Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Hillenbrand, Laura
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Hillenbrand, Laura
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Author: Laura Hillenbrand
Publisher: Random House
Published: 11/16/2010
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781400064168
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 24
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 144668 / Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Winner
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Winner
Award: Christopher Awards - Winner
Award: ALA Notable Books - Winner
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Recommended
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 07/29/2011 pg. 19
Entertainment Weekly 03/11/2011 pg. 81
Library Journal Prepub Alert 07/01/2010 pg. 57
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2010
Library Journal 10/01/2010 pg. 84
Publishers Weekly 10/11/2010 pg. 34
Booklist 11/01/2010 pg. 14
People Weekly 11/22/2010 pg. 45
Entertainment Weekly 11/19/2010 pg. 101
Newsweek 11/22/2010 pg. 51
Entertainment Weekly 12/03/2010 pg. 83
New York Times Book Review 11/21/2010 pg. 20
New York Times Book Review 11/28/2010 pg. 26
Christian Century 01/11/2011 pg. 42
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/08/2010 pg. 22
People Weekly 10/21/2013 pg. 42
Entertainment Weekly 11/08/2013 pg. 12
BookPage 11/01/2010
About the Author
Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Seabiscuit: An American Legend, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, won the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, landed on more than fifteen best-of-the-year lists, and inspired the film Seabiscuit, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Hillenbrand's New Yorker article, "A Sudden Illness," won the 2004 National Magazine Award, and she is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award, the highest journalistic honor in Thoroughbred racing. She and actor Gary Sinise are the co-founders of Operation International Children, a charity that provides school supplies to children through American troops. She lives in Washington, D.C.