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Rat life
By Tedd Arnold. 2007
Upstate New York, 1972. Fourteen-year-old Todd, an aspiring writer, befriends Rat, a young Vietnam War veteran, while they work at…
the local drive-in. After a body is found in the river, Todd suspects Rat has committed murder. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. Edgar Award. 2007The boy in the striped pajamas: a fable
By John Boyne. 2006
World War II. Nine-year-old Bruno is dismayed to leave his three best friends when his family moves from their Berlin…
home to a remote country house. He struggles to understand why he can't be friends with the boy behind the wire fence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2006Heart 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. 2009The boy who dared
By Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2008
1942. Seventeen-year-old Helmuth Hübener is imprisoned for treason. While awaiting execution in his filthy prison cell, Helmuth looks back over…
his short life, recalling friendships, family, and his courageous endeavor to share the truth with other Germans about Hitler and the war. For junior and senior high readers. 2008Footprints on the horizon (Pine Ridge portraits #3)
By Stephanie Grace Whitson. 2005
Nebraska, 1945. Josephine, daughter of the Reverend Hale, spend the summer on her aunt’s ranch. There she encounters Dieter Brock,…
a German prisoner of war being held locally at Fort Robinson. Dieter takes an interest in both Jo and her father’s sermons, though the town and Jo’s mother disapprove. AdultThe disappeared
By Gloria Whelan. 2008
Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1977. Teenaged Silvia and her older brother Eduardo correspond after Eduardo is arrested and jailed by the…
government. Silvia describes her parents' anguish and the dates she has with General López's son in an attempt to help Eduardo's cause. Violence. For senior high readers. 2008The diplomat's wife
By Pam Jenoff. 2008
Polish resistance member Marta Nedermann, from The Kommandant's Girl (DB 77659), is rescued from a Nazi prison by American soldier…
Paul Mattison. Later, alone and pregnant with Paul's child, Marta marries a British diplomat and volunteers for a spy mission in Prague. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2008Coal black horse: A Novel
By Robert Olmstead. 2007
1863. Fourteen-year-old Robey Childs is sent by his clairvoyant mother to find his father, who is fighting in the Civil…
War. Robey, riding a stallion, encounters refugees, runaway slaves, deserters, and battle scavengers. At Gettysburg Robey finds his dying father and rescues an abused girl. Violence and strong language. 2007The madonnas of Leningrad: A Novel
By Debra Dean. 2006
Decades after surviving World War II in the basement of the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad, Marina--now in Seattle--no longer experiences…
the present. Marina's mind retreats to 1941, when only the love of her future husband and memorizing the paintings kept her alive. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2006Fallen angels
By Walter Dean Myers. 1988
Ritchie Perry, a black youth from Harlem, enlists in the army. He is sent to Vietnam where he struggles to…
survive racist officers, pitched battles, guerrilla raids, and multiple wounds. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 1988Sunrise over Fallujah
By Walter Dean Myers. 2008
Iraq, 2003. Robin "Birdy" Perry joins the army after high school and becomes involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Birdy writes…
about his experiences to his uncle Richie, a Vietnam War veteran, from Fallen Angels (RC 29775, BR 17796). Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2008Dream when you're feeling blue: a novel
By Elizabeth Berg. 2007
Chicago, 1940s. Kitty and Louise Heaney see their boyfriends off to fight in World War II, while their younger sister…
Tish has fun dancing and flirting at USO events. Letters to and from loved ones reveal events at home and on the battlefront. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2007The kommandant's girl (The Kommandant's Girl #1)
By Pam Jenoff. 2007
World War II, Poland. Newlyweds Jacob and Emma become separated during the Nazi invasion. Jacob joins the Jewish underground, and…
Emma moves in with a Catholic aunt. Posing as a gentile, Emma works for a Nazi Kommandant, risking her marriage--and her life--to help Jacob's cause. Some descriptions of sex. 2007On the wings of heroes
By Richard Peck. 2007
Davy Bowman remembers the home-front years in Illinois during World War II, especially his two heroes--his nineteen-year-old brother, who is…
in the Air Force, and his father, who was injured in the previous war. Boyhood misadventures mix with scrap drives, shortages, and the dread of telegrams. For grades 5-8. 2007April in Paris: A Novel
By Michael Wallner. 2007
World War II, occupied France. Roth, a twenty-two-year-old German soldier, translates for the SS during interrogations of Resistance fighters. Off…
duty he roams Paris as "Antoine" and falls in love with bookseller's daughter Chantal. Ignorance of each other's true identity brings tragedy. Violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2006Billy Pilgrim, adrift in time, randomly revisits past and present manifestations: senile widower stalked by an assassin, hopeful young newlywed,…
giraffe on the planet Tralfamadore--where time is an illusion--and, most crucially, American POW during the firebombing of Dresden in World War II. Strong language. 1969While I live
By John Marsden. 2007
Follows the Tomorrow Series. After the war, Australia is partitioned and Ellie returns to her family farm with friends Homer…
and Gavin. When Ellie's parents are murdered, Homer joins a vigilante group called Liberation. Meanwhile Ellie struggles to keep her land. Some violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2007Rhett Butler's people
By Donald McCaig. 2007
Tale of Rhett Butler, from Gone with the Wind (RC 33082, BR 11427), and his clan. Rhett has a difficult…
relationship with his father Langston, loves his sister Rosemary and his wife Scarlett O'Hara, and trusts his childhood friend Tunis, a former slave. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2007Knots
By Nuruddin Farah. 2007
Mogadiscio, Somalia. Cambara returns to her native land from Toronto after the accidental death of her son. Cambara reclaims her…
parents' house from a local warlord, organizes a play with the help of women activists, and falls in love. Companion to Links (DB 61281). 2007Lily'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. 1997