germany

Clare's world is turned upside down when she finds a box full of her great-grandmother's letters from Germany to her grandmother, Annelise, who left for America during World War II. When she discovers the realities of her family's sacrifice, she's faced with an impossible choice.

Kidnapped by her own mother, a Nazi spy, teenaged Wendy is transported from Maine to wartime Berlin, where she secretly supports the resistance movement and learns a family secret.

"Anneliese and her little brother Peter have been forever changed by the war that took their father's life. One day, while wandering the ruined streets of Munich in search of food, they stumble upon a book exhibit. The great hall is filled with more books than Anneliese can count! Here, Anneliese and Peter meet the lady with the books, who will have a greater impact on their lives than they could ever imagine"--OCLC.

A poor old shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night. Presented in Persian and English.

"Clever Hans was a horse who could answer questions about math, music, clocks and more, and studying how he did it led to the development of the double-blind study"--Provided by publisher.

Fadumo Korn recalls her experiences after undergoing female genital mutilation at the age of seven, a common ritual in her Somali tribe, discusses the complications that led her to Mogadishu, Rome, and Germany where she had reconstructive surgery, and urges anti-FGM activists to be sensitive to traditional practices.

"Autobiography addressing the author's childhood experience of inner spiritual vision after becoming blind as a boy, his forming a boys' resistance group in occupied Paris at age seventeen (which later merged with D?fense de la France), and his imprisonment in the Buchenwald concentration camp"--Provided by publisher.

Nine-year-old Liesel Meminger is sent to live with foster parents when her brother dies and her parents disappear and throughout the 1930s and 1940s, her book-stealing and story-telling help sustain her and the Jewish man they are hiding.

The author shares her journey as a horse rider and trainer.

Students may find parallels between the pressure to conform in the Hitler Youth or the League of German Girls, and the echo chambers of social media.