Historical Fiction: World War II
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The following titles are
found in the J Fiction area.
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Bauer |
RAIN OF FIRE (1983) Steve’s friends doubt his brother Matthew was a hero when Matthew refuses to talk about his experiences in the War. |
|
Bunting |
SPYING ON MISS MULLER (1995) Thirteen-year-old
Jessie, at a boarding school in Belfast, is suspicious of a teacher whose
father was German. |
|
Bruchac, J |
CODE
TALKER (2005) After being taught
by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned and other Navajo men are
recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during
World War II in their native tongue. |
|
Cooper |
DAWN OF FEAR (1970) Three English children are
fascinated by the war air raids, but soon learn what true horror and fear are
when they seek vengeance. |
|
Garrigue |
THE ETERNAL SPRING OF MR. ITO (1985) Sara watches
as her friend, an old Japanese gardener, resists being imprisoned in an
internment camp after Pearl Harbor is bombed. |
|
Giff, P |
WILLOW RUN (2005)
When Meggie
moves with her parents to Willow Run, MI, for her father’s job in a B-24
factory, Meggie learns about different kinds of
bravery. |
|
Innocenti |
ROSE BLANCHE (1985) During World War II, a young
German girl’s curiosity leads her to discover something far more terrible
than the day-to-day hardships and privations that she and her neighbors have
experienced. |
|
Kerr |
WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT (1971) A 9 year-old
Jewish girl and her family travel from Germany to England in the early
1930’s. |
|
Kudlinski |
PEARL HARBOR IS BURNING (1991) After Frank moves to
Hawaii, he is miserable until he befriends a Japanese-American boy, but their
friendship is put to the test when Pearl Harbor is bombed. |
|
Laird |
SHADOW OF THE WALL (1990) Misha,
who lives in a Warsaw ghetto, finds purpose to his life when he joins a
resistance organization. |
|
Lowry |
NUMBER THE STARS (1989) During the Jewish
occupation of Denmark, 10-year-old Annmarie learns
how to be brave when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. |
|
McSwigan |
SNOW TREASURE (1942) Under the watchful eyes of the
Nazis, Peter and his friends smuggled gold from their Norwegian village to a
ship bound for America. |
|
Marko |
HANG OUT THE FLAG (1992) While waiting for her
father to return from the war, a 6th grade girl tries to catch a
German spy. |
|
Matas |
DANIEL’S STORY (1993) As the Nazis rise in power,
Daniel’s family suffer and are imprisoned in a
concentration camp. |
|
Mochizuki |
BASEBALL SAVED US (1993) When his family is forced
to live in an internment camp, a Japanese-American
boy relies on baseball to get him through it. |
|
Morpurgo |
WAITING FOR ANYA (1990) Jo must keep the secret of
the Jewish children being hidden on a widow’s farm, but when the German soldiers
move into the village, the danger becomes much more real. |
|
Orlev |
ISLAND ON BIRD STREET (1983) A Jewish boy lives by
himself in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival
under constant life-threatening conditions. |
|
Reeder |
FOSTER’S WAR (1998) Eleven-year-old Foster is left
behind to deal with the battles at home when his older brother joins the army
to escape their authoritarian father. |
|
Salisbury |
UNDER THE BLOOD RED SUN (1994) Tomi’s
life in Hawaii drastically changes after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. |
|
Todd |
BEST KEPT SECRET OF THE WAR (1984) Ten-year-old Cam
fights battles at home while his dad fights the Germans in Europe. |
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Whelan, G |
BURYING THE SUN (2004) In Leningrad in 1941, when Russia and Germany are at war, Georgi vows to help his family and his city during the
terrible siege. |
|
Woodson, J |
COMING ON HOME
SOON (2004) After Mama takes a job in Chicago during WW II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma
but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow. |
|
Yep |
HIROSHIMA (1995) A 12-year-old Japanese girl
describes the death and devastation of Hiroshima after the bombing. |
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