Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea Middle School Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a

Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father

Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king

Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West

and when a valuable painting is stolen from Swift House by a group of eccentric art thieves known as Ouvolpo

Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea Middle School Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives aIn 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an abusive fianc in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford, a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are part of an elite group of women, nicknamed Donut Dollies, who command military vehicles called Clubmobiles at the front line, providing camaraderie and a taste of home that may be the only solace before troops head into