"The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion"-- "At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed...

3) Claudette Colvin: twice toward justice

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 5

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ESL Topics - Civil Rights

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Based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure, skillfully weaving her dramatic story into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case that would change the course of American history.

4) We were there, too!: young people in U.S. history

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 17

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Biographies of dozens of young people who made a mark in American history, including explorers, planters, spies, cowpunchers, sweatshop workers, and civil rights workers.

5) Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

[2012]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 5

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"B95 can feel it: a stirring in his bones and feathers. It's time. Today is the day he will once again cast himself into the air, spiral upward into the clouds, and bank into the wind." With inspiring prose, thorough research, and stirring images, Hoose explores the tragedy of extinction through the triumph of a single bird.

6) It's our world, too!: young people who are making a difference : how they do it--how YOU can, too!

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

2002

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A collection of essays about children who have made notable achievements, arranged in the categories "Taking a Stand," "Reaching Out to Others," "Healing the Earth," and "Creating a Safer Future," accompanied by a handbook for young activists.

7) Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the basketball team that awakened a city

Author

Hoose, Phillip M

Pub. Date

[2018]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 7

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The true story of the all-black high school basketball team that broke the color barrier in segregated 1950s Indiana, masterfully told by National Book Award winner Phil Hoose. By winning the state high school basketball championship in 1955, ten teens from an Indianapolis school meant to be the centerpiece of racially segregated education in the state shattered the myth of their inferiority. Their brilliant coach had fashioned an unbeatable team...