Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New York

Good Neighbours

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A Novel

From “America’s preeminent spy novelist” (The New York Times) comes a fast-paced, mesmerizing thriller of the French resistance fighters working secretly and bravely to defeat Hitler. Occupied Paris, 1942. Just before he dies, a man being chased by the Gestapo hands off a strange-looking document to the unsuspecting novelist Paul Ricard. It looks like a blueprint of a part for a military weapon, one that might have important information for the Allied forces. Ricard realizes he must try to get the diagram into the hands of members of the resistance network. As Ricard finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into anti-Nazi efforts and increasingly dangerous espionage assignments, he travels to Germany and along the escape routes of underground resistance safe houses to spy on Nazi maneuvers. When he meets the mysterious and beautiful Leila, a professional spy, they begin to work together to get crucial information out of France and into the hands of the Allied forces in London.

Under Occupation

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Tod Olson

Pennsylvania

Not a Drop to Drink

"World War II, October 21, 1942. A B-17 bomber drones high over the Pacific Ocean, sending a desperate SOS into the air. The crew is carrying America's greatest living war hero on a secret mission deep into the battle zone. But the plane is lost, burning through its final gallons of fuel. At 1:30 p.m., there is only one choice left: an emergency landing at sea. If the crew survives the impact, they will be left stranded without food or water hundreds of miles from civilization. Eight men. Three inflatable rafts. Sixty-eight million square miles of ocean. What will it take to make it back alive?--Provided by publisher.

Lost in the Pacific, 1942

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Peter Eisner

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Tennessee

The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in World War II

The true story of three intrepid people who successfully eluded the Japanese in Manila for more than two years, sabotaging enemy efforts and preparing the way for MacArthur's return. One was a debonair polo-playing expatriate businessman who was also a U.S. Navy intelligence officer. Another was a defiant enlisted American soldier. And the third was a wily American woman, an itinerant torch singer with many names and almost as many husbands. With ample doses of intrigue, drama, skulduggery, sacrifice, and romance, this book has all the complicated heroism and villainy of the best war novels. But it is, in the end, a true tale of courage when it counted the most. --

MacArthur's Spies

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Janice Y. K. Lee

Hardcover copy of The Piano Teacher by Janice Y K Lee

Oklahoma

In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong. In 1942, Will Truesdale, an Englishman newly arrived in Hong Kong, falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their love affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the Japanese as World War II overwhelms their part of the world. Will is sent to an internment camp, where he and other foreigners struggle daily for survival. Meanwhile, Trudy remains outside, forced to form dangerous alliances with the Japanese --- in particular, the malevolent head of the gendarmerie, whose desperate attempts to locate a priceless collection of Chinese art lead to a chain of terrible betrayals. Ten years later, Claire Pendleton comes to Hong Kong and is hired by the wealthy Chen family as their daughter's piano teacher. A provincial English newlywed, Claire is seduced by the heady social life of the expatriate community. At one of its elegant cocktail parties, she meets Will, to whom she is instantly attracted, but as their affair intensifies, Claire discovers that Will's enigmatic persona hides a devastating past. As she begins to understand the true nature of the world she has entered, and long-buried secrets start to emerge, Claire learns that sometimes the price of survival is love.

The Piano Teacher

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Virginia

From the New York Timesbestselling author ofSold On A Monday--over a million copies sold!--comes a sweeping World War II tale of an illusionist whose recruitment by British intelligence sets her on a perilous, heartrending path.

As a little girl raised amid the hardships of Michigan's Copper Country, Fenna Vos learned to focus on her own survival. That ability sustains her even now as the Second World War rages in faraway countries. Though she performs onstage as the assistant to an unruly escape artist, behind the curtain she's the mastermind of their act. Ultimately, controlling her surroundings and eluding traps of every kind helps her keep a lingering trauma at bay.

Yet for all her planning, Fenna doesn't foresee being called upon by British military intelligence. Tasked with designing escape aids to thwart the Germans, MI9 seeks those with specialized skills for a war nearing its breaking point. Fenna reluctantly joins the unconventional team as an inventor. But when a test of her loyalty draws her deep into the fray, she discovers no mission is more treacherous than escaping one's past. 

Inspired by stunning true accounts, The Ways We Hide is a gripping story of love and loss, the wars we fight--on the battlefields and within ourselves--and the courage found in unexpected places.

