Category Archives: World War II

The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz by Jeremy Dronfield

Posted on March 28, 2023 by susanh579

The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story Retold for Young Readers by Jeremy Dronfield. Quill Tree Books, 2023. 9780063236172 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover What did you like … Continue reading →

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Gertie: The Darling Duck of WWII by Shari Swanson, illustrated by Renee Graef

Posted on March 23, 2023 by kyurenka

Gertie, The Darling Duck of WWII by Shari Swanson, illustrated by Renee Graef. Sleeping Bear Press, 2023. 9781534111714  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover non-fiction picture book What did you like about the … Continue reading →

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Race Against Death: The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II by Deborah Hopkinson

Posted on February 5, 2023 by kyurenka

Race Against Death: The Greatest POW Rescue of World War II by Deborah Hopkinson. Scholastic Focus, 2023. 9781338746167 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback ARC, published April 2023 What did you like about … Continue reading →

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The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: a true story retold for young readers by Jeremy Dronfield

Posted on February 1, 2023 by kyurenka

            The Boy Who Followed His Father Into Auschwitz: a true story retold for young readers by Jeremy Dronfield. Quill Tree Books, 2023.  9780063236172 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you … Continue reading →

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The Puffin Keeper by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Benji Davies

Posted on January 24, 2023 by kyurenka

            The Puffin Keeper by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Benji Davies. Puffin, c2020, 2022. 9780735271807 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Allen Williams … Continue reading →

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The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber

Posted on January 18, 2023 by kyurenka

The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber. Red Deer Press, 2022. 9780889956636 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? In 1938 Germany two girls, Edie … Continue reading →

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My Nest of Silence written and illustrated by Matt Faulkner

Posted on January 14, 2023 by kyurenka

My Nest of Silence written and illustrated by Matt Faulkner. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2022. 9781534477629 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover with some graphic novel additions Genre: Historical fiction What did … Continue reading →

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Peace Is a Chain Reaction by Tanya Lee Stone

Posted on December 21, 2022 by susanh579

Peace is a Chain Reaction: How WWII Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together by Tanya Lee Stone. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9780763676865 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you … Continue reading →

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Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken by Nita Tyndall

Posted on November 16, 2022 by kyurenka

Nothing Sung and Nothing Spoken by Nita Tyndall.  HarperTeen, 2022. 9780063087446  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? Berlin. 1938. Charlie (Charlotte) is just … Continue reading →

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The Swallows’ Flight by Hilary McKay

Posted on August 21, 2022 by kyurenka

The Swallows’ Flight by Hilary McKay. Margaret K. McElderry, 2021.  9781665900911 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? The story blends wartime experiences of … Continue reading →

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