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Ghosts in the fog : the untold story of Alaska's WWII invasion / by Samantha Seiple.

Seiple, Samantha, (author.).

Summary:

"Ghosts in the fog" is the first narrative nonfiction book for young adults to tell the riveting story of how the Japanese invaded and occupied the Aleutian Islands in Alaska during World War II. This fascinating little-known piece of American history is told from the point of view of the American civilians who were captured and taken prisoner, along with the American and Japanese soldiers who fought in one of the bloodiest battles of hand-to-hand combat during the war.

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  • ISBN: 9780545296540
  • ISBN: 0545296544
  • ISBN: 9780545359276
  • ISBN: 0545359279
  • Physical Description: 221 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-212) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface: The Forgotten -- The Secret in the Dungeon -- Invasion of the Ghost Warriors -- The Rising Storm -- Escape and Burn -- Dead Man Walking -- Fighters, Bombers, and Cutthroats -- The Last Banzai -- The Surprise Attack -- Ghost Towns -- The Prisoners -- Afterword: The Remembered.
Target Audience Note:
1110L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 7.8 6.
Reading Counts 6-8 10 10.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.8 6 146325.

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Subject:
Japan. Kaigun > History > World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Alaska > Aleutian Islands > Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945 > Alaska > Aleutian Islands > Juvenile literature.
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) > History, Military > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) > History, Naval > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Aleutian Islands (Alaska) > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
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Literature.

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Marion Library JUV 940.54 SEI (Text) 37810435096028 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/06/2026

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