of armed conflict on children is devastating and total. War wounds children's bodies and destroys their spirit. Using examples from around the world, this book analyses the special vulner… |
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