Axis & Allies
World War II for Teens
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Boyne, John The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2006)
Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
Bruchac, Joseph Code Talker (2005)
Ned Begay and other Navajo are recruited by the Marines to send messages in their native tongue during World War II.
Elliott, L. M. Under a War-Torn Sky (2001)
After his plane is shot down by Hitler’s Luftwaffe, American Henry Forester strives to walk across occupied France to rejoin his unit with the help of the French Resistance.
Greene, Bette Summer of My German Soldier (1973)
During WWII, a Jewish girl in Arkansas befriends a German prisoner of war.
Harlow, Joan Hiatt Shadows on the Sea (2003)
In 1942, Jill goes to stay with her grandmother on the coast of Maine where she discovers that the was is closer than she thought.
Hesse, Karen Aleutian Sparrow (2003)
An Aleutian islander suffers in an American internment camp.
Hughes, Dean Soldier Boys (2001)
Two boys, one American and one German, are eager to enlist in their respective armies, and their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge.
Levitin, Sonia Room in the Heart (2003)
With German forces occupying Denmark, two 15-year-olds try to continue on with the daily lives, resisting the Nazis and ultimately surviving.
Matas, Carol In My Enemy’s House (1999)
A young Jewish girl must decide whether or not to conceal her identity and work for a Nazi in Germany in order to survive.
Matas, Carol Lisa’s War (1987)
Lisa and other Danish Jews become involved in the underground resistance movement before fleeing for their lives. Followed by Code Name Kris (1989).
Mazer, Harry A Boy at War (2002)
Adam is caught in the attack at Pearl Harbor, and in the chaos of subsequent days tries to find his father, who was serving on the USS Arizona when the bombs fell.
Mazer, Harry The Last Mission (1979)
In 1944, a 15-year-old Jewish boy tells his family he will travel in the West but instead, enlists in the U.S. Air Corps and is subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans.
Napoli, Donna Jo Stones in Water (1997)
After being taken by German soldiers, Roberto is forced into labor before escaping into the Ukranian winter to try to get back to Venice. Followed by Fire in the Hills (2006).
Orlev, Uri The Man From The Other Side (1991)
Living on the outskirts of the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII, 14 year-old Marek and his grandparents shelter a Jewish man in the days before the Jewish uprising.
Peet, Mal Tamar (2007)
Grief-stricken by the puzzling death of her grandfather, Tamar uncovers secrets of his life in the Dutch resistance to reveal the events that forever cast a shadow on his life.
Pressler, Mirjam Malka (2003)
When her mother and sister flee Poland for Hungary, Malka is too ill to travel and must stay behind, fending for herself in the ghetto.
Reiss, Johanna The Upstairs Room (1972)
During WWII, a Dutch Jewish girls spends two-and-a-half years separated from her parents, and hiding in a bedroom of a farmer’s house.
Roth-Hano, Renee Touch Wood (1988)
Renee, a young Jewish girl, and her family flee their home in Alsace and live a precarious existence in Paris until Renee and her sister escape to shelter in a Normandy convent.
Salisbury, Graham Eyes of the Emperor (2005)
Eddie Okubo, a 16-year-old Japanese-American, lies about his age to enlist in the army during WWII, but the racism he encounters is as terrifying as the power of the enemy.
Smith, Sherri L. Flygirl (2009)
A light-skinned African-American girl “passes” for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Spinelli, Jerry Milkweed (2003)
A street child is able to withstand the horrors of the Nazi regime after he is taken in by a band of orphan boys in the Warsaw ghetto.
Tunnell, Michael Brothers in Valor (2001)
Three Mormon teenagers in Germany put their lives at risk when they create a youth resistance movement during WWII.
Westall, Robert Kingdom by the Sea (1991)
During WWII, 12 year-old Harry and a stray dog travel through war-torn England in search of safety.
Westall, Robert The Machine Gunners (1975)
After an air raid, a group of English children find a German machine gun and hide it from adults who are looking for it.
Wulffson, Don Soldier X (2001)
In 1943, sixteen year old Erik experiences the horrors of war when he is drafted into the German army and sent to fight on the Russian front.
Yolen, Jane Devil’s Arithmetic (1988)
Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Young Adult Booklists
June 2009