“Tanaka sandwiches a blow-by-blow account of the final day of the renowned siege between a discussion of the rebellion’s causes and an analysis of the battle’s aftermath…Engrossing.” —Booklist
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- A Day That Changed America
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Read by Susan Boyce
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Release Date: 2/01/12
Formats: Digital Audy
They were fighting for Texas—fighting for the land they called home. For twelve long days, the men and women inside an old mission known as the Alamo defended it against the soldiers who surrounded them. But President Santa Anna was just as determined to keep Texas part of Mexico. He sent a message to the Texians behind the fortress walls—there would be no mercy for those inside. The Texians hung on as they waited for more men and supplies to come to their rescue. But no help came. Finally, in the predawn darkness of March 6, 1836, thousands of Mexican soldiers poured over the walls of the Alamo. The gruesome battle that followed would prove to be a turning point in American history. And “Remember the Alamo!” would become the battle cry of the fight of Texas independence. The gripping story of the Alamo is told here through the eyes of two real-life survivors of the siege and battle—eight-year-old Enrique Esparza and Susanna Dickinson, the mother of baby Angelina.- A Day That Changed America
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Read by Susan Boyce
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Release Date: 2/01/12
Formats: Digital Audy
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- Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Read by Charles Carroll
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Release Date: 12/01/11
Formats: Digital Audy
Early on the morning of December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched a massive surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Two brief and terrible hours later, much of the American fleet lay sunk or burning; 2,388 Americans were dead; and the United States and Japan were at war. Dozens of children witnessed this pivotal moment in history. And hundreds of young servicemen—both American and Japanese—came of age on this unforgettable day. Now, for the first time, their gripping eyewitness accounts are woven together in a powerful retelling of the events at Pearl Harbor. Award-winning author Shelley Tanaka re-creates every harrowing and heroic moment through the memories of young people who were actually there.
- Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Read by Charles Carroll
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Release Date: 12/01/11
Formats: Digital Audy
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- On Board the Titanic
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Read by Terry Bregy
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Release Date: 4/30/10
Formats: Digital Audy
Travel back in time to the fateful maiden voyage of the majestic Titanic in this compelling narrative. Told through the eyes of two young survivors, seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer and twenty-two-year-old Harold Bride, this thrilling account vividly recreates the night the world's most famous passenger ship sank to the bottom of the icy Atlantic.
- On Board the Titanic
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Read by Terry Bregy
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Release Date: 4/30/10
Formats: Digital Audy