Historical - Military & Wars
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War Horse (Scholastic Gold)
$7.99 Add to cartAn unforgettable tale of war, redemption, and a hero’s journey.
It is 1914, and Joey, a farm horse, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of World War I on the Western Front. When Joey is dragg
- Author: Morpurgo, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 01, 2010
- ISBN10: 0439796644
- Language: English
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Ghost Army: The Troop of Artists Who Helped Win WWII
$18.99 Read moreA riveting picture book about a little-known piece of WWII history where a troop of artists put on a traveling show of deception and misled Hitler’s forces again and again.
During World War II, a 1,10- Author: Glenn Marsh, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 23 2026
- ISBN10: 0593691717
- Language: English
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Hear the Wind Blow
$7.99 Add to cart“A first-rate story.” —Kirkus Reviews On a cold, snowy night, thirteen-year-old Haswell Magruder makes a fateful decision. A wounded Confederate soldier appears at the family’s Virginia farm, and Has
- Author: Hahn, Mary Downing
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1328740927
- Language: English
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Time for Courage
$12.99 Add to cartDuring WWII, when the Nazis hunt Jewish children, the kids’ only hope is help from the Dutch Resistance. But these brave volunteers are outgunned, outmanned, and all they have is each other.
In this se… [more below]
- Author: Currie, Rob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 9798400510076
- Language: English
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Present, Still Missing
$15.99 Add to cartAfter three long years of war, twelve-year-old Irene can’t wait for life to return to normal when her father finally comes home. But the playful daddy who once played tic-tac-toe in church and encoura
- Author: Mach, Kg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 9798991208840
- Language: English
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Lucky Dog Comes Home
$18.95 Add to cartThe story of one mailman, a few dogs, and the power to bring joy back to a grieving community–inspired by a celebrated WWII veteran.
George lives a peaceful life on his family farm in Indiana until h… [more below]
- Author: Spray, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1772783412
- Language: English
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The Bletchley Riddle
$9.99 Add to cart* New York Times Bestseller
This thrilling WWII mystery–a collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Ste
* Five starred reviews
* #1 Indie Next Pick
* ALA Notable Book- Author: Sepetys, Ruta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0593527550
- Language: English
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The Wednesday Wars
$12.99 Read moreIn this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero. The Wednesday Wars is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boy’s mishaps and adventures over … [more below]
- Author: Schmidt, Gary D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: March 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1432864009
- Language: English
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Against the Odds: Crashed
$9.99 Add to cartThis historical fiction chapter book series features decodable tales of survival against the odds for children aged 10-14
Against the Odds: Crashed is part of the new Against the Odds series, a captiv- Series: Against the Odds
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0593962710
- Language: English
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The Spy Who Came in from the Sea
$12.95 Add to cartFourteen-year old Frank Hollahan moves to Florida in 1943, at the height of World War II, to join his father, a navy seaman. When Frank and his mother arrive at the busy naval port of Jacksonville, a
- Series: Florida Historical Fiction for Youth
- Author: Nolan, Peggy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: June 01 2001
- ISBN10: 1561642452
- Language: English
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Twenty and Ten
$7.99 Add to cartA powerful look at an unforgettable era in history
“If we take these children, we can never betray them, no matter what the Nazis do.” During the German occupation of France, twenty French children w- Author: Bishop, Claire Huchet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: March 30 1978
- ISBN10: 0140310762
- Language: English
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Against the Odds: Crashed
$14.99 Add to cartThis historical fiction chapter book series features decodable tales of survival against the odds for children aged 10-14
Against the Odds: Crashed is part of the new Against the Odds series, a captiv- Series: Against the Odds
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0593962729
- Language: English
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The Puffin Keeper
$9.99 Add to cart“As a child, Allen is saved from a nautical disaster by Benjamin Postlethwaite, a solitary lighthouse keeper. Years later, Allen returns to the lighthouse, and the two nurse an injured young puffin ba… [more below]
- Author: Morpurgo, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1774884240
- Language: English
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Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
$13.99 Add to cartThe next work of historical fiction from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne’s Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is a touching look at the effects war has on a family.
The day the- Author: Boyne, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 02 2015
- ISBN10: 1250062861
- Language: English
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Resist: A Story of D-Day
$9.99 Add to cartFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz comes a gripping, 80-page bonus story about D-Day that can be read alongside the novel Allies, or on its own!
Samira Zidane lives in Nazi-occupied F
- Author: Gratz, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1546179380
- Language: English
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Soldier Dogs: Battle of the Bulge
$9.99 Read moreA loyal army of sled dog teams up with an unlikely pair of kids to help Allied forces win the Battle of the Bulge in the fifth book in this action-packed middle grade series Perfect for fans of the H
- Series: Soldier Dogs #5
- Author: Sutter, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0062957945
- Language: English
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Dash (Dogs of World War II)
$8.99 Add to cartFrom Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson, the moving story of a Japanese-American girl who is separated from her dog upon being sent to an incarceration camp during WWII. Now in paperback
Although Mitsi… [more below]
- Series: Dogs of World War II
- Author: Larson, Kirby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 0545416361
- Language: English
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Escape from Aleppo
$8.99 Add to cart“Filled with kindness and hope…Heartbreaking…Necessary.” —Booklist (starred review)
Nadia’s family is forced to flee their home in Aleppo, Syria, when the Arab Spring sparks a civil war in this t- Author: Senzai, N. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 1481472186
- Language: English
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Swimming with Spies
$18.99 Add to cartAs war escalates between the Russians and Ukrainians in the port city of Sevastopol, can one girl and a pod of dolphins prove that communication is the greatest weapon of all?
It’s February of 2014 in
- Author: Lucyk-Berger, Chrystyna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1339012464
- Language: English
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Escape from Aleppo
$18.99 Read more“Filled with kindness and hope, but also with the harsh realities of the horrors of war, this heartbreaking book is a necessary reminder of what many people live through every day.” —Booklist (starre… [more below]
- Author: Senzai, N. H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 02 2018
- ISBN10: 1481472178
- Language: English
