Chronological Period/1940's

  • The War That Saved My Life

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    “2016 Newbery Honor book

    *Winner of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Award

    This #1 New York Times bestseller is an exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II. For fan

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    • Author: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 347
    • Publish Date: May 22 2019
    • ISBN10: 1432865862
    • Language: English
  • Soldier Dogs: Victory at Normandy

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    Fans of the bestselling Max and Scout dog stories will love the fourth book in the Soldier Dog series, which takes readers to the beaches of Normandy and the most famous battle of World War II: D-Day.

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    • Series: Soldier Dogs #4
    • Author: Sutter, Marcus
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: May 07 2019
    • ISBN10: 0062844091
    • Language: English
  • Navajo Code Talkers: Top Secret Messengers of World War II

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    During World War II U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy’s hands. Coded messages were often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve this prob… [more below]

    • Series: Amazing World War II Stories
    • Author: Hoena, Blake
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 32
    • Publish Date: August 01 2019
    • ISBN10: 1543575498
    • Language: English
  • Choose Your Own Adventure Spies: Noor Inayat Khan

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    Choose Your Own Adventure SPIES: Noor Inayat Khan by Rana Tahir puts YOU in the shoes of a real-life Princess turned war hero and spy. 9-12 year old readers will brave the many dangers of war, and ult… [more below]

    • Author: Tahir, Rana
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 144
    • Publish Date: May 01 2020
    • ISBN10: 1937133370
    • Language: English
  • Soldier Dogs: Attack on Pearl Harbor

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    Inspired by the stories of the real dogs who courageously served during World War II, this action-packed book takes readers into the action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

    Includes a coll

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    • Series: Soldier Dogs #2
    • Author: Sutter, Marcus
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 176
    • Publish Date: October 30 2018
    • ISBN10: 0062844059
    • Language: English
  • Friedrich

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    “Superb, sensitive, honest and compelling . . . a simple but terrifying tale of the destruction of a single Jewish family.”–The New York Times

    Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award

    His best friend

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    • Author: Richter, Hans Peter
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 160
    • Publish Date: May 01 1987
    • ISBN10: 0140322051
    • Language: English
  • Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust

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    Gripping and inspiring, these true stories of bravery, terror, and hope chronicle nine different children’s experiences during the Holocaust.

    These are the true-life accounts of nine Jewish boys and gi… [more below]

    • Series: Survivors
    • Author: Zullo, Allan
    • Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
    • Page Count: 208
    • Publish Date: March 01 2005
    • ISBN10: 0439669960
    • Language: English
  • Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves

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    In this moving and timeless story, award-winning author L. M. Elliott captures life on the U.S. homefront during World War II, weaving a rich portrait of a family reeling from loss and the chilling ye

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    • Author: Elliott, L. M.
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: March 22 2022
    • ISBN10: 0063056569
    • Language: English
  • The Rhino in Right Field

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    “Laugh-out-loud fun…A winner in every way.” –Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Funny and good-hearted.” –Publishers Weekly A boy who loves baseball must get past his hard-working immigrant parents-… [more below]

    • Series: Washington Park Stories
    • Author: Dekeyser, Stacy
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: May 21 2019
    • ISBN10: 1534406271
    • Language: English
  • On the Horizon

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    From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII’s most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. With evocative black-and-white i

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    • Author: Lowry, Lois
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 80
    • Publish Date: August 16 2022
    • ISBN10: 0358668077
    • Language: English
  • The Story of the Second World War for Children

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    Published in association with Imperial War Museums, The Story of the Second World War for Children sensitively teaches kids about history’s deadliest conflict.

    Packed with photographs, maps, and detail

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    • Series: Y
    • Author: Chrisp, Peter
    • Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
    • Page Count: 64
    • Publish Date: April 02 2019
    • ISBN10: 1783124504
    • Language: English
  • Sole Survivor

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    On November 23, 1942, German U-Boats torpedoed the British ship Benlomond and it sank in the Atlantic in two minutes. The sole survivor was a second steward named Poon Lim, who, with no knowledge of t… [more below]

    • Author: McCunn, Ruthanne Lum
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 238
    • Publish Date: January 24 2013
    • ISBN10: 0932538886
    • Language: English
  • The Last Train: A Holocaust Story

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    The Last Train is the harrowing true story about young brothers Paul and Oscar Arato and their mother, Lenke, surviving the Nazi occupation during the final years of World War II.

    Living in the town o

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    • Author: Arato, Rona
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 144
    • Publish Date: March 15 2020
    • ISBN10: 1771473967
    • Language: English
  • Victor Dowd and the World War II Ghost Army: A Spy on History Book

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    Your Mission: Find Victor’s missing sketchbook using spycraft tools to uncover hidden codes

    It’s a true story of deception: Meet the top-secret Ghost Army, a group of artists and sound engineers tr

    • Series: Spy on History
    • Author: Alberti, Enigma
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 96
    • Publish Date: April 02, 2019
    • ISBN10: 1523507705
    • Language: English
  • Cape

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    “Readers…will be enamored by this blend of history, mystery, and superpowered action.” —Booklist (starred review)
    “Has the exciting pace of a superhero adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews

    Hidden Figures m

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    • Series: League of Secret Heroes #1
    • Author: Hannigan, Kate
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: August 06 2019
    • ISBN10: 1534439110
    • Language: English
  • Jackie Robinson: American Hero

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    Just in time for the major motion picture release, discover everything you wanted to know about Jackie Robinson

    To tie- in with the April 2013 release of the movie 42, the life story of Jackie Robinso… [more below]

    • Author: Robinson, Sharon
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 48
    • Publish Date: March 01 2013
    • ISBN10: 0545540062
    • Language: English
  • Theater Shoes

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    A beautiful gift edition of the beloved classic about three orphan siblings and their love of music, theater, and dance.

    When orphans Sorrel, Mark, and Holly are sent to live with their grandmother,

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    • Series: Shoe Books
    • Author: Streatfeild, Noel
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: November 15 1994
    • ISBN10: 0679854347
    • Language: English
  • The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust

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    When the Nazis occupied Paris, no Jew was safe from arrest and deportation.

    Few Parisians were willing to risk their own lives to help. Yet during that perilous time, many Jews found refuge in an unl

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    • Author: Ruelle, Karen Gray
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 40
    • Publish Date: June 01 2010
    • ISBN10: 0823423042
    • Language: English
  • Pájaro Blanco = White Bird

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    Ahora también una gran producción cinematográfica titulada Alas blancas, coprotagonizada por Helen Mirren y Gillian Anderson.

    Libro ganador del Premio Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner 2020.

    En esta

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    • Series: Wonder
    • Author: Palacio, R. J.
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 224
    • Publish Date: March 23 2020
    • ISBN10: 6073188293
    • Language: Spanish
  • On the Horizon

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    From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII’s most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. With evocative black-and-white i

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    • Author: Lowry, Lois
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 80
    • Publish Date: April 07 2020
    • ISBN10: 0358129400
    • Language: English
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