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  • The Night Crossing

    Karen Ackerman

    Paperback (Yearling, April 25, 1995)
    For fans of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a heartstopping tale of resilience for one young girl during World War II.It's hard to leave your home and friends, but the Nazis have invaded Clara's native Austria, and her family is no longer safe. Clara and her family take only what they can carry and travel by night to the Swiss border, where they hope to escape to freedom, even while soldiers are everywhere. Can Clara's heroism carry her family across the border, with their lives and few precious possessions intact?
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  • The Night Crossing

    Karen Ackerman

    eBook (Yearling, Nov. 24, 2010)
    It's hard to leave your home and friends, but the Nazis have invaded Clara's native Austria, and her Jewish family is no longer safe. Clara and her family take only what they can carry and travel by night to the Swiss border, where they hope to escape to freedom. Soldiers are everywhere, adn it is Clara's heroism that carries the family across teh border, thier lives adn few precious posessions intact.
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  • The Leaves in October

    Karen Ackerman

    Paperback (Yearling, Sept. 1, 1993)
    What will life be like in a shelter for the homeless?That's what Livvy wonders after her father, "Poppy," loses his job and her mother leaves them.While their father looks for work, Livvy and her little brother, Younger, get to know the people in the shelter. Some are scary, while some are friendly. Before long Livvy finds a way to earn money to help Poppy buy a home. She can't stop believing in Poppy's promise "When the leaves in October are red and gold, we'll be home."Then one day Poppy has good news and bad news. Will Livvy have to give up her dreams of living together as a family?
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  • Araminta's Paint Box

    Karen Ackerman

    Hardcover (Atheneum, April 28, 1990)
    In 1847, Araminta is upset by the loss of her new wooden paintbox during their cross-country trip from Boston to California, but through a series of accidents, the paintbox follows its owner across country by another route
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  • Tin Heart, The

    Karen Ackerman

    Paperback (Atheneum, Sept. 30, 1990)
    As the onset of the Civil War causes a rift between their fathers, Mahaley and Flora find a way to preserve their friendship.
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  • Just Like Max

    Karen Ackerman

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, )
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  • By the Dawn's Early Light

    Karen Ackerman

    Hardcover (Atheneum, April 1, 1994)
    With their mother working nights, it is hard for Rachel and her younger brother, Josh, to find time to spend with Mom, except when they spend the early morning talking about work and school, sharing quiet time, and watching the sun come up.
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  • The Banshee

    Karen Ackerman

    Hardcover (Philomel, May 15, 1990)
    At night the Banshee comes to a village in search of a lonely soul to keep her company
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  • Flannery Row

    Karen Ackerman

    Hardcover (Atlantic Monthly Pr, March 1, 1986)
    Commander Ahab Flannery is once again setting out to sea but not before he says goodbye to his twenty-six alphabetically arranged children
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  • The Broken Boy

    Karen Ackerman

    Hardcover (Philomel, )
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  • The Night Crossing

    Karen Ackerman

    Paperback (Yearling, Jan. 1, 1735)
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  • Night Crossing: Novel-Ties Study Guide

    Karen Ackerman

    Paperback (Learning Links, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.