This week, I am sharing fiction chapter books about World War II . . . .
In 1942 13-year-olds Izzy and Matt become trapped on an Japanese-occupied Aleutian island when the rest of the American population is evacuated and must survive on their own for the duration of World War II.
Soldier Bear by Bibi Dumon Tak
An orphaned Syrian brown bear cub is adopted by Polish soldiers during World War II and serves for five years as their mischievous mascot in Iran and Italy.
It Rained Warm Bread by Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet
A fictionalized account of the experiences of a Polish Jew, Moishe, who with his parents, brother, and sister, struggles to survive the Nazi invasion and Holocaust.
Under the Broken Sky by Mariko Nagai
When Soviet troops invade Japanese-occupied Manchuria during the last days of World War II, twelve-year-old Natsu Kimura must care for her younger sister as they struggle to survive and return to Japan.
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
More Books --
Allies by Alan Gratz
Don't Tell the Nazis by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
A Horse Called Hero by Sam Angus
How I Became a Spy by Deborah Hopkinson
In a Flash by Donna Jo Napoli
Into the Killing Season by Michael P. Spradlin
Louder Than Words by Kathy Kacer
Masters of Silence by Kathy Kacer
Village of Scoudrels by Margi Preus
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A Whale in Paris by Daniel Presley & Claire Polders
Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through June 18, 2021.
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