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Author
Publisher
SelfMadeHero
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Poland, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Harry Haft is sent to Auschwitz. When he is forced to fight against other inmates for the amusement of the SS officers, Haft shows extraordinary strength and courage, and a determination to survive. As the Soviet Army advances in April 1945, he makes a daring escape from the Nazis. After negotiating the turmoil of postwar Poland, Haft immigrates to the United States and establishes himself as a professional prizefighter,...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1959, most of the town of Braddock, Pennsylvania---along with half a million steel workers around the country---went on strike in the longest labor stoppage in American history. With no paychecks coming in, the families of Braddock looked to its football team for inspiration. The Braddock Tigers had played for five amazing seasons, a total of 45 games, without a single loss. Heading into the fall of '59, this team from just outside...