![]() ![]() ![]() When Kenza is captured, the soldiers take off her kerchief and throw it on the. And in the thick of battle, Henry, a medic, searches for lives to save.In a breathtaking race against time, they all must fight to complete their high-stakes missions. At the beginning of Allies, Kenza Zidane, Samira’s mother, wears a headscarf (referred to as a kerchief) (25) both to hide her appearance from the Nazis and as an expression of her Algerian identity. Meanwhile, paratrooper James leaps from his plane to join a daring midnight raid. Behind enemy lines in France, a girl named Samira works as a spy, trying to sabotage the German army. He feels the weight of World War II on his shoulders.But Dee is not alone. And Dee - along with his brothers-in-arms - is terrified. soldier, is on a boat racing toward the French coast. The only way to stop them? The biggest, most top-secret operation ever, with the Allied nations coming together to storm German-occupied France.Welcome to D-Day.Dee, a young U.S. ![]() June 6, 1944: The Nazis are terrorizing Europe, on their evil quest to conquer the world. The diverse characters not only represent different nations and ethnicities, but differing reasons. The story mostly follows Dee, but the others play integral roles in the mission. Allies takes place over the course of twenty-four hoursfrom midnight Jto midnight on June 7. An instant New York Times bestseller!Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee, weaves a stunning array of voices and stories into an epic tale of teamwork in the face of tyranny - and how just one day can change the world. Written by Alan Gratz Review by Meg Wiviott. ![]()
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