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World War, 1939-1945

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

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 the

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We Are Witnesses

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Resistance

Ann Jungman

In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, Jan and Elli are ashamed that their fathers work for the Nazis, and they try to find a way to help the Dutch underground resistance.

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The Bombed House

Jonny Zucker

During the German bombing of London in 1941, two brothers see something strange in the rubble of a neighbor's house, but no one believes them.

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The Secret Room

Hazel Townson

When Adam enters a secret cupboard at his school, he is transported through time to 1942, into the middle of a World War II air raid.

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The Hitler Options

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Jackdaws

Ken Follett

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Milkweed

Jerry Spinelli

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A Boy No More

Harry Mazer

After his father is killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Adam, his mother, and sister are evacuated from Hawaii to California, where he must deal with his feelings about the war, Japanese internment

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Torn Thread

Anne Isaacs

Ina n attempt to save his daughter's life, Eva's father sends her from Poland to a labor camp in Czechoslovakia where she spins thread for the German army.

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