Monroe Free Library

" A thrilling account of the most daring American POW rescue mission of World War II.Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, America entered World War II, and a new theater of battle opened up in the Pacific. But US troops, along with thousands of Filipino soldiers who fought alongside them, were overtaken in the Philippines by a fiercely determined Japanese navy, and many Americans and Filipino fighters were killed or captured.These American and Filipino...

The author describes her experiences as a survivor of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during World War II.

"Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the experiences of Japanese Americans in internment camps during World War II, including their work, family life, and efforts to combat prejudice. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, an introduction to the author, and a listing of source notes." --

When her family is forced into an internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and her beloved dog Dash; and as her family begins to come apart around her, Mitsi clings to her one connection to the outer world--the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for Dash.

During his final World War II reconnaissance mission before he is scheduled to return home, US pilot Ed Cuttling abandons his plane following a malfunction and hurtles down into Nazi-occupied Poland, landing among Polish resistance fighters and not far from a suspected death camp. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Claw is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

This is the story of a Japanese family who were interned in the Manzanar Camp in California, as told by a young girl and her grandfather.