Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific
by Mary Cronk Farrell
The Army and Navy nurses stationed in the Pacific before the bombing of Pearl Harbor... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- Women / Girls
Year Published 2014
Word Count 38,292
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 164714, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars
- 20th century
- Campaigns
- Nurses--United States--History--20th century
- Prisoners of war--United States--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese--Juvenile literature
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
- Nurses
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Medical care
- History
- Philippines
- Military nursing--United States--History--Juvenile literature
- Military nursing
- United States
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | United States - 20th Century
- Prisoners of war--Philippines--Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--United States
- Lists With This Book
- Holocaust and World War II
- Sora Starter Collection 2024-2025
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About the Author 4
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Awards & Distinctions 3
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2015
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