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"The magic tree house has taken Jack and Annie back in time to England in 1944. England is fighting for its life in World War II. Before long, Jack and Annie find themselves parachuting into Normandy, France, behind enemy lines. The date is June 5. Will the brave brother and sister team be able to make a difference during one of the darkest times in history?"--
3) War stories
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"Twelve-year-old Trevor Firestone loves playing war-based video games and he idolizes his great-grandfather Jacob who came home from World War II a celebrated hero; now ninety-three Jacob wants to retrace his journey in memory and reality and return to the small French village that his unit liberated, and Trevor is going with him--but not everyone in the town want Jacob to come, and Trevor is going to learn an important lesson: real war is not a video...
9) World War II
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Examines the causes, events, and outcome of the Second World War.
12) World War II
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Provides an overview of the military battles and political changes that occurred during World War II.
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Rosie, a tractor fashioned from steel by women working in American factories during World War II, is sent to England where she helps plant crops. Includes historical information about the American female factory worker known as Rosie the Riveter, and the British farm workers known as the Women's Land Army; a timeline; and additional sources of information.
16) Pennies in a jar
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A young boy whose father is serving overseas during World War II struggles to overcome his fears, especially his fear of the horses that pull trade wagons through his neighborhood, as he works odd jobs for money to buy his father a birthday present.
17) The bracelet
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Emi, a Japanese American in the second grade, is sent with her family to an internment camp during World War II, but the loss of the bracelet her best friend has given her proves that she does not need a physical reminder of that friendship.
In 1942, seven-year-old Emi and her Japanese-American family are forced to leave their home, a situation that becomes even more devastating when she loses her best friend's parting gift
20) Pearl Harbor
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Presents an overview of the history of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, including the 1941 Japanese attack during World War II and the establishment of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial.