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Unbroken : an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive
Author: Hillenbrand, Laura

Publisher: Ember (2017)

Dewey: 940.54
Classification: Biography
Physical Description: 307 p., ill., map, 23 cm.

BTSB No: 445323

ISBN: 9780385742511

Ages: 12-16

Grades: 7-11

Subjects:
Zamperini, Louis, -- 1917-2014
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Japan
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography
Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- American aerial operations
Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography
Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography

Price: $12.29

Summary:
An Olympian becomes an airman when World War II breaks out. When his plane crashes in the Pacific, he begins a journey driving him to the limits of endurance where he responds to desperation with ingenuity, to suffering with hope and humor, to brutality with rebellion.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: UG
   Reading Level: 6.40
   Points: 10.0   Quiz: 170280

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (09/15/14)
   School Library Journal (09/01/14)
   Booklist (+) (09/01/14)
The Hornbook (00/11/14)

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