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Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), War stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Five-year-old Beatrix looks on in horror as a soldier forces her mother off the tram. It is 1942 in Amsterdam,…
and everyone knows what happens to Jews who are taken away by the Nazis. The soldier turns his attention to Beatrix, when suddenly, the ticket-taker, Lars Gorter, blurts out that she is his niece. With his brother Hans, the tram conductor, they manage to rescue the child from the same fate as her mother. The two elderly brothers realize that they are now in charge of the little girl. They are at a loss -- after all, neither one has ever married, let alone has children. They know that harbouring a Jew could cost them their lives, but in desperation, they turn to a neighbour, Mrs. Vos, for help. Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2015-16 Hackmatack Award for fiction. Winner of the 2016 Silver Birch Express Award. 2014.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Movie and television tie-ins, War stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
A story about loyalty, survival, families and friendship, set against the backdrop of an intolerable existence in war-torn Afghanistan. Eleven-year-old…
Parvana lives in Taliban-controlled Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. Masquerading as a boy, Parvana goes to work in the streets so that her family can eat. Parvana becomes the breadwinner. Grades 5-8. 2000.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), War stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
A young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed…
Syria, and make their way toward freedom in Europe. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), War stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
The Highway of Heroes is a stretch of the 401 Highway in Ontario where fallen soldiers, being brought home for…
burial, pass by. In 2002, ordinary citizens started standing on bridges over the road, showing their respect for the Canadians killed in wars and peacekeeping missions, a practice that has continued to this day. This is a fictional account of one family's journey along that highway, and a section describing the true story behind it. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2010.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
War stories
Human-transcribed braille
150 ans, c'est une courte vie pour un marronnier. Menacé par les parasites qui le rongent, l'arbre se souvient de…
la vie trop courte de cette jeune fille qui vécut deux années clandestines au 163, Canal de l'Empereur. Par sa lucarne, elle l'observait et décrivait dans son journal ses transformations au fil des saisons, signe que le temps passait et que, dehors, la vie continuait... Elle s'appelait Anne Frank, c'était à Amsterdam, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Au marronnier, maintenant, de raconter son histoire. Années 3-6.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), War stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Based on a true story. Milek and his brother, Munio, live in a sleepy village in Poland. Anton, an odd…
neighbour, speaks to animals, feeds the flies, and only eats vegetables, so most people call him the village fool. When the war brings Nazi soldiers to town rounding up Jewish boys like Milek and Munio, Anton worries about them and comes up with a plan to hide the whole family in his own home, putting his own life at risk. The back of the book outlines what happened to Anton and the others after the war. Winner of the 2014 Silver Birch Express Award and the 2014 Golden Oak Award. Grades 3-6. 2012.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Canadian fiction, Family stories, General fiction, Historical fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, War stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Nine-year-old Michiko Minagawa bids her father good-bye before her birthday celebration. She doesn't know the government has ordered all Japanese-born…
men out of the province, or that ten days later, her family would join hundreds of Japanese-Canadians on a train to the interior of British Columbia. There are no paved roads, no streetlights and no streetcars, and their house is dirty and drafty. Michiko must face local prejudice, the worst winter in forty years, and her first Christmas without her father. Grades 2-4. 2009.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
Pre-20th century classic fiction, High interest, low vocabulary readers, War stories
Automated braille
Henry Fleming, an unsophisticated country boy, enthusiastic to serve his country, enlists with the Union forces at the beginning of…
the Civil War. At first, the shock of war causes him to retreat and his heroic vision of himself fades. In the next battle, however, his courage revives as he carries forward the regiment's colours in a crucial advance. Adaptation of the American classic by Stephen Crane, originally published in 1895. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
War stories
Human-transcribed braille
In their own voices, four young people, Muriel, Frank, Emma, and Ollie, tell of their experiences during the first World…
War, as the boys enlist and are sent overseas, Emma finishes school, and Muriel fights for peace and women's suffrage. Grades 5-8. 2009.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
War stories
Human-transcribed braille
1990. Après quinze années de guerre civile, la paix est en passe d'être signée au Liban. Mais, dans un hôpital…
parisien, Élie est dans le coma. Son père Jacques Morhange ne comprend pas. S'il avait fait le choix de ne pas quitter Beyrouth au plus fort des bombardements, il avait néanmoins mis sa famille à l'abri, loin. La guerre peut-elle tuer à distance ? -- 4e de couv.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Family stories, War stories, General fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo.…
