Historical

Harlem's Little Blackbird

Harlem's Little Blackbird

Renee Watson
Illustrator:  Christian Robinson 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2012   ISBN: 978-0375869730
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I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

Lauren Tarshis
Historical Fiction
For ages 8 to 10
Scholastic, 2011   ISBN: 978-0545206983
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The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans

The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans

Barbara Elizabeth Walsh
Illustrator:  Layne Johnson 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Boyds Mills Press, 2012   ISBN: 978-1590787540
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Meet Caroline: An American Girl (American Girls Collection)

Meet Caroline: An American Girl (American Girls Collection)

Kathleen Ernst
Illustrator:  Robert Papp , Lisa Papp 
Historical Fiction  Series
For ages 8 to 10
American Girl, 2012   ISBN: 1593698836
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Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto

Susan Goldman Rubin
Illustrator:  Bill Farnsworth 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Holiday House, 2011   ISBN: 978-0823422517
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World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities

World War II for Kids: A History with 21 Activities

Richard Panchyk
Nonfiction
For ages 9 to 12
Chicago Review Press, 2002   ISBN: 978-1556524554
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Lost Childhood: My Life in a Japanese Prison Camp During World War II

Lost Childhood: My Life in a Japanese Prison Camp During World War II

Annalex Hofstra Layson
Nonfiction
For ages 9 to 11
National Geographic Children's Books, 2008   ISBN: 978-1426303210
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Molly, by Golly! The Legend of Molly Williams, America's First Female Firefighte

Molly, by Golly! The Legend of Molly Williams, America's First Female Firefighte

Dianne Ochiltree
Illustrator:  Kathleen Kemly 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Boyds Mills Press, 2012   ISBN: 978-1590787212
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Something Remains

Something Remains

Inge Barth-grozinger
Historical Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Hyperion, 2006   ISBN: 978-0786838806
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The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holoca

The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holoca

Karen Gray Ruelle, Deborah Durland DeSaix
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 8 to 11
Holiday House, 2009   ISBN: 978-0823421596
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Immigrant Kids

Immigrant Kids

Russell Freedman
Nonfiction
For ages 8 to 11
Penguin, 1995   ISBN: 978-0140375947
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I Will Come Back for You: A Family in Hiding During World War II

I Will Come Back for You: A Family in Hiding During World War II

Marisabina Russo
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Random House, 2011   ISBN: 978-0375866951
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Born and Bred in the Great Depression

Born and Bred in the Great Depression

Jonah Winter
Illustrator:  Kimberly Bulcken Root 
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Random House, 2011   ISBN: 978-0375861970
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Tail-End Charlie

Tail-End Charlie

Mick Manning, Brita Granstrom
Historical Fiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 9
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2009   ISBN: 978-1845076511
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The Winter War

The Winter War

William Durbin
Historical Fiction
For ages 12 and up
Wendy Lamb Books, 2008   ISBN: 978-0385746526
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