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Anne Frank: Her Life
Marian Hoefnagel
Paperback (ReadZone Books, April 1, 2014)An easy-to-read introduction to Anne Frank's short life, authorized by the Anne Frank FoundationThis is the moving life story of the young Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis during World War II. Readers can follow her day-to-day life in hiding with her family, and discover the hopes and fears of a young teenager as she writes to her best friend Kitty, the name she gives to her diary. This book contains quotes from the original diary along with many original photographs and newspaper articles from that period. It is ideal for prompting class discussions and raising awareness of the Holocaust.
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Born a Slave
Marian Hoefnagel
Hardcover (ReadZone Books, Oct. 1, 2018)Their grandmother is a slave, their mother is a slave. And the 14 year-old twins Kwasi and Maisa are also slaves. In this this book, three generations talk about experiencing slavery as a teenager. Their stories are of misery, sorrow, and pain—but also of courage, love, and family.
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Anne Frank: Her Life
Marian Hoefnagel
Paperback (M. Evans and Company, Oct. 1, 2009)The moving life story of a young Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis during World War II. The book contains many original photographs and newspaper articles from that period and is ideal for prompting class discussions and raising awareness of the Holocaust.
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Anne Frank
Marian Hoefnagel
Paperback (ReadZone Books Limited, April 1, 2014)None
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The Monday Blues
Marian Hoefnagel
Hardcover (ReadZone Books, Sept. 1, 2018)The Monday Blues is a successful school band. During the summer holidays, the band plays gigs on the Isle of Man. The members of the band are enjoying the gigs as well as the camping life. But are they also enjoying the drinking games?
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Fleeing from Saint Petersburg
Marian Hoefnagel
Hardcover (ReadZone Books, June 1, 2018)During World War I, the Russian Tsar is dethroned and killed. His family, the Romanovs, and other noble families are killed and removed from their homes and palaces. This is a story about Michail who lives with his sisters and mother Princess Olga in the Romanovs’ Palace while his father is away fighting in WWI. Suddenly Michail’s childhood ends! His family flees to Moscow, then Paris. His sister Irini is born during their flight to Paris. In later years, Irini visits Saint Petersburg for the first time and goes to the palace where her family once lived to meet the people they used to know. The first in a series that mixes a fictional story with historical facts to explore being a teenager in different eras. Includes a glossary.
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Roman Twins
Marian Hoefnagel
Hardcover (ReadZone Books, Feb. 1, 2019)Rome, the first century AD: the twins Gaius and Julia are 14 years old. Gaius has to choose between his schooling, joining the army, or working with his father. Julia is preparing herself for marriage. But nothing goes the way Gaius and Julia had thought it would go.
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16 & Pregnant
Marian Hoefnagel
Hardcover (ReadZone Books, May 1, 2018)16 & Pregnant is a story about Esther. On her 16th birthday, Esther gets pregnant. Joe is the father, the coolest boy in school. But what now? Isn't she too young to be a mother? And what will Joe think when he hears about her pregnancy? To find the answers to her questions, Esther stays over at her grandmother's house for a few days. Maybe grandma's wise words can help her make the right decisions.
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