Baklanov, Grigorii . Forever Nineteen.  Y FIC Baklanov
The experiences of a nineteen-year-old Soviet lieutenant on the front during World War II as he defends his Russian homeland from the Nazis.

Bauer, Marion Dane.  Rain of Fire.  Y FIC Bauer
When Steve's older brother Matthew, returning home after service in World War II, refuses to talk about his wartime experiences, Steve's friends begin to doubt the stories he has told of Matthew's heroism.

Bunin, Sherry.  Dear Great American Writers School.  Y FIC Bunin
Fourteen-year-old Bobby Lee's letters to a correspondence school describe her life in a small Kentucky town during World War II and her growth as a person and as a writer.

Carter, Peter. The Hunted.  Y FIC Carter
In 1943, with the surrender of Italy to the Allies, Corporal Vito Salvani finds himself and the orphaned Jewish boy Judah trapped in enemy territory in France, where they must flee from an obsessed Gestapo agent.

Gaeddert, LouAnn Bigge.   Friends and Enemies.  Y FIC Gaeddert
In 1941 in Kansas, as America enters World War II, fourteen-year-old William finds himself alienated from his friend Jim, a Mennonite who does not believe in fighting for any reason, as they argue about the war.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Lily's Crossing.   Y FIC Giff  /  Y PB G  / LT Y FIC Giff
During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently.

Heneghan, James.  Wish Me Luck.  Y FIC Heneghan
While on an ocean voyage to Canada to escape the air raids in his Liverpool home, twelve-year-old Jaimie Monaghan faces another kind of life-threatening situation.

Hough, Richard Alexander. Razor Eyes.  Y FIC Hough
More than forty years after the fact, a farmer details his experiences as a British pilot in World War II and the maturing effect they had on him.

Lingard, Joan. Tug of War. Y FIC Lingard
Follows the ordeal of fourteen-year-old twins Astra and Hugo Petersons, as they and their family flee their native Latvia before the advancing Russian armies in late 1944 and find themselves homeless refugees in a war-torn Germany.

Magorian, Michelle. Good Night, Mr. Tom.  Y PB M
A battered child learns to embrace life when he is adopted by an old man in the English countryside during the Second World War.

Napoli, Donna Jo.  Stones in Water.  Y FIC Napoli
After being taken by German soldiers from a local movie theater along with other Italian boys including his Jewish friend, Roberto is forced to work in Germany, escapes into the Ukrainian winter, before desperately trying to make his way back home to Venice.

Osborne, Mary Pope. My Secret War : The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck.
(Dear America) Y Fic Osborne.  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.

Oughton, Jerrie.  The War in Georgia.  Y FIC Oughton
Living in Georgia during World War II, thirteen-year-old Shanta sometimes feels that her family and neighborhood are more hopeless battlefields that those in foreign lands.

Paulsen, Gary.  The Cookcamp. Y FIC Paulsen
During World War II, a little boy is sent to live with his grandma, a cook in a camp for workers building a road through the wilderness.

Poynter, Margaret. A Time Too Swift. Y FIC Poynter
Living in San Diego on the verge of World War II, fifteen-year-old Marjorie is confused by her romantic feelings for a handsome serviceman and her changing attitude toward the Japanese neighbors she has known all her life.

Reiss, Johanna. The Upstairs Room. Y  PB R // Y B Reiss
A Dutch Jewish girl describes the two-and-one-half years she spent in hiding in the upstairs bedroom of a farmer's house during World War II.

Suhl, Yuri.  Uncle Misha's Partisans.  Y FIC Suhl
During World War II in the Ukraine, an orphaned Jewish boy joins a band of partisans who give him an important assignment against the Nazis.

Thesman, Jean. Molly Donnelly. Y FIC Thesman  //  Y PB T
Twelve-year-old Molly, who lives next door to a Japanese American family and whose cousin is a nurse in the Philippines, experiences many changes in her life when World War II breaks out.

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

Westall, Robert. The Kingdom by the Sea. Y FIC Westall
During World War II twelve-year-old Harry and a stray dog travel through war-torn England in search of safety.

Winter, Kathryn.  Katarína. Y FIC Winter
During World War II in Slovakia, a young Jewish girl in hiding becomes a devout Catholic and is sustained by her belief that she will return home to her family as soon as the war ends.

Wolitzer, Hilma.  Introducing Shirley Braverman.  Y FIC Wolitzer
The adventures of a sixth-grader growing up in Brooklyn during World War II.

6/26/04