Theme: War

Ziba Came on a Boat

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 2, 2007

Ziba came on a boat. Sitting in the crowded hull, with her mother’s arms around her, Ziba remembers all that she has left behind. They hope to find peace and safety in a new land, but where will their journey end.

Descriptors: Afghanistan, Asia, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Comments closed

Darkness Be My Friend

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 20, 2007

Five months into World War III, Elie and her four remaining friends have barely escaped the Australian town of Wirrawee with their lives and their sanity intact. A group of soldiers have recruited the kids to guide the way to the Wirrawee air base for a risky sabotage mission.

Descriptors: Australia, Fantasy, Oceania, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: » Comments closed

Year of No Rain

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

In 1999, when rebel soldiers come to their village in southern Sudan, Stephen and his friends escape but hope to be able to return again.

Descriptors: Africa, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Sudan » Other Themes: , , » 1 Comment

The Roses in My Carpets

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When a young boy and his mother and sister come to a refugee camp to escape the war in Afghanistan, he finds some comfort in the beauty of the carpets he is learning weave.

Descriptors: Afghanistan, Asia, Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » 2 Comments

Grandpa’s Angel

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

An elderly man shares his life story with his grandson, complete with long, dangerous walks to school, war, love and marriage, and a very special protector.

Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Germany, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Comments closed

Christmas in the Trenches

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A World War I veteran tells his grandson of his experiences in 1914, when British and German soldiers declared a truce from fighting to celebrate Christmas together.

Descriptors: Belgium, England (UK), Europe, France, Germany, Historical Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , » Comments closed

Manneken Pis

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This book tells the story of the legendary Belgian boy who showed the world just how silly it is to fight.

Descriptors: Belgium, Europe, Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Comments closed

Making It Home: Real-Life Stories from Children Forced to Flee

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Children from around the world share their personal experiences with war and other forms of conflict that have shattered their homes and families, in a powerful volume that shows readers what it’s like to be a refugee.

Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Comments closed