Allies by Alan Gratz
Alan Gratz weaves an array of voices and stories into an epic tale of teamwork in the face of tyranny -- and how just one day can change the world. June 6, 1944: The Nazis are terrorizing Europe, on their evil quest to conquer the world. The only way to stop them? The biggest, most top-secret operation ever, with the Allied nations coming together to storm German-occupied France. - Amazon
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Head of Geer House, Mr. David Pool sponsors Cross-Country and Encounter. In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar and trail running.
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage and failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy? - Penguin
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Assistant Director of Academic Administration, Ms. Morgan McLaughlin teaches Philosophy and coaches basketball, netball, and track and field. In her free time, she likes basketball, netball, pickleball, art and crafts, and listening to podcasts. Her favourite genre is historical fiction.
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I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
In a country governed by isolation, fear, and a tyrannical dictator, seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer, but he decides to use his position to try to outwit his handler, undermine the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. -rutasepetys.com
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Inclusive Education teacher, Ms. Fay Wheatley, is a Learning Centre teacher and Homework Hub sponsor at the Morven campus. She enjoys swimming, running, and spending quality time with her two daughters in her free time. Ms. Wheatley's favourite book genre is historical fiction. She picked I Must Betray You because although it's a fictional book, the historical events are accurate. She is interested to learn more about communist Romania in the late 1980s, its citizen spy network, and how it may compare to the French resistance groups in Normandy with whom she's more familiar. "Let's see!"
Ms. Suzanne Huopalainen is the Director of Inclusion.
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