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Hand-picked War Books for Children

Carefully chosen war stories — children in wartime, told with weight and without violence for its own sake.

53 war books

Cover of When We Were Warriors by Emma Carroll

When We Were Warriors

Cover of When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle

When the Sky Falls

Cover of War Stories by Michael Morpurgo

War Stories

Cover of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant

Voyage of the Sparrowhawk

Cover of Veil of Shadows by Erin Hunter

Veil of Shadows

Cover of The Victory Dogs by Megan Rix

The Victory Dogs

Cover of The Tortoise and the Soldier by Michael Foreman

The Tortoise and the Soldier

Cover of The Tin Snail by Cameron McAllister

The Tin Snail

Cover of The Return of the Railway Children by Lou Kuenzler

The Return of the Railway Children

Cover of The Prince Who Walked With Lions by Elizabeth Laird

The Prince Who Walked With Lions

Cover of The Night Crossing by Karen Ackerman

The Night Crossing

Cover of The Lost War Dog by Megan Rix

The Lost War Dog

Cover of The Kites Are Flying! by Michael Morpurgo

The Kites Are Flying!

Cover of The Gremlins by Roald Dahl

The Gremlins

Cover of The Great Escape by Megan Rix

The Great Escape

Cover of The Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick

The Foreshadowing

Cover of The Book That Proves Time Travel Happens by Henry Clark

The Book That Proves Time Travel Happens

Cover of The Bomber Dog by Megan Rix

The Bomber Dog

The Bletchley Riddle

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Cover of The Bicycle Spy by Yona Zeldis McDonough

The Bicycle Spy

Cover of Soldier Dogs 2 - Attack on Pearl Harbor by Marcus Sutter

Soldier Dogs 2 – Attack on Pearl Harbor

Cover of Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

Shadow

Cover of Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan

Safiyyah’s War

Cover of Runaways by Megan Rix

Runaways

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