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Truce

by Jim Murphy
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Two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy writes a stunning nonfiction masterpiece about a Christmas miracle on the Western Front during World War I.

On July 29th 1914, the world's peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austria-Hungary Empire began shelling the troops of the country to its south. What followed was like a row of falling dominoes as one European country after another rushed into war. Soon most of Europe was fighting in this calamitous war that could have been avoided. This was, of course, the First World War. But who could have guessed that on December 25 the troops would openly defy their commanding officers by stopping the fighting and having a spontaneous celebration of Christmas with their "enemies"? In what can only be described as a Christmas Miracle, this beautiful and heartrending narrative will remind everyone how brotherhood and love for one another reaches far beyond war and politics.

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  • Release date

    April 26, 2016

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    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9780545365277
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 8.2
    • Lexile® Measure: 1160
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 7-9

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:8.2
  • Lexile® Measure:1160
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:7-9