"My first battle, I made a choice. I wasn't gonna kill for them."
Home World: Unknown
Occupation: Resistance fighter
Affiliation: Resistance (First Order defector)
Alias: FN-2187
Family: Unknown
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by
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 countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, here is Phillip Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.
Legend by
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths - until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets. Full of nonstop action, suspense, and romance, this novel is sure to move readers as much as it thrills.
March by
Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon, one of the key figuresof the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence hastaken him from an Alabama sharecropper's farm to the halls of Congress, from asegregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receivingbeatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the firstAfrican-American president. Now, to share his remarkable story with newgenerations, Lewis presents March, a graphic novel trilogy, in collaborationwith co-writer Andrew Aydin and New York Times best-selling artist Nate Powell(winner of the Eisner Award and LA Times Book Prize finalist for Swallow MeWhole). March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelongstruggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on thedistance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis'personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civilrights movement. Book One spans John Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, hislife-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the NashvilleStudent Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolentlunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of CityHall. Many years ago, John Lewis and other student activists drewinspiration from the 1958 comic book "Martin Luther King and the MontgomeryStory." Now, his own comics bring those days to life for a new audience,testifying to a movement whose echoes will be heard forgenerations. Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books selection: recognizingan African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children andyoung adults: "March: Book One," written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin,illustrated by Nate Powell, and published by Top Shelf Productions.