Showing 1–20 of 20 titles
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Adam and Thomas
In the last months of World War II, two Jewish boys are taken from the Ghetto by their mothers to the forest of the Eastern Front and told to wait for their return. The boys forge a strong friendship, learning from one another and helping others escape through the woods. -
Crutches
In war-ravaged Europe, a boy and an embittered man gradually become friends as the lad searches for his mother.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1989 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780688079918
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Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi
In this story of 1930s' Germany, a boy who initially enjoys the advantages of an affluent upbringing is forced into a life of deception after discovering that he is half-Jewish. The suspenseful plot revolves around the complicated relationship between Daniel and his friend Armin, who try to remain close even as the rise of Nazism takes them in different directions. Eventually both must make choices that change their own and each other's lives.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2005 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780689857478
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Friedrich
Two young friends, one Jewish, grow up in Nazi Germany.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1972 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780808593027
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Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
“In this evocative graphic novel, a grandmother recounts her childhood experiences hiding from the Nazis in World War II France. Surrounded by cruelty, Dounia also benefited from the exceptional kindness and courage of her protectors. The telling of her story to her grandchild brings healing and hope.”- Fiction, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2015 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781596438736
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Hiroshima No Pika
Strong text and striking pictures tell the tragedy of Hiroshima through events that happen to a seven-year-old girl.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1983 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780688012977
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In the Land of Ur, the Discovery of Ancient Mesopotamia
Through archaeological discoveries, the author reconstructs the history of the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1971 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780394908076
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An Innocent Soldier
Betrayed by his farmer, a young farmhand is conscripted into Napoleon's Grande Armée and joins an ill-fated march to conquer Moscow. He becomes the personal servant of a young aristocrat, a life-transforming experience for both of them.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2006 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780439627719
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The Man from the Other Side
A gripping story of a fourteen-year-old boy's involvement in the struggle to save Jews in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1992 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780395538081
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Mister Orange
When his older brother enlists in 1943, Linus Muller assumes family responsibilities that introduce him to “Mister Orange,” Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. At once a coming of age story and a celebration of the power of art, “Mister Orange” beautifully captures Linus' awaking to the larger world around him.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2014 (Medal Winner)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781592701230
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My Family for the War
The book tells the story of 11-year-old Ziska who is Protestant but because of her Jewish heritage flees Nazi Germany via one of the secret trains called kindertransports. When she joins an Orthodox Jewish household in London, she gains a new family for the war.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2013 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780803733602
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Nine Open Arms
In this intricately plotted book, Fing's loving but fractious family moves into a new house outside of town and gradually discovers a “tragical tragedy” concerning the mysterious man living in the hedge. Combining elements of historical fiction, mystery and magical realism with large doses of humor, this book enthralls.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2015 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9781592701469
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No Hero for the Kaiser
A fourteen-year-old Polish boy adopted by German soldiers during World War I relates military events and war experiences.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1987 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780688060930
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Petros' War
When the German army occupies his homeland during World War II, a Greek boy changes his ideas about the adventure of war.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1974 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780525369622
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Rose Blanche
This picture book for older children relates the death of a young girl who tries to share food with Jewish concentration camp prisoners.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1986 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9781568461892
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Run, Boy, Run
At the age of eight, Srulik is left alone in the Warsaw Ghetto, and must fend for himself, even forgetting his name, in order to survive the Holocaust.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2004 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780618164653
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The Shadows of Ghadames
The Shadows of Ghadames paints a vivid picture of a young woman's coming of age in 19th-century Libya, as 11-year-old Malika questions the restrictions she encounters as she approaches marriageable age. When the women of her family secretly aid a young outcast, Malika gains a new understanding of the strength of the women of Ghadames, whose seclusion from the men's world of the streets has created a powerful all-female community that extends across the rooftops of the city.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2005 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780385731041
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Star of Fear, Star of Hope
Nine-year-old Helen is confused by the disappearance of her Jewish friend during the German occupation of Paris.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1996 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780802783738
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The War Within These Walls
With powerful text and stark illustrations, this novella provides a harrowing account of Jewish suffering in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Misha's poetic first-person account tells of his struggle to survive. Together with a band of revolutionaries, they make a courageous stand to tell the world their story.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2014 (Honor Title)
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- ISBN: 9780802854285
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The Winter When Time Was Frozen
In 1945, a Dutch girl and her father are given refuge on a farm, where she enjoys her new experiences yet feels the closeness of war.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1981 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780688222475