Resist: a Story of D-day
Scholastic Inc. · Hardcover · March 4, 2025
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz comes a gripping, 80-page bonus story about D-Day that can be read alongside the novel Allies, or on its own!
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- Who it’s for
- A compact, high-stakes wartime story brings resistance and D-Day into sharp focus.
- Genres
- Wars & Military History, Historical Europe, Action & Adventure
- Published
- Scholastic Inc., March 4, 2025
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz comes a gripping, 80-page bonus story about D-Day that can be read alongside the novel Allies, or on its own! Samira Zidane lives in Nazi-occupied France during World War II...and she has a secret. She and her mother are spies for the underground resistance. They crack codes and trade messages that will help sabotage the Nazis' plans.
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When her mother is captured by enemy soldiers, Samira must travel through the war-torn countryside on a desperate and daring rescue mission. And today just happens to be D-Day: the pivotal moment when Allied soldiers are landing in France. Battles rage all around her, and Samira only has a small dog named Cyrano for company. Can she find a way to save her mother before time runs out?
D-Day Tensions
A compact, high-stakes wartime story brings resistance and D-Day into sharp focus.
Come here for
- A tense D-Day story of resistance and courage
- Wartime adventure with a small dog at Samira’s side
Expect
- An 80-page bonus story that also stands on its own
- A rescue mission unfolding amid the D-Day landings
Where it sits
| Wars & Military History | 73% |
|---|---|
| Historical Europe | 35% |
| Action & Adventure | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Historical Europe
- Wars & Military History
- Authors
- Alan Gratz
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- March 4, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure