Monday, October 30, 2023

In Honor of Those Who Have Served: Books About Soldiers and War

Veterans Day is a time to honor those who have served in our country's armed forces.  This week, in honor of the upcoming Veterans Day, we are sharing chapter books about soldiers and wars . . . .

Skyward by Sally Deng
Follows three young girls in the United States, England, and Russia as they grow up wanting to be pilots and end up flying for their respective countries during World War II.

Soldier Bear by Bib 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.

Allies by Alan Gratz
It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter , an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy.


More Books --
Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
Duke by Kirby Larson
How I Became a Spy by Deborah Hopkinson
Island War by Patricia Reilly Giff
Lost Boys by Darcey Rosenblatt
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen Frost
The Skylark's War by Hilary McKay
Sophia's War by Avi
Under the Broken Sky by Mariko Nagai
Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus
War Is Over by David Almond
War Stories by Gordon Korman
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

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