Gratz, Alan, 1972-
Allies / Alan Gratz. - First edition. - 322 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
"D-Day. One chance to unite. Everything to lose." --Cover.
It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.
9781407198798
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France--Juvenile fiction.
German American soldiers--Juvenile fiction.
Survival--Juvenile fiction.
German Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers--Juvenile fiction.
War stories.
Historical fiction.
Normandy (France)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
France--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Juvenile fiction.
FIC GRA
Allies / Alan Gratz. - First edition. - 322 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
"D-Day. One chance to unite. Everything to lose." --Cover.
It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.
9781407198798
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France--Juvenile fiction.
German American soldiers--Juvenile fiction.
Survival--Juvenile fiction.
German Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers--Juvenile fiction.
War stories.
Historical fiction.
Normandy (France)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
France--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Juvenile fiction.
FIC GRA