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war and conflict

Books about war and conflict for readers of all ages.

Cover of My brother's secret

My brother's secret

Dan Smith

Ages 10–16brotherhoodcourage

Cover of Innocent heroes

Innocent heroes

Sigmund Brouwer

Ages 10–15couragehuman-animal relationships

Cover of Music on the bamboo radio

Music on the bamboo radio

Martin Booth

Ages 10–15resiliencecourage

Cover of Dreaming the Enemy

Dreaming the Enemy

David Metzenthen

Ages 13–18war and conflictcoming of age

Cover of Little Manfred

Little Manfred

Michael Morpurgo

Ages 9–14war and conflictcompassion

Cover of Virginia's Civil War Diaries: Book One

Virginia's Civil War Diaries: Book One

Mary Pope Osborne

Ages 8–12historycourage

Cover of The Trojan horse

The Trojan horse

Warwick Hutton

Ages 6–11clevernessstrategy

Cover of The only girl in the world

The only girl in the world

Carol Drinkwater

Ages 10–16courageidentity

Cover of Boy at War

Boy at War

Harry Mazer

Ages 9–14couragehistory

Cover of Carrie's War

Carrie's War

Robert Staunton, Nina Bawden

Ages 9–14coming-of-agewar and conflict

Cover of Poppy

Poppy

Mary Hooper

Ages 13–18lovewar and conflict

Cover of Neversink

Neversink

Barry Wolverton

Ages 8–12couragefriendship

Cover of Dogboy

Dogboy

Christopher Russell

Ages 10–14loyaltycourage

Cover of The Wind Is Not a River

The Wind Is Not a River

Arnold A. Griese

Ages 10–15war and conflictresilience

Cover of Murdo's War

Murdo's War

Alan Temperley

Ages 10–15couragecoming-of-age

Cover of Mobile suit Gundam

Mobile suit Gundam

Hajime Yadate, Hajime Yatate & Yoshiyuki Tomino, Katsuhiko Chiba

Ages 10–16courageduty

Cover of Echoes of war

Echoes of war

Robert Westall

Ages 12–16war and conflictresilience

Cover of Tell Me Lies

Tell Me Lies

Patrick Cooper

Ages 14–18coming of agewar and conflict

Cover of The Shining Company

The Shining Company

Rosemary Sutcliff

Ages 11–16courageloyalty

Cover of The FitzOsbornes at war

The FitzOsbornes at war

Michelle Cooper

Ages 10–15familywar and conflict

Cover of Domenic's War

Domenic's War

Curtis Parkinson

Ages 10–14couragefamily

Cover of Yankees on the doorstep

Yankees on the doorstep

Debra Smith

Ages 10–14war and conflictfamily bonds

Cover of Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein

Jennifer Rozines Roy

Ages 10–16familyhistory

Cover of Mobile suit Gundam seed X astray

Mobile suit Gundam seed X astray

Tomohiro Chiba, Hajime Yatate, Kouichi Tokita

Ages 12–18couragefriendship