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Updated October 24, 2025
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Truce the day the soldiers stopped fighting
Murphy, Jim, 1947-
Paper Book
Two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy writes a stunning nonfiction masterpiece about a Christmas miracle on the Western Front during World War I.On July 29th 1914, the world's peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austria-Hungary Empire began shelling the troops of the country to its...
I'll pass for your comrade women soldiers in the Civil War
Silvey, Anita.
Paper Book
The Civil War has been studied, written about, even sun about for generations. Most people know that it was a conflict between North and South, Unionists and rebels, blue and gray. We recognize the names of Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee. Many people know about Clara Barton,...
Hero dad
Hardin, Melinda.
Paper Book
Some superheroes wear rocket-propelled boots, drive super-powered cars, and have X-ray vision. But other superheroes wear army boots, drive tanks, and go away for long trips to make the world a safer place. It's a tough job, but superheroes can do it. With Melinda Hardin's simple...
Shooting at the stars the Christmas truce of 1914
Hendrix, John, 1976- author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Shooting at the Stars is the moving story of a young British soldier on the front lines during World War I who experiences an unforgettable Christmas Eve. In a letter home to his mother, he describes how, despite fierce fighting earlier from both sides, Allied and German soldiers ceased firing...
Finding Winnie the true story of the world's most famous bear
Mattick, Lindsay
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He...

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