World War II Novels for Young Adults
U.S. Homefront
Avi. Don’t You Know There’s a War On? middle school
Bat-Ami, Miriam. Two Suns in the Sky middle school and high school
Ellis, Ella Thorp. The Year of my Indian Prince high school
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Lilly’s Crossing middle school
Greene, Bette. Summer of My German Soldier middle school and high school
Hahn, Mary Downing. Stepping on the Cracks middle school
Hermes, Patricia. Summer Secrets middle school
Kerr, M.E. Slap your Sides middle school and high school
Lisle, Janet Taylor. The Art of Keeping Cool middle school and high school
Lurie, April. Dancing in the Streets of Brooklyn middle school
Mazer, Harry. Boy at War middle school and high school
Mazer, Norma Fox. Good Night, Maman middle school
Oughton, Jerrie. TheWar in Georgia middle school
Japanese-American and Japanese-Canadian Experience
Cheaney, J.B. My Friend the Enemy middle school
Garrigue, Sheila. The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito middle school
Houston, Jeanne. Farewell to Manzanar high school
Kogawa, Joy. Obasan high school
Mazer, Harry. Boy at War middle school and high school
Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor high school
Salisbury, Graham. Under the Blood Red Sun middle school
Uchida, Yoshiko. Journey Home middle school
Walters, Eric. War of the Eagles middle school
Wolff, Virginia Ewer. Bat 6 middle school
War in Europe
Bunting, Eve. Spying on Miss Muller middle school
Chambers, Aidian. Postcards from No Man’s Land high school
Reuter, Bjarne. The Boys from St. Petri middle school and high school
Westall, Robert. A Time of Fire middle school and high school
War in Asia
Choi, Sook Nyul. The Year of Impossible Goodbyes middle school and high school
Mah, Adeline Yen. Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society high school
Park, Linda Sue. When my Name was Keoko middle school and high school
Watkins, Yoko Kawashima. So Far from the Bamboo Grove middle school and high school
Yep, Lawrence. Hiroshima middle school
Battlefield
Baklanov, Grigory. Forever Nineteen high school
Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker middle school and high school
Chambers, Aidan. Postcards from No Man’s Land high school
Elliott, L.M. Under a War Torn Sky high school
Hughes, Dean. Soldier Boys middle school and high school
Lawrence, Iain. B for BusterI middle school and high school
Wulffson, Don L. Soldier X high school
Holocaust
Isaacs, Anne. Torn Thread middle school
Kerr, Judith. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit middle school
Levitin, Sonia. Journey to America middle school
Levitin, Sonia. Room in the Heart middle school and high school
Matas, Carol. Greater than Angels middle school and high school
Matas, Carol. Lisa’s War middle school and high school
Mazer, Norma Fox. Good-Night, Maman middle school
Nolan, Han. If I Should Die before I Wake high school
Orgel, Doris. The Devil in Vienna middle school and high school
Spinelli, Jerry. Milkweed high school
Watts, Irene. Good-bye, Marianne middle school
Williams, Laura. Behind the Bedroom Wall middle school
Yolen, Jane. The Devil’s Arithmetic middle school and high school
c. 2005, Laura Bernheim
Waltham Public Library
The age recommendations for each title are guidelines suggested by the young adult librarian, and may not
hold true for all readers.