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Stepping stones: a refugee family's journey
By Margriet Ruurs, Nizar Ali Badr. 2016
A young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed…
Syria, and make their way toward freedom in Europe. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016.Highway of Heroes
By Kathy Stinson. 2010
The Highway of Heroes is a stretch of the 401 Highway in Ontario where fallen soldiers, being brought home for…
burial, pass by. In 2002, ordinary citizens started standing on bridges over the road, showing their respect for the Canadians killed in wars and peacekeeping missions, a practice that has continued to this day. This is a fictional account of one family's journey along that highway, and a section describing the true story behind it. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2010.The stone angel
By Jane Yolen. 2015
Don't forget, God bless our troops
By Jill Biden, Raúl Ón. 2012
Educator and wife of Vice President Joe Biden based this children's story on her own granddaughter's experience. Young Natalie misses…
her father, who is away fighting a war, and keeps him in her heart and prayers as she tries to be brave. Includes resources for support. For grades K-3. 2012Diana's White House garden
By Elisa Carbone, Jen Hill. 2016
It's 1943, and the White House is busy with the war effort. Diana Hopkins only wants to help, but doesn't…
know what a ten-year-old can do - until the Roosevelts come up with the idea of Victory Gardens, and Diana suddenly has the important job of Victory Gardener for the White House. For grades K-3Sami and the time of the troubles
By Florence Parry Heide, Ted Lewin, Judith Heide Gilliland. 2003
A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his…
family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his streetAmerica's white table
By Margot Theis Raven, Mike Benny. 2005
The White Table is set in many mess halls as a symbol for and remembrance to service members fallen, missing,…
or held captive in the line of duty. Solitary and solemn, it is the table where no one will ever sit. As a special gift to her Uncle John, Katie and her sisters are asked to help set the white table for dinner. Award winner. For grades 2-4Tucky Jo and Little Heart
By Patricia Polacco. 2015
A fifteen-year-old soldier in World War II meets a sweet young girl in the Philippines who helps him remember what…
he is fighting for as he helps her and others of her village avoid starvation, and many years later she returns his kindness. For grades 2-4. 2015Never call retreat: Lee and Grant, the final victory (The Gettysburg Ser. #No. 3)
By Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen, Albert S. Hanser. 2005
Sequel to Grant Comes East (DB 59834) and conclusion of alternative Civil War history. Union troops have secured Washington, D.C.,…
but the Army of the Potomac is destroyed. Lincoln's only hope remains General Grant, who maneuvers for position while General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia reaches Maryland. Some violence. 2005The bracelet
By Yoshiko Uchida, Joanna Yardley. 1993
In 1942 Emi and her family are being sent to a prison camp just because they are Japanese Americans. Emi's…
best friend, Laurie, gives Emi a bracelet to wear in camp so she'll always remember her. But on the first day at camp, Emi loses the bracelet. Now Emi wonders how she'll be able to remember her friend. For grades K-3The bicycle man
By Allen Say. 1982
The author, who grew up on the south island of Japan, vividly recalls a "sportsday" held at his school. World…
War II had been over for less than one year, and two American soldiers appeared. As a fitting finale to the day, the two performed amazing tricks on the principal's bicycle. For grades K-3Don't you know there's a war on?
By James Stevenson. 1992
The author, a ten-year-old boy in 1942 when the United States entered World War II, reminisces on just what it…
was like to be a "kid." With his brother and father away fighting, he tried to do his part to win the war by collecting tinfoil, saving tin cans, buying war stamps, planting a "victory garden," and keeping an eye on a neighbor who he suspected was a spy. For grades 2-4 to share with older readersA day for rememberin': inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day
By Leah Henderson, Floyd Cooper. 2021
Today is a special day. Eli knows it's important if he's allowed to miss one second of school, his "hard-earned…
right." Inspired by true events and told through the eyes of a young boy, this is the deeply moving story about what is regarded as the first Memorial Day on May 1, 1865. Eli dresses up in his best clothes, Mama gathers the mayflowers, Papa straightens his hat, and together they join the crowds filling the streets of Charleston, South Carolina, with bouquets, crosses, and wreaths. Abolitionists, missionaries, teachers, military officers, and a sea of faces Black, Brown, and White, they march as one and sing for all those who gave their lives fighting for freedom during the Civil War. With poignant prose and celebratory, powerful illustrations, A Day for Rememberin' shines light on the little-known history of this important holiday and reminds us never to forget the people who put their lives on the line for their country. For grades K-3White bird: Based on the graphic novel (Wonder)
By R. J Palacio. 2023
Now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson! Listen to the novelized version of the celebrated New…
York Times bestselling story of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war-inspired by the blockbuster phenomenon Wonder. Sara Blum lives an idyllic life with her adoring parents in Vichy France. But her world comes crashing down when the Nazi occupation separates the family and forces the young Jewish girl into hiding. Her classmate Julien and his family will risk everything to ensure her survival, and, together, Sara and Julien manage to find beauty in a secret world of their creation. First published as a graphic novel and now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson, R. J. Palacio’s unforgettable story demonstrates the power of kindness to change hearts, build bridges, and even save lives in the darkest of times. *Includes a downloadable PDF of a White Bird discussion guide from the bookBoxes for Katje
By Candace Fleming, Stacey Dressen-McQueen. 2003
Katje, a young Dutch girl, writes to her new American friend Rosie to thank her for the care package she…
sent after World War II. Katje receives increasingly larger boxes as Rosie's Indiana hometown chips in to help. For grades 2-4. 2003Lily's crossing
By Patricia Reilly Giff. 1997
In the summer of 1944, Lily goes to Rockaway Beach, New York, with her grandmother. There Lily meets Albert, a…
young Hungarian refugee orphan who fled from the Nazis. When Lily tells lies to impress Albert, there are unexpected consequences. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor. 1997Emil and Karl
By Jacob Glatstein. 2006
Vienna, Austria; 1940. Two nine-year-old boys, one Jewish and one not, remain best friends despite the Nazi occupation's policy of…
racial hatred. After being orphaned, they rely on each other and the help of strangers while trying to escape the city. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1940A boy no more
By Harry Mazer. 2004
After his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Adam, his mother, and sister are evacuated to California.…
Adam deals with his feelings about the war, Japanese internment camps, and his own identity. Sequel to Boy at War (RC 52594, BR 13647). For grades 6-9. 2004Hidden on the high wire: Holocaust remembrance book for young readers
By Kathy Kacer. 2023
Irene grew up traveling around Germany with her family's circus, surrounded by her loved ones and thrilling the crowds with…
her performance on the high wire...until one day, the audience boos. The Lorch family is Jewish, and the increasing power of Adolf Hitler's Nazis has put them all in grave danger. When the circus is forced to shut down and Irene's father is taken away, Irene and her mother must go into hiding with another circus. Every day is a frightening new kind of balancing act, caught between the desire to perform and the need to hide—even in plain sightA long way home
By Nancy Price Graff. 2001