Preteens in WW2

Books featuring preteens, older children, or young adolescents during World War 2.

Books about children my age helped me learn about WWII and the impacts of war and genocide.

Recommendations welcome ❤️

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created by stainedglasswings

last updated October, 2026

15 books
Under the Blood-Red Sun

Under the Blood-Red Sun

Graham Salisbury

When My Name Was Keoko

When My Name Was Keoko

Linda Sue Park

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Eleanor Coerr

Once

Once

Morris Gleitzman

The Librarian of Auschwitz

The Librarian of Auschwitz

Antonio Iturbe

The Rest Is Memory

The Rest Is Memory

Lily Tuck

The Night War

The Night War

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 (Dear America)

The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 (Dear America)

Kirby Larson

They Called Us Enemy

They Called Us Enemy

George Takei

Night

Night

Elie Wiesel

Someone Named Eva

Someone Named Eva

Joan M. Wolf

Ashes

Ashes

Kathryn Lasky

The Diary of a Young Girl

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

Number the Stars

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

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