Introduction:
Experience pivotal moments in history through the eyes of young heroes in these gripping tales. From D-Day and WWII to 9/11 and environmental disasters, kids from across the globe face unimaginable challenges, showing resilience and courage as they strive for survival and hope.

Titles In This Set:
Allies
Two Degrees
Grenade
Refugee
Ground Zero

Description:

Allies

D-Day, June 6, 1944: the most expansive military endeavor in history. No less than world cooperation would bring down Hitler and the Axis powers. And so people -- and kids -- across the globe lent their part.

Two Degrees

Fire. Flood. Ice. Three natural disasters. Three kids who must fight to survive and change things for the better.

Grenade

It's 1945, and the world is in the grip of war. Hideki lives with his family on the island of Okinawa, near Japan. When the Second World War crashes onto his shores, Hideki is drafted to fight for the Japanese army.

Refugee

JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world . . . ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America . . .

Ground Zero

September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion.