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Language
English
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Focuses on a prison camp during WWII. The main character of the book, although a prisoner of war, becomes totally committed to building the best bridge possible eventhough it is for the enemy. After the bridge is complete, soldiers from his country are brought in to destroy it.
22) 03
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"From the bus stop across the street, it was hard to tell, but suddenly I understood, seeing the passengers in the van that picked her up every morning, that she was slightly retarded."
A precocious teenager in a French suburb finds himself powerfully, troublingly drawn to the girl he sees every day on the way to school. As he watches and thinks about her, his daydreams-full of lyrics from Joy Division and the Smiths, fairy tales, Flowers for Algernon,...
25) Radium girls
Author
Publisher
Iron Circus Comics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A stunning graphic novel retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story of the Radium Girls, who fought for their lives and for workers' rights after horrific management failures led to extreme cases of radiation poisoning in 1918. It's 1918 in Orange, New Jersey, and everyone knows the "Ghost Girls." The proud holders of well-paying jobs at the local watch factory, these working-class young women gain their nickname from the fine dusting of glowing,...
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