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The kids of Ironville Middle School love The Good War, a video game based on World War II. They even have an after-school club that plays it. They are divided into two teams-Axis and Allies-simulating a war they know nothing about...yet. What starts out as a friendly competition soon shocks them all when someone takes the game too far. Can a video game change the way the students see each other...and how they see the world?"--

Madison, a senior at a suburban New York high school, tries to uncover who is responsible for the disappearance of her friends, popular students mentioned in the posts of an anonymous blogger, while she, herself, is being stalked online and in-person.

From the author of The Wave comes a poignant and timely novel about a group of seventh graders who are brought together-and then torn apart-by an afterschool club that plays a video game based on WW2.There's a new afterschool club at Ironville Middle School.Ms. Peterson is starting a video game club where the students will playing The Good War, a new game based on World War II. They are divided into two teams: Axis and Allies, and they will be...

From the author of The Wave comes a poignant and timely novel about a group of seventh graders who are brought together-and then torn apart-by an afterschool club that plays a video game based on WW2.There's a new afterschool club at Ironville Middle School.Ms. Peterson is starting a video game club where the students will playing The Good War, a new game based on World War II. They are divided into two teams: Axis and Allies, and they will be...

Es scheint, als hätte Dan alles: Er ist ein Baseballstar, bei allen beliebt und von den Mädchen begehrt. Doch dann stürzt seine Familie aus Mittelschicht bis in die Obdachlosigkeit ab. Seine neue Adresse heißt "Tent City". Doch Dan versucht, das beste aus seinem neuen Leben zu machen. Er engagiert er sich für seine neuen Nachbarn und kämpft für bessere Bedingungen und Versorgung in "Tent City". Aber selbst die Gemeinschaft der Ärmsten ist bedr...

[H]aunting and harrowing." —Booklist (starred review) "Vivid, distressing, and all too real." —Kirkus Reviews In this 20th anniversary edition of Todd Strasser's gut-wrenching and critically acclaimed Give a Boy a Gun, two boys bring guns to school in search of revenge against their classmates.For as long as they can remember, Brendan and Gary have been mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule Middletown High. But not anymore. Ste...

[H]aunting and harrowing." —Booklist (starred review) "Vivid, distressing, and all too real." —Kirkus Reviews In this 20th anniversary edition of Todd Strasser's gut-wrenching and critically acclaimed Give a Boy a Gun, two boys bring guns to school in search of revenge against their classmates.For as long as they can remember, Brendan and Gary have been mercilessly teased and harassed by the jocks who rule Middletown High. But not anymore. Ste...

A powerful novel…that is especially timely." —Booklist (starred review) "Taut, compact, and suspenseful, the novel raises important questions about war." —Kirkus Reviews From award-winning author Todd Strasser comes a gripping novel that explores the struggles of war, the price paid by those who fight in them, and what it really means to be a hero.Jake Liddell is a hero. At least, that's what everyone says he is. The military is even awarding ...

Drawing from his teenage years, this novel from the bestselling author of "The Wave" and "Give a Boy a Gun" revisits a tumultuous era and takes readers on a psychedelically tinged trip of a lifetime.

From award-winning author Strasser ("Can't Get There from Here") comes a gripping new novel that explores the struggles of war, the price paid by those who fight in them, and what it really means to be a hero.

Set 'em up. Blow 'em off. And shut 'em down. Kennin's gaining popularity with the gearheads, and the word on the street is all about his sweet driving skills. Everyone wants a piece of him, but to go legit, he's got to give up the illegal tsuisos...and the major cash involved with them. But when his sister's creep boyfriend starts trouble, Kennin realizes that he's got to do what's right for his family -- even though it won't be easy. Kennin's...

Penguin Readers are simplified texts designed in association with Longman, the world famous educational publisher, to provide a step-by-step approach to the joys of reading for pleasure. Each book has an introduction and extensive activity material. They are published at seven levels from Easystarts (200 words) to Advanced (3000 words).

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This novel dramatizes an incident that took place in a California school in 1969. A teacher creates an experimental movement in his class to help students understand how people could have followed Hitler. The results are astounding. The highly disciplined group, modeled on the principles of the Hilter Youth, has its own salute, chants, and special ways of acting as a unit and sweeps beyond the class and throughout the school, evolving into a s...

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The seven bite-sized stories in this second of the three-book series include a ghost train, a boy whose obsession with video games literally consumes him, and a hotel that still accepts guests . . . decades after its destruction in a fire. Just the thing for young readers who like their scares in small doses.

When Dan and his family go from middle class to homeless, issues of injustice rise to the forefront in this relatable, timely novel from Todd Strasser.It seems like Dan has it all. He's a baseball star who hangs with the popular crowd and dates the hottest girl in school. Then his family loses their home. Forced to move into the town's Tent City, Dan feels his world shifting. His friends try to pretend that everything's cool, but they're not t...