Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific
by Mary Cronk Farrell
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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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Awards & Distinctions 3
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
World History & Culture Selection, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
History Selection, 2014
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