Diese Serie historischer Romane entführt junge Leser an entscheidende Momente der amerikanischen Geschichte. Jedes Buch ist als Tagebuch eines fiktiven jungen Mannes gestaltet, der bedeutende Ereignisse und Epochen erlebt. Durch seine persönlichen Einträge tauchen die Leser in die Vergangenheit ein und spüren die Atmosphäre der Zeit. Es ist eine fesselnde Art, Geschichte durch persönliche Erzählungen zu lernen.
Set in 1948, this story follows 17-year-old Biddy Owens, a talented player for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro Leagues. The narrative explores themes of perseverance and identity against the backdrop of racial segregation in sports. Award-winning author Myers brings to life Biddy's journey, highlighting both the challenges and triumphs faced by African American athletes during this era. The book is now available in a new paperback edition, making it accessible to a wider audience.
Newbery and Coretta Scott King award-winning author Walter Dean Myers's the WWII JOURNAL OF SCOTT PENDLETON COLLINS is now available in paperback, with an exciting repackaging! Following in the footsteps of his father and great-grandfather, both war veterans, Scott Pendleton Collins signs up for the army during the height of World War II. He is shipped out to England only to face weeks of boredom. He and his unit want to be out in the fields, doing something to help the Allied forces. Finally, the comrades find themselves on a boat heading to Normandy, France, in the dead of night. But as his boat approaches the beach, Scott suddenly realizes what they are up against, and it is an impossible invasion. Nothing in basic training, nothing he's heard from other soldiers, nothing he has ever experienced prepares Scott for what awaits on Omaha Beach. As D-Day rages around him, Scott is separated from his unit. Lost in the bloody chaos, he must find a way to live through the battle. Revolving around one of the most famous invasions in history, Scott's story is one of bravery and victory, heartache and pain, loss and survival.