For fans of The Devil's Arithmetic and Hana's Suitcase.It's 2002. In the aftermath of the twin towers -- and the death of her beloved grandmother -- Shirli Berman is intent on moving forward. The best singer in her junior high, she auditions for the lead role in Fiddler on the Roof, but is crushed to learn that she's been given the part of the old Jewish mother in the musical rather than the coveted part of the sister. But there is an upside: her "husband" is none other than Ben Morgan, the cutest and most popular boy in the school. Deciding to throw herself into the role, she rummages in her grandfather's attic for some props. There, she discovers an old violin in the corner -- strange, since her Zayde has never seemed to like music, never even going to any of her recitals. Showing it to her grandfather unleashes an anger in him she has never seen before, and while she is frightened of what it might mean, Shirli keeps trying to connect with her Zayde and discover the awful reason behind his anger. A long-kept family secret spills out, and Shirli learns the true power of music, both terrible and wonderful.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Short stories, Mysteries and crime stories, Sea stories, Suspense and thrillers, War stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Single mom Chloe leaves her nine-year-old daughter's audition music in the car. They are rescued when a bicyclist offers to…
retrieve it. After Chloe brings him a thank-you gift at his work, she receives an odd warning from the receptionist about how dangerous he is. Strong language. 2015
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
War stories, Adventure stories, Historical fiction
Synthetic audio, Human-transcribed braille
A story of telling truth from lies - and finding out what being a hero really means.There are two things…
Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games and his great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero. At the height of the war, Jacob helped liberate a small French village, and was given a hero's welcome upon his return to America.Now it's decades later, and Jacob wants to retrace the steps he took during the war - from training to invasion to the village he is said to have saved. Trevor thinks this is the coolest idea ever. But as they get to the village, Trevor discovers there's more to the story than what he's heard his whole life, causing him to wonder about his great-grandfather's heroism, the truth about the battle he fought, and importance of genuine valor.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
Ghost and horror stories, War stories
Human-transcribed braille
Un matin, devant la porte de son immeuble, une ombre semble attendre Tom. Pendant des jours, l'ombre l'épie, l'ombre le…
suit, l'ombre l'appelle. Mais Tom, d'abord effrayé, ne la comprend pas. Pourtant, il veut savoir : qui est-elle ? que veut-elle ? Guidé par cette silhouette de plus en plus familière, il découvre la tragédie de la seconde guerre mondiale et le secret de celle qui le hante... -- 4e de couv
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
War stories
Human-transcribed braille
"Bruxelles, 1943. Trois ans que les Allemands occupent la Belgique, trois ans qu'ils pourchassent les Juifs, trois ans que Simon…
et sa famille vivent en sursis. Jusqu'à l'arrestation, jusqu'au départ, en train, vers l'est. Un terrible voyage vers l'inconnu au cours duquel, pourtant, Simon a rendez-vous avec l'espoir..." -- 4e de couv
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
Historical fiction, War stories
Human-transcribed braille
"David les a vus, son père et sa mère, leur valise à la main, entre deux policiers. Il les a…
attendus, longtemps, longtemps. Lui, il dormait chez les voisins depuis des mois. C'est pour cela qu'il n'avait pas été emmené. 1944... David a quinze ans, il est vivant. Il est rempli de douleur et de rage, et surtout habité par toutes ces voix contradictoires : "tu es juif, tu es comme tout le monde, tu es français, ils t'ont abandonné, il faut faire confiance, il ne faut jamais faire confiance. On est seul. On n'est jamais seul". Il écrit pour comprendre". -- 4e de couv
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
Romance, War stories, Family stories
Human-transcribed braille
"Une époque sanglante. Un peuple de femmes à cheval. L'homme est l'ennemi, depuis toujours. Pluie, baptisée ainsi par sa mère,…
est le fruit du chagrin. Elle s'efforce de grandir, sans amour, d'apprendre a se battre. Car, a son tour, elle deviendra reine. C'est prédit. Mais pluie est différente de ses "soeurs" de tribu. Avec ses doutes mais aussi son courage et sa sensibilité, elle découvre des émotions nouvelles, s'attache a un homme... Existerait-il d'autres voies que la haine et la guerre ? L'étonnante histoire d'un peuple d'amazones en pleine mutation. Un récit envoûtant, limpide et poétique qui soulève des questions fondamentales." -- 4e de couv
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
Historical fiction, War stories
Human-transcribed braille
Cette fiction retrace la biographie de Sophie Scholl, résistante allemande qui organisa avec son frère Hans le réseau la Rose…
blanche et fut décapitée en 1943. Elisa, l'amie de Sophie, raconte dans son journal cette époque de sa vie, son amour pour Léo, un jeune Juif en exil, puis sa propre déportation. -- 4e de couv
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
Family stories, War stories
Human-transcribed braille
"C'était la chance de ma vie ! J'allais me rendre à Venise pour interviewer le grand violoniste Paolo Levi. Mais…
je savais qu'il ne fallait surtout pas prononcer devant lui le nom de Mozart. Comment imaginer alors l'histoire qu'il allait me raconter : son histoire, un secret dont il pouvait enfin se libérer..." -- 4e de couv
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
War stories, General fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Note de production : Cet ouvrage a été créé dans le cadre du Projet de description d’images littéraires d’eBOUND. L’auteur…
et l’illustrateur ont rédigé ou contribué aux descriptions des images, qui sont incluses dans le corps et la narration du texte. Jules et Jim sont inséparables. Depuis leur enfance, ils forment un duo complice. Quand la Grande Guerre éclate, Jules et Jim s'engagent dans l'armée. Devenus frères d'armes, ils combattent avec courage et puisent leurs forces dans leur amitié.