World War II and Pearl Harbor Fiction @ EMS

 

Soldier Boys                                                                                       Dean Hughes             FIC/HUG

As one American teen proves his worth to his father and dedication to his country by joining the Army's paratroopers, a fifteen-year-old German boy is working hard as a member of the Hitler Youth in preparation for his big moment on the battlefields of World War II.

 

The Gadget                                                                                         Paul Zindel                  FIC/ZIN

In 1945, having joined his father at Los Alamos, where he and other scientists are working on a secret project to end World War II, thirteen-year-old Stephen becomes caught in a web of secrecy and intrigue.

 

I Had Seen Castles                                                                             Cynthia Rylant           FIC/RYL

Now an old man, John is haunted by memories of enlisting to fight in World War II, a decision which forced him to face the horrors of war and changed his life forever.

 

So Far From the Bamboo Grove                                                      Yoko Kawashima Watkins FIC/WAT

A fictionalized autobiography in which eleven-year-old Yoko escapes from Korea to Japan with her mother and sister at the end of World War II.

 

Heroes                                                                                                 Robert Cormier          FIC/COR

After serving in the United States Army in World War II and having his face blown off by a grenade, Francis, a young soldier, returns home hoping to find--and kill--the former childhood hero he feels betrayed him.

 

The World War II Journal Of Scott Pendleton Collins                  Walter Dean Myers  FIC/MYE                   

A seventeen-year-old soldier from central Virginia records his experiences in a journal as his regiment takes part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and subsequent battles to liberate France.

 

The Art of Keeping Cool                                                                   Janet Taylor Lisle      FIC/LIS

In 1942, Robert and his cousin Elliot uncover long-hidden family secrets while staying in their grandparents' Rhode Island town, where they also become involved with a German artist who is suspected of being a spy.

 

Spider Sparrow                                                                                  Dick King-Smith        FIC/SMI

Spider, a baby abandoned on an English farm, grows up to be mentally slower than other children but manifests a remarkable talent for communicating with animals as he comes of age during World War II.

 

Blitzcat                                                                                               Robert Westall           FIC/WES

During World War II, a black cat journeys all across war-ravaged England in an effort to track down her beloved master.

 

My secret war: the World War II diary of Madeline Beck               Mary Pope Osborne FIC/OSB

Thirteen-year-old Madeline's diaries for 1941 and 1942 reveal her experiences living on Long Island during World War II while her father is away in the Navy.

 

The journal of Ben Uchida, citizen #13559, Mirror Lake internment camp Barry Denenberg FIC/DEN

Twelve-year-old Ben Uchida keeps a journal of his experiences as a prisoner in a Japanese internment camp in Mirror Lake, California, during World War II.

 

Slap Your Sides                                                                                  M. E. Kerr                  FIC/KER

Life in their Pennsylvania hometown changes for Jubal Shoemaker and his family when his older brother witnesses to his Quaker beliefs by becoming a conscientious objector during World War II.

 

 

No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War                                                  Anita Lobel                             92/LOB

The author, known as an illustrator of children's books, describes her experiences as a Polish Jew during World War II and for years in Sweden afterwards.

 

Flames of the Tiger                                                                           John Wilson                FIC/WIL

After escaping from Berlin with his sister, Greta, Dieter describes to a wounded Canadian soldier his life growing up in Nazi Germany with parents who supported the regime with reservations and a brother in the SS, joining the Hitler Youth, and fighting in Normandy.

 

 

PEARL HARBOR

A Boy at War                                                                                      Harry Mazer              FIC/MAZ

While fishing with his friends off Honolulu on December 7, 1941, teenaged Adam is caught in the midst of the Japanese attack and through the chaos of the subsequent days tries to find his father, a naval officer who was serving on the U.S.S. Arizona when the bombs fell.

 

Early Sunday Morning: The Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows            Barry Denenberg     FIC/DEN

In her diary, twelve-year-old Amber describes moving to Hawaii in 1941 and experiencing the horror of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

 

Janey G. Blue, Pearl Harbor 1941                                                   Kathleen Duey           FIC/DUE

In Hawaii in 1941, sixth grader Janey G. Blue experiences the terror of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

 

Under the Blood Red Sun                                                                 Graham Salisbury      FIC/SAL

Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.