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"Tells the story of Julian's grandma's childhood as she, a Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II and how the boy she once shunned became her savior and best friend"--OCLC.

"Follow Joan of Arc on her journey to convince the Dauphin to let her lead the French army in the Battle of Orleans and win the Hundred Years' War. A story of faith, courage, and determination, this graphic novel invites readers to immerse themselves in the life of the teenage French heroine"--OCLC.

"Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a boy in France, and they set off on a magical adventure to see his country"--Back cover.

"The . . . little-known story of two . . . women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded immense power, only to be vilified for daring to rule. Brunhild was a foreign princess, raised to be married off for the sake of alliance-building. Her sister-in-law Fredegund started out as a lowly palace slave. And yet, in sixth-century Merovingian France, where women were excluded from noble succession and royal politics was a blood sport, these two iron-willed strategists reigned over vast realms, changing the face of Europe"--OCLC.

Madeline's dog, Genevieve, is very curious! She always has her nose to the ground, looking for tasty treats.In this delightful story, she finds some yummy things to eat--in the trash and along the river! Pee-yew! Time to give Genevieve a bath!.

A member of the French aristocracy, Charles Darnay, and an English lawyer, Sydney Carton, fall in love with the same woman, Lucy Manette, who marries Darnay, but Carton sacrifices himself when Lucy's happiness is threatened by the inevitable execution of Darnay during the French Revolution.

"[Contains] twenty eight of Maupassant's essential stories and two novellas in lyrical yet accessible language that brings Maupassant into...English"--Amazon.com.

A biography of the French emperor Napoleon, chronicling his rise as a leader and fall from power.

Hoping to reconnect with his best friend, Rylan accompanies him on a month-long stay at a working farm in France, where he navigates new friendships and anticipates meeting his estranged father.

Presents Tocqueville's study of the French Revolution in the context of the country's history, critiquing the call to liberty by the French people in 1789 and raising concerns that, while the revolutionary spirit had prevailed, the post-Revolutionary state had retained the tyranny it tried to overthrow.