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wartime

Books about wartime for readers of all ages.

Cover of Cracker

Cracker

Cynthia Kadohata

Ages 10–15human-animal relationshipsloyalty

Cover of Street corner dad

Street corner dad

Gibbons, Alan

Ages 10–15familyresilience

Cover of Bombs on Aunt Dainty

Bombs on Aunt Dainty

Judith Kerr

Ages 9–14familycourage

Cover of Dive through the wave

Dive through the wave

Mary Towne

Ages 9–14friendshipfamily

Cover of Opal Plumstead

Opal Plumstead

Jacqueline Wilson

Ages 9–13coming of agefamily

Cover of Make do and mend

Make do and mend

Jack Wood

Ages 7–11familyrationing

Cover of Diana's White House garden

Diana's White House garden

Elisa Carbone

Ages 6–10gardeninghistory

Cover of The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

Gloria Houston

Ages 5–10family traditionsresilience

Cover of Spying on Miss Müller

Spying on Miss Müller

Eve Bunting

Ages 10–14loyaltytrust

Cover of William at War

William at War

Richmal Crompton

Ages 8–12humoradventure

Cover of Hut School and the wartime home-front heroes

Hut School and the wartime home-front heroes

Robert Burch

Ages 8–12communitywartime

Cover of The sky is falling

The sky is falling

Kit Pearson

Ages 9–14familysiblings

Cover of Lighthouse family

Lighthouse family

Philippa Werry

Ages 9–14familycourage

Cover of Faithful Elephants

Faithful Elephants

Yukio Tsuchiya, Ted Lewin, Yukio Tsuchiya

Ages 7–12loyaltysacrifice

Cover of Safekeeping

Safekeeping

Karen Hesse

Ages 10–15survivalcourage

Cover of Don't you know there's a war on?

Don't you know there's a war on?

Avi

Ages 9–14historical fictioncoming of age

Cover of Changes for Molly

Changes for Molly

Valerie Tripp

Ages 8–12familyfriendship

Cover of Molly's surprise

Molly's surprise

Valerie Tripp

Ages 7–12familygenerosity

Cover of Bomb

Bomb

Steve Sheinkin

Ages 12–18historyscience and discovery

Cover of Battle Fleet

Battle Fleet

Theresa Dowswell

Ages 10–15couragenaval history

Cover of War Children

War Children

Gerard Whelan

Ages 10–14historycoming-of-age

Cover of Children Who Stayed Behind

Children Who Stayed Behind

Bruce Carter

Ages 9–14courageresilience