Odette's Secret

Title:  Odette's Secret
Author:  Maryann Macdonald
Genre: Historical Fiction
Description:  When Odette's father becomes a Nazi prisoner-of-war and the Paris police begin arresting Jews, Odette's mother sends Odette to hide in the Catholic French countryside, where she must keep many secrets to survive. The story is told in free verse.
Lexile: 580

Word Count: 28,405

Location:  Find the Odette's Secret eBook in the Overdrive Collection at the Arlington Public Library.

I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001

Title:  I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Author:  Lauren Tarshis
Genre: Historical Fiction
Description:  On a whim, Lucas takes the train into the city to tell his biggest fan that he is not going to play football anymore, but everything changes when the Twin Towers are attacked. Book #6
AR Level: 4.5

Word Count: 9,503

Location:  Find I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 in the F (Fiction) section under TAR (for Tarshis).

I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916

 

Title:  I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916
Author:  Lauren Tarshis
Genre: Historical Fiction
Description:  A great white shark has been attacking swimmers not far from Elm Hills. Everyone in town is talking about it, so when ten-year-old Chet sees something in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination, until he comes face-to-face with the shark. Book #2
AR Level: 3.9

Word Count:10,272

Location:  Find I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 in the F (Fiction) section under TAR (for Tarshis).

Titanic

Title:  Titanic Book One: Unsinkable
Author:  Gordon Korman
Genre: Historical Fiction
Description:  The lives of four passengers will be forever linked with the fate of "Titanic." Book #1

AR Level: 5.0

Word Count: 30,494

Location:  Find Titanic Book One: Unsinkable  in the F (Fiction) Section under KOR (for Korman)