World War II - A List

Has there ever been a more dramatic time in history than World War II? Based on the amount of fiction that's been generated about this war (not to mention the movies!) I happen to think not. But when you think about the variety of events that happened; the Nazis, the concentration camps, the American internment camps, the dropping of the nuclear bombs, the exportation of English children to the safety of America and on and on and on - it makes sense that there's a LOT of fiction written about that horrendous war. Complicated as that war was, I find it much easier to understand when I read stories about it, rather than nonfiction books (although some of them are VERY good). Try a few of these if you're interested at all in history, drama, and very, very good stories.

Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes

Postcards from No Man's Land by Aidan Chambers

Night by Elie Wiesel

Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse

I had seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant

Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury

The Power of One by Bryce Cortenay

Yossel, April 19, 1943 by Joe Kubert (Graphic Novel)

The Cay by Theodore Taylor

Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac

Maus I and II by Art Spiegelman (Graphic Novels)

Good Night, Maman by Norma Fox Mazer

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli

Sisterland by Linda Newbery