Bat 6 : a novel by Virginia Euwer Wolff(1998, 1999)In small town, post-World War Oregon, twenty-one 6th grade girls recount the story of an annual softball game, during which one girl's bigotry comes to the surface. Includes recipe for apple spice cake.
Blitzcat by Robert Westall(1989)During World War II a black cat journeys all across war-ravaged England in an effort to track down her beloved master.
The book thief by Markus Zusak(2006)Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
But can the phoenix sing? by Christa Laird(1995)Sequel to Shadow of the wall
Seventeen-year-old Richard discovers the incredible details of his stern and remote stepfather's hidden past when he is left a manuscript to read while his stepfather is away in Australia.
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller(1994, 1996)Yossarian, an WWII hero, has people trying to kill him.
Damned strong love : the true story of Willi G. and Stephan K. : a novel by Lutz van Dijk(1995)"The Nazi persecution of homosexuals is dramatized in this story, translated from the German.... An important addition to YA literature about the Holocaust & about the gay experience." -Booklistsyndetic
Don't say a word by Barbara Gehrts(1986)Living in Berlin during World War II, Anna finds herself and her family growing more and more aware of the dangerous direction in which her country is moving as her friends start to die.
A frost in the night : a novel by Edith Baer(1998)Relates the experiences of a young Jewish girl growing up in a city in southern Germany during the period of Hitler's rise to power.
Good night, Maman by Norma Fox Mazer(2001)After spending years fleeing from the Nazis in war-torn Europe, twelve-year-old Karin Levi and her older brother Marc find a new home in a refugee camp in Oswego, New York.
Heroes : a novel by Robert Cormier(1998)After joining the army at fifteen and having his face blown away by a grenade in a battle in France, Francis returns home to Frenchtown hoping to find--and kill--the former childhood hero he feels betrayed him.
I had seen castles by Cynthia Rylant(1993, 1995)Now an old man, John is haunted by memories of enlisting to fight in World War II, a decision which forced him to face the horrors of war and changed his life forever.
The last mission by Harry Mazer(1979, 1981)In 1944 a 15-year-old Jewish boy tells his family he will travel in the West but instead, enlists in the United States Air Corps and is subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans.
Milkweed : a novel by Jerry Spinelli(2003)"Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings imaginable--Nazi-occupied Warsaw--and tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young orphan."
Soldier boys by Dean Hughes(2001)Two boys, one German and one American, are eager to join their respective armies during World War II, and their paths cross at the Battle of the Bulge.
Summer of my German soldier by Bette Greene(2003)When German prisoners of war are brought to her Arkansas town during World War II, twelve-year-old Patty, a Jewish girl, befriends one of them and must deal with the consequences of that friendship.
Walk the dark streets : a novel by Edith Baer(1998)Continues the story of Eva, a young Jewish girl living in Nazi Germany where she and her parents experience increasing tensions in daily life while considering possibilities of escape.