"The Queen's Gambitmeets The Alice Networkin this epic, action-packed novel of family, loss, and one woman's journey to save all she holds dear?including freedom itself." ?Kristin Harmel, New York Timesbestselling author of The Forest of Vanishing Stars

The Ways We Hide

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Maureen Daly

Dive into "Seventeenth Summer," a compelling exploration of love, friendship, and the complexities of growing up, authored by Maureen Daly. Published by Simon Pulse in 2010, this trade paperback edition offers a heartfelt narrative that resonates with teens and adults alike, dealing with themes of dating, relationships, and the challenges of adolescence. With 384 pages of engaging content, the book measures 8.2 x 5.5 inches, making it a comfortable size for reading at home or on-the-go. The story unfolds in English, presenting a relatable journey through the ups and downs of teenage life in the United States, making it a valuable addition to any juvenile fiction collection.

Illinois

Seventeen-year-old Angie, living with her family in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, finds herself in love for the first time the summer after high school graduation.

Seventeenth Summer

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Joan Hiatt Harlow

Mississippi

During World War II, fourteen-year-old Jill Winters arrives in the town of Winter Haven, Maine to stay with her grandmother and, while exploring her new surroundings, stumbles upon a carrier pigeon with a coded message--a discovery that plunges her into a dangerous game of treason and betrayal. Reprint.

Shadows on the Sea

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North Carolina

Georgia

LOST IN THE PACIFIC is the first book in a new narrative nonfiction series that tells the true story of a band of World War II soldiers who became stranded at sea and had to fight for survival.World War II, October 21, 1942. A B-17 bomber drones high over the Pacific Ocean, sending a desperate SOS into the air. The crew is carrying America's greatest living war hero on a secret mission deep into the battle zone. But the plane is lost, burning through its final gallons of fuel.At 1:30 p.m., there is only one choice left: an emergency landing at sea. If the crew survives the impact, they will be left stranded without food or water hundreds of miles from civilization. Eight men. Three inflatable rafts. Sixty-eight million square miles of ocean. What will it take to make it back alive?

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Minnesota

Donald Hall

The Farm Summer 1942

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Kitty Danton

'1942 was going to be a very different year, she decided. Gone would be the feckless Evie, mooning over one man after another, and in would come a much more positive Evie' As a new year begins and the world is at war, Evie Yeo is turning over a new leaf. Her nearest and dearest in the little Devon village of Lymbridge, the war eftort for the boys on the front, and her class of infant pupils will be getting all of her attention this year and nothing will soften her resolve. Evie knows she's lucky to have her friends and family around her. They have supported her through a broken heart more than once so she knows they'll stick together when there are new suitors, new babies and new jobs to contend with. As the snow falls, Evie realises it might not be easy to put the past behind her and find her happy ending. And when the trauma of war is felt in the usually peaceful village, will Evie and those she cares about emerge unscathed?

Ohio

Evie's Dartmoor Chronicles, Book 3

As a new year begins and the world is at war, Evie Yeo is turning over a new leaf. Her nearest and dearest in the little Devon village of Lymbridge, the war effort for the boys on the front and her class of infant pupils will be getting all of her attention this year and nothing will soften her resolve.

Evie's Victory

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#hardcover #1942 #england #historicalfiction #thepianoteacher 

North Dakota

Nevada

Tatiana de Rosnay

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Louisiana

On the anniversary of the roundup of Jews by the French police in Paris, Julia is asked to write an article on this dark episode and embarks on an investigation that leads her to long-hidden family secrets and to the ordeal of Sarah.

Sarah's Key

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#paperback #1942 #Stalingrad #Russia #Germany #Hilter #Rattenkrieg 

Michigan

War of the Rats

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

James D. Houston

Wisconsin

Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was uprooted from their home and sent to live at Manzanar internment camp--with 10,000 other Japanese Americans. Along with searchlight towers and armed guards, Manzanar ludicrously featured cheerleaders, Boy Scouts, sock hops, baton twirling lessons and a dance band called the Jive Bombers who would play any popular song except the  nation's #1 hit: "Don't Fence Me In." Farewell to Manzanaris the true story of one spirited Japanese-American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention . . . and of a native-born American child who discovered what it was like to grow up behind barbed wire in the United States.

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