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The battlefield ghost
By Margery Cuyler. 1999
Eight-year-old John Perkins's family moves into an old farmhouse. From the first day, John is convinced the house is haunted.…
His twelve-year old sister Lisa soon senses a spooky presence as well. When John and Lisa meet the ghost, they learn that he is a Revolutionary War soldier who needs their help in solving a mystery surrounding his horse, who was separated from him during a bloody battle. Grades K-3. 1999.La trêve de Noël
By Michael Morpurgo, Catherine Gibert. 2005
"Noël 1914. Ce jour-là, dans les tranchées du front ouest, Jim Macpherson, un jeune soldat anglais, écrit à sa fiancée…
pour lui raconter l'incroyable événement qu'il vient de vivre... Michael Morpurgo, l'auteur de Cheval de guerre et Soldat Peaceful, s'est inspiré d'un fait réel pour écrire cette histoire bouleversante de pudeur et d'émotion. Un message de paix et d'espoir". -- 4e couv. Titre uniforme: The best Christmas present in the world."Les gravats jonchent la rue et si Anneliese frappe ceux-ci du bout de ses pieds, des femmes continuent de ramasser…
ces morceaux de bâtiments. En compagnie de son frère Peter, elle cherche un endroit où ils pourront recevoir de la nourriture, mais se retrouve plutôt dans une pièce où toutes sortes de livres sont exposés. Comme la salle ferme ses portes pour la nuit, ils y retournent le lendemain afin d'entendre l'histoire lue par une dame. Cette dernière leur présente également d'autres récits qui rappellent aux enfants leur propre réalité, comme celui du taureau Ferdinand, qui refuse de suivre les ordres, alors que leur père a été tué pour avoir résisté. Redécouvrant les rêves qui se sont envolés depuis le début de la guerre, Annaliese et Peter songent à contribuer aux efforts de leur ville pour retrouver leur vie d'avant."--[SDMChanges for Molly: a winter story (The American Girls Collection)
By Valerie Tripp, Nick Backes. 1988
Molly8́099s dance class plans a big finale for the World War II veterans, and Molly hopes to play Miss Victory.…
The McIntires have just heard that Dad should be home for the show, and Molly hopes he will find her more grown up. But then she gets sick. Sequel to Molly Saves the Day. For grades 2-4Farewell to Manzanar: and related readings (Literature connections)
By Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. 1998
The cats in Krasinski Square
By Karen Hesse, Wendy Watson. 2004
Boxes 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. 2003Yellow star
By Jennifer Roy. 2006
Written in free verse, this book tells the story of Syvia, one of the 12 children who survived the German…
onslaught in Lodz, Poland during WWII. She was 4 and a half years old when the town was invaded and the Jewish people were forced to settle in a ghetto under impossible and horrible conditions. The story continues through 1945. Grades 4 and older readersThe war I finally won
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. 2017
As the frightening effects of World War II creep closer to her door, eleven-year-old Ada adapts to her new country…
life. Then, suddenly, a Jewish girl from Germany moves in with them. Sequel to The War That Saved My Life (BR 20662). For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2017Liberty (Dogs Of World War Ii Ser.)
By Kirby Larson. 2016
New Orleans, 1940s. Polio-survivor Fish Elliot and his neighbor Olympia team up in order to save a starving stray dog…
they call Liberty, and they find other unlikely allies willing to help. For grades 3-6. 2016Dash (Dogs Of World War Ii Ser.)
By Kirby Larson. 2014
When her family is forced into a Japanese internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and…
her beloved dog, Dash. Heartbroken, Mitsi clings to her one connection to Dash: the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for him. For grades 3-6. 2014The war that saved my life
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. 2015
Ten-year-old Ada, who has a twisted foot, and her brother, Jamie, escape from London to the English countryside during World…
War II. There, along with their new guardian, Susan Smith, they discover a sweeter life away from the clutches of their cruel mother. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2015Warriors in the crossfire
By Bo Flood. 2010
Saipan, South Pacific; 1944. Amid the horror of warfare between the Japanese and Americans, Joseph and his half-Japanese friend Kento…
take responsibility for their families' survival, hiding supplies in a cave and risking death to obtain drinking water. Violence. For grades 6-9. 2010The immortals (The edge Chronicles Ser. #No. 10)
By Paul Stewart. 2010
Nate Quarter, a lowly lamplighter in the phraxmines of the Eastern Woods, must flee for his life when the mine…
sergeant wants him killed. Elsewhere, a storm unlike any ever seen is building. Conclusion to series. For grades 6-9. 2009The FitzOsbornes in exile (The montmaray Journals)
By Michelle Cooper. 2011
In these fictional journal excerpts from the late 1930s, Princess Sophia FitzOsborne of Montmaray records her royal family's luxurious exile…
in England and their determination to save their island home from the occupying Germans. Sequel to A Brief History of Montmaray (BR 18978). For grades 6-9. 2010Heart of a shepherd
By Rosanne Parry. 2009
Eleven-year-old Ignatius Alderman--called "Brother"--promises to keep his family's Oregon ranch just as it is until his father returns from the…
war in Iraq. Brother's Quaker grandparents and his own Catholic faith help him face new challenges, like a wildfire that threatens the ranch. For grades 5-8. 2009Lily'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. 1997The silver donkey
By Sonya Hartnett. 2004
France, World War I. An English army deserter, blinded by war and clutching a small silver donkey good-luck charm, is…
discovered in the woods by two young sisters. He relates four tales about donkeys while the girls arrange his return home across the Channel. For grades 5-8. 2004When my name was Keoko
By Linda Sue Park. 2002
Thirteen-year-old Tae-yul and his younger sister, Sun-hee, take turns recounting what happened to their family in Korea while under Japanese…
occupation during World War II. As the Japanese tried to suppress Korean culture, even people's names were changed--Sun-hee was called Keoko. For grades 6-9. 2002Summer of the war
By Gloria Whelan. 2006
Michigan, 1942. With their parents working for the war effort, Mirabelle and her siblings travel to live with their grandparents…
on Turtle Island. Fourteen-year-old Belle is resentful when her more sophisticated fifteen-year-old cousin Caroline joins them, but during the summer they become real family. For grades 6-9. 2006