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"Gives readers an up-close look at the harrowing story of the 807th Medical Evacuation Squadron's escape from behind Nazi Lines after surviving a plane crash in enemy territory"--

4) Escape from Alcatraz: the mystery of the three men who escaped from the Rock

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Braun, Eric

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Encounter: Narrative nonfiction stories
Encounter narrative nonfiction stories

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[2017]

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"Leads readers through the story of the 1962 Alcatraz Escape and posits what may have happened to the escapees"--

5) Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport

Author

Berne, Emma Carlson

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Encounter: Narrative nonfiction stories
Encounter narrative nonfiction stories

Pub. Date

[2017]

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Tells the stories of several thousand Jewish children rescued from Nazi Germany during World War II and brought to new homes in the United Kingdom.

6) The Booth Brothers: Drama, Fame, and the Death of President Lincoln

Author

Langston-George, Rebecca

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Encounter: Narrative nonfiction stories
Encounter Narrative Nonfiction Stories

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Today everyone knows the name of John Wilkes Booth, the notorious zealot who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But in his lifetime, the killer was an actor who was well-known among fans of the theater, well-known but less famous and less admired than his brother Edwin. In the 1860s, Edwin Booth ranked among the greatest and most-respected stars of the stage. He lived in New York and sympathized with the Union cause, while his younger brother stomped the...