Axis & Allies: World War II Stories for 4-8th GradersLike this list

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• Allies

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  Gratz is a fantastic storyteller and his action will keep you glued to the page!

• The Unsung Hero of Birdsong USA

  Woods, Brenda (Brenda A.),

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  By a Coretta Scott King honor winning author. A young white boy becomes friends with a young Black WWII veteran who's just returned to his Jim Crow era southern town.

• War Games

  a Novel Based on a True Story

  Couloumbis, Audrey

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  Petros and his brother Zola loved hearing stories about their older cousin's work with the Resistance in WWII. When Greece becomes involved in the war, those stories seem more real and more dangerous. They are no longer boys playing at war but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mare's War

  Davis, Tanita S.

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  As a teenager, Mare ran away from home to join the African American Battalion of the Women's Army Corps and serve in WWII. Now a grandmother, she takes her granddaughters on a road trip. The story flips back and forth between Mare's stories of her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Projekt 1065

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  The son of the Irish ambassador in Berlin becomes a spy within the Hitler Youth.

• Milkweed

  a Novel

  Spinelli, Jerry

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  An orphaned Jewish boy lives on the streets of Warsaw and dreams of becoming a Nazi with shiny boots when he grows up - until the day that dream comes crashing down.

• Jump Into the Sky

  Pearsall, Shelley

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  13 year-old Levi heads to his father's WWII army base, but his dad doesn't know he's on the way. On arrival, he discovers that even though the war is winding down, his dad still has one last secret mission.

• Number the Stars

  Lowry, Lois

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  A Newbery Award winner. 10-year-old Annemarie and her family help the Danish Resistance as they smuggle or conceal almost the entire population of Danish Jews before the Nazi's can "relocate" them into camps.

• When My Name Was Keoko

  Park, Linda Sue

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  Keoko and her brother live with their family in Japanese occupied Korea. As Japanese restrictions become tighter and tighter, Keoko's Korean name, language and even stories are all against the law.

• War Stories

  Korman, Gordon,

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  Grades 3-7. Trevor loves his great-grandfather's stories of WWII and how he liberated a French village during the war. His grandfather wants to retrace his steps through France, and Trevor goes along. What they find is different from the stories…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The War That Saved My Life

  Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker,

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  With humor and hope this book is an award winner for a reason. A look at the English Homefront during WWII. When you're finished, don't despair! There's an excellent sequel.

• A Place to Hang the Moon

  Albus, Kate,

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  A great family read aloud. A family of 3 orphans evacuate London during WWII hoping to find a home that will last beyond the war. Light and engaging with humor and maybe a few happy tears.

• Lifeboat 12

  Hood, Susan, 1954-

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• Resistance

  Nielsen, Jennifer A.,

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  A story of the Jewish resistance at work in the Warsaw ghetto and the surrounding countryside. Full of action! We listened to the audiobook as a family. Grandparents, parents and kids were all on the edge of their seats.

• Hettie and the London Blitz

  a World War II Survival Story

  Walsh, Jenni L.,

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  A newer series similar to the "I Survived" books.

• Ruth and the Night of Broken Glass

  a World War II Survival Story

  Berne, Emma Carlson, 1979-

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• Alice on the Island

  a Pearl Harbor Survival Story

  Poe, Mayumi Shimose,

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• An Elephant in the Garden

  Morpurgo, Michael

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  A zookeeper's family take an elephant along with them as they flee the constant bombing of Dresden. Based on a true story.

• Hunger Winter

  a World War II Novel

  Currie, Rob (Robert Bruce), 1957-

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  A young Dutch boy searches for his father and struggles to protect his younger sister during the famine that gripped the Dutch people in WWII.

• Rescue

  Nielsen, Jennifer A.,

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  Page turning historical fiction.