tuesdayschild Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Wondering if anyone has any WWI, and, WWII titles they would recommend for a 16yr old boy? I was thinking along the lines of historical fiction & biographical works, .... though any 'must read' non-fiction works welcomed too :) ETA: I'm not adverse to lighter reads either, as they can help to break up the reading load. TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 DD is currently working through "Hiroshima and Nagasaki" by Paul Hamm, and it is excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Historical Fiction WW1 War Horse (Morpurgo) WW2 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Boyne) -- Holocaust; lonely son of a Nazi officer befriends a boy in a concentration camp Code Talker (Bruchac) -- Pacific Theater; US Navajo soldiers send messages in their native language Farewell to Manzanar (Houston) = U.S. home front; true family memoir, Japanese Americans' forced internment The Endless Steppe (Hautzig) -- Europe; based on true family exiled to a Siberian camp during the war Escape From Warsaw (Serraillier) -- Europe; based on true family; how Polish siblings separated from their parents survived The Winged Watchmen (von Stockum) -- Denmark; lighter tone; based on true family under Nazi occupation Biography/Non-Fiction WW1 The Road Home (Kkherdian) -- Armenian family survives the Turkish genocide The Yanks are Coming: The U.S. in the First World War (Marrin) WW2 Hitler (Marrin) Stalin: Russia's Man of Steel (Marrin) Victory in the Pacific Marrin) The Hiding Place (tenBoom) -- Europe; encouraging; Christian family hid Jews, caught, sent to prison camp, and afterwards Escape From Colditz (Reid) -- Germany; light tone; British POWs living in, and attempting to escape from, German prison The Forgotten 500 (Freeman) -- Europe; downed US airmen in Yugoslavia, and the rescue mission to save them Classic Literature WW1 A Farewell to Arms (Hemingway) All Quiet on the Western Front (Remarque) -- intense; young German soldiers brutalized by trench warfare WW2 Night (Wiesel) -- Holocaust; intense; first person account of the concentration camps Hiroshima (Hersey) -- Japan; intense; true experiences of survivors of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima, and aftermath 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 My son just started reading The Boys Who Challenged Hitler. It is a new release and a lighter read, but my 16-year-old is enjoying it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuesdayschild Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Thanks Karen, Lori, and Jilly! (love your lists Lori!). I really appreciate the suggestions listed here so far. Ds was asking about titles from an axis view point too? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Ds was asking about titles from an axis view point too? Possibly The Book Thief ??? … Although really, that book is NOT at all about WW2, or the German home front of WW2. That just happens to be the setting and what puts stress on/develops the characters… Here's a website that looks interesting: Historical Novels Set in Nazi Germany. No idea about the quality or maturity level or adult content of any of these books, though. Hopefully others will jump in with more ideas, from this perspective, or any WW1 or WW2 ideas… :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuesdayschild Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Possibly The Book Thief ??? … Although really, that book is NOT at all about WW2, or the German home front of WW2. That just happens to be the setting and what puts stress on/develops the characters… Here's a website that looks interesting: Historical Novels Set in Nazi Germany. No idea about the quality or maturity level or adult content of any of these books, though. Hopefully others will jump in with more ideas, from this perspective, or any WW1 or WW2 ideas… :) Thanks, yet again, Lori. Much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Lord of the Nutcracker Men and as mentioned previously: The Hiding Place Farewell to Manzanar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuesdayschild Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Lord of the Nutcracker Men and as mentioned previously: The Hiding Place Farewell to Manzanar I'm just starting to search the options mentioned on this thread, so thanks for another vote for Manzanar (Looks like we have similar book tastes; your other titles we've previously been thru & also enjoyed! ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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