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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.

56 war books

The Tin Snail

Cameron McAllister

The Tortoise and the Soldier

Michael Foreman

The Victory Dogs

Megan Rix

Veil of Shadows

Erin Hunter

Voyage of the Sparrowhawk

Natasha Farrant

War Stories

Michael Morpurgo

When the Sky Falls

Phil Earle

When We Were Warriors

Emma Carroll

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