Theme: Occupation

Winter in Wartime

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2012

Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. With the conflict coming to an end, Michiel comes of age and learns the start difference between adventure fantasy and the ugly realities of war.

Descriptors: Europe, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Netherlands » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Ghosts in the Fog

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

Few know the story of the Japanese invasion of Alaska during World War II–until now.GHOSTS IN THE FOG is the first narrative nonfiction book for young adults to tell the riveting story of how the Japanese invaded and occupied the Aleutian Islands in Alaska during World War II. This fascinating little-known piece of American history [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Japan, Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

War Games

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Newbery Honor winner Audrey Couloumbis (“Getting Near to Baby”) and her husband, Akila, deliver this gripping novel based on Akila’s boyhood experiences during World War II, after the Germans invaded Greece. What were once just boys’ games soon become matters of life and death for 12-year-old Petros and his older brother, Zola.

Descriptors: Greece, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Shepherd’s Granddaughter

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: January 3, 2010

Amani longs to be a shepherd like her beloved grandfather Sido, who has tended his flock for generations, grazing sheep on their family’s homestead near Hebron. Amani loves Sido’s many stories, especially one about a secret meadow called the Firdoos. But as outside forces begin to encroach upon this hotly contested land, Amani struggles to [...]

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Palestine, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , » 10 Comments

Brave Deeds: How One Family Saved Many People from the Nazis

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

When Holland was under Nazi rule, the Dutch lived extremely harsh lives. Thousands were in hiding, especially Jews who had managed to escape transport to the death camps. Frans Braal and his wife Mies took in anyone in need of help — Jews, children whose parents could no longer look after them, resistance fighters, and [...]

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Anne Frank and Me

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

The successful play is now a gripping novel. Knocked unconscious after explosions ring out during a field trip to an Anne Frank exhibit, boy-crazy Nicole Burns wakes to find herself living a parallel life as a Jew in 1942 Paris. This Nicole is dating the boy of her present-day dreams, but living under the Nazis [...]

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When the Soldiers Were Gone

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

After the German occupation of the Netherlands, Benjamin leaves the Christian family with whom he had been living and reunites with his real parents who returned from hiding.

Descriptors: Germany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Netherlands » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Sky: A True Story of Resistance During World War II

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

A former member of the underground Dutch resistance force against the Nazis recounts her two years of covert meetings, perilous deliveries, near-confrontations, and life sentencing while she was still a teenager.

Descriptors: Biography, Germany, Netherlands, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

When My Name Was Keoko

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Sun-hee and her older brother Tae-yul are proud of their Korean heritage. Yet they live their lives under Japanese occupation. All students must read and write in Japanese and no one can fly the Korean flag. Hardest of all is when the Japanese Emperor forces all Koreans to take Japanese names. Sun-hee and Tae-yul become [...]

Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Korea, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » 3 Comments

Honey Cake

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

For David Nathan, Copenhagen is the most beautiful city in the world. Even Nazis in the street can’t make Copenhagen ugly. But life has changed since the soldiers arrived. His parents are always worried. And his older sister goes to school early and comes home late. Sometimes she doesn’t come home at all! David’s father [...]

Descriptors: Denmark, Germany, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Scandinavia, Sweden » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment