What books might a 6th grade girl who is interested in WW2 like? (Researching Christmas ideas for my daughter)
What books might a 6th grade girl who is interested in WW2 like? (Researching Christmas ideas for my daughter)
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Micheal morpurgo war horse and his other war themed books
I think that is WWI
War Horse is WWI, the one about Adolphus Tips is WWII I think though, and good.
I missed the 2 bit, been a bit focused the the 100th Anniversary of the end of WW1 here in uk
@Alexandra Both great books. I like all his books.
@Judy yes, dd and I do too! The one about the greyhound is the latest we read.
Oh, An Elephant in the Garden is WWII as well, also by Michael Morpurgo.
My 10 year old has just enjoyed reading An elephant in the garden.
Carries war
Goodnight Mr tom
Lily’s Crossing, Number the Stars
Number the stars
When hitler stoke pink rabbit
The Boy In the Stripped Pajamas
@Sandy Oh. I’ve only seen the movie, but it’s so horribly sad! ?
Night by Elie Wiesel, though one of the saddest books I’ve ever read, is by far the best WWII/Holocaust survival book I’ve ever read. It was short and informational, but still very poetic and profound. But if you wanted to try to get her into other historicql events as well, Salem Possessed by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum is phenomenal. It goes over the political reason why the Salem Witch Trials happened and how it affected the town. I hate non-fiction usually but this one never felt like a slew of information was being thrown at me, it was very well written and had me hooked start to end.
Night may be more suitable for high school level readers? Just my opinion.
I was in 6th grade when I read it, but my mom also read Poe and Plath to me as bedtime stories when I was a wee thing, so I guess by then I was used to that kind of emotional terror in reading… You might be right, but if it’s something she’s already into, itd depend more on her personal abilities in reading dark content… And now that I think of it, Salem Possessed does use some advanced language that she might need a dictionary for here and there… Wow thats kind of a hard age to get good historial reading material for in general :\
Yeah. She watched Schindlers List last weekend and can handle the somewhat dark stuff, but the reading level part would need to be about her age range.
The Diary Of Anne Frank.
Numbering the Stars
Monday in Odessa. Goodnight Mr. Tom.
The Promise by Eva Schloss, The once and never series by Morris someone. I am David, When Hitler stole pink rabbit by Judith Kerr, The Endless Steppe
The Devils Arithmetic. My daughter read it in 6th grade with her class and it was her favorite read of the year
Sarah’s key
The Dear America series has several books in that era. Loved this series growing up!! https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2564.Dear_America_Series
@Tiffany Yes! As an elementary student I loved these books so much I’m sure she would love them!
Book by Corrie Ten Boom The Hiding @Julie
I second dear America ?
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Number the stars
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
How old is 6th grade?
11/12
Thank you, I am British, resettled in France, so have no frame of reference for American school grades!
No problem! I know the grades are numbered a little different here!
Alexandra Groves Yes, sorry. She just turned 11 in August. ?
I Am a Star by Inge Auerbacher
She’s a survivor of the Holocaust, and I had the honor of hearing her speak at my university. Phenomenal woman with a phenomenal story.
Empire of the Sun by J G Ballard about a young boy during WWII
Ann Frank diary
Goodnight mister Tom.
Night – elie Wiesel
1. What’s her reading level? (I was reading well above 6th grade level by then)
2. What is her interest? History? Or historical?
@Heidi She reads at her grade level. She was really into Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but this school year she has suddenly taken an interest in ww2. I think she likes historical/drama.
@Brenda I liked the Time-Life series. That fulfilled both actual history (which can be rather dry reading) and historical (which is often more dramatic than truthful).
Vera brittain
Look for books that are slightly different such as about Bletchley Park and Land Girls as they are different to the norm. There must be a Zoe DamBusters book too.
Anne Franks Diary. War Horse, The Boy In Striped Pyjamas, and Goodnight Mr Tom.
Flamingo Boy, War Horse, Friend of Foe, The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips – Michael Morpurgo
Diary of Ann Franks
Diary of Ann Frank.
Number the stars.
Ann frank
Journey to America series, 3 books about a family of girls
I Am Alive by Kitty Hart
My Friend the Enemy by Dan Smith
Diary of Anne Frank
Goodnight Mr Tom, Carrie’s War, The Silver Sword, The Elephant in the Garden, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
6th grade is around 11years-ish?
Number the Stars. Anything to do with Anne Frank
Maus, Sarah’s Key, The Book Thief, Diary of Anne Frank. Not WW2 but my daughter also enjoyed Persepolis, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Cellist of Sarajevo.
The Book Thief
Milkweed
Number the stars
Goodnight Mr Tom is a great book and one that sparked my interest for WW2 when I was about your daughters age. X
My daughter is 12 and loves books about WW2. Her favourites are The War that Saved my Life and The War I Finally Won (the sequel), and she has asked for Once by Maurice Gleitzman (a series of four Once, Then, Now and After) as it has been recommended by her friend. She also loved Number the Stars.
Alex Hoefer Could well be, I have only ordered the first one to see if she liked it
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler. Absolutely fascinating little-known WWII story.
Thanks! This has been super helpful. The girl loves to read, but I struggle to find her more as she reads through a series and runs out of ideas on what she would like to read.
Book thief
Number the stars by Lois lowry, maybe All the Pretty Lights we cannot See
https://www.best-books-for-kids.com/world-war-two-books.html
Following for my 12 year old son!
I’m guessing she has read Anne Frank? If so, the books written by the lady who helped hide her and her father are good!
@RC I don’t think so. I need to ask her what she has read already. She has been checking books out of the school library from ww2 era.
The book thief
Diary of Anne frank.
When hitler stoke pink rabbit
The boy in the striped pyjamas
My kids enjoyed ‘wolf by wolf and ‘blood for blood’ by Ryan Graudin which are based on alternative history as of Germany won the war.
It is for that age group whereas some above are adult books
Number the stars
Finding Many Wonders
The war that saved my life and the follow up the war I finally won.
These are young adult historical fiction
Anne frank
I was about her age when I discovered The Devil’s Arethmetic by Jane Yolen. That book has stayed with me. They also have a made for TV movie. I also agree with The Diary of Anne Frank and the books Miep Geiss wrote as well.
Carrie’s war.
Goodnight Mr Tom
Letters to the lighthouse emma Carroll ?
The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig.
Anne Frank
The war that saved my life
When Hitler stole pink rabbit
The I survived series has good books not all world war 2 but historical. A trip to DC to see the holocaust museum
Check out this book on Goodreads: Life After Life http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15790842-life-after-life
The Book Thief
My favorite as a child was “Number the Stars”
Following
Summer of My German Solider. I read it in 7th grade and loved it. It is a “banned” book though so you may want to check it out to make sure you believe it’s suitable.
Its not specifically ww2 but the girl with the red balloon was a really good read and was very kid friendly.takes place before the berlin wall comes down
The War that Saved My Life. The middle school kids at the school i work at love it
Alan Gratz has a couple of really great YA WWII books.
Refugee (not just WWII but 3 storylines one being WWII) is in my opinion a must read for all ages.
The Book Thief
Number the stars
The War that Saved My Life
The Girl Who Survived by Bronia Brandman
Gunner’s Run by Rick Barry
Somewhere There is Still a Sun
Stolen Child by Marsha and Making Bombs for Hitler by Forchuk Skrypuch
Farewell to Manzanar
The Book Thief.
I loved Patton’s biography when I was 13.
When hitler stole pink rabbit
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Hi what are is this
Sorry what age x
Look into Corrie Ten Boom
Crossing Into the Mystic is an EXCELLENT series for her. https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Into-Mystic-Crossings-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B06X9GWCC1
Number the stars by Lois Lowery
Just thought of an excellent series called The Zion Covenant by Bodie Thoene. Need to read them in order though. They are fiction but historically accurate and easy to read if I remember correctly. You need to read them in the correct order to cover the history chronologically.
Do not confuse it with Zion Chronicles which covers after WWII.
They do have a Christian element to it but that doesn’t distract from the historical narrative following a family/ different people through the war and how it impacts them in different ways. And it takes you right through Europe.
The War that Saved my Life and its sequel, The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit https://www.amazon.com/dp/0142414085/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_tsG7BbXTAZQ6F
Number the Stars https://www.amazon.com/dp/0547577095/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ltG7BbCXSMZV1
Stepping on the cracks
By Mary downing something
Loved that book read it in 6th grade
The boy in the striped pajamas
Two prayers before bedtime by Nadine Wojakovski
Two Prayers Before bedtime by @Nadine and The Disappearance of Goldie Rappaport
Number the Stars or The Hiding Place
When Hitler stole pink rabbit and anything by Judith Kerr.