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© 2008 Teresa Funke
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Dancing in Combat BootsBased on a true story . . . When the going got tough during World War II, America's women got going. By the millions, they stepped into factories, offices, hospitals—anywhere capable hands were needed. The eleven fictional stories in this remarkable collection are based on real women whose experiences were at once typical and extraordinary. |
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Doing My Part
For children! Until World War II came along, fourteen-year-old Helen Marshall's biggest problem had been her height. Few men in Hayden's Valley, Illinois are as tall as Helen. But when Helen's mother is injured and her favorite cousin ships off to fight, Helen must find a way to support both her family and her country.
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Remember WakeWINNER of a 2003 EVVY Award for Historical Fiction. Based on a true story . . . December, 1941. While the world focuses on the carnage at Pearl Harbor, tiny Wake Island 2,300 miles west is also under attack. On it are 1,200 civilians and a small detachment of Marines. This frightened, under-equipped band of Americans will hold the mighty Japanese navy at bay for sixteen days before succumbing to a sweeping invasion. "Remember Wake" becomes a battle cry for a nation marching to war. |
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Coming This Summer: A new Home-Front Hero
Fourteen-year-old Tai Shimoda's family has lost everything. Like many other Japanese-Americans at the start of World War II, Tai's family has been forced to move to Tule Lake Relocation Center in Northern California. Though he misses his friends back home, Tai does his best to start a new life behind the barbed wire of camp. But in the spring of 1943, tensions at Tule Lake are growing. Tai's older brother has joined a group who has refused to swear allegiance to the United States. They call themselves the No-Nos. Tai's father calls them Disloyals. When the camp begins to split in two, Tai must decide what he believes. Will he join his beloved brother and the No-Nos or, like his father, remain true to America?
March EVVY Awards
Dancing in Combat Boots was the winner of a 2007 EVVY award for fiction.Doing My Part was the winner of a 2007 EVVY award for children’s books.
Dancing in Combat Boots won an EVVY for Cover design.
Two Books Released
We are pleased to announce the publication of Dancing in Combat Boots and Doing My Part which is part of the new "Home-Front Heroes Series.""Remember Wake" Wins Award
Remember Wake is a winner of a 2003 EVVY Award for Historical Fiction.
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