World War II YA and J Fiction Martin Booth War Dog After her owner is arrested while poaching, Jet is requisitioned by the British Army and sees duty on the beach at Dunkirk, searching for survivors of Germany's bombing raids on English cities, and in Italy at the end of the war. LouAnn Bigge Gaeddert Friends and Enemies In 1941 in Kansas, as American enters World War II, fourteen-year-old William finds himself alienated from his friend Jim, a Mennonite who does not believe in fighting for any reason, as they argue about the war. Patricia Reilly Giff Lily's Crossing During a summer spent at Rockaway Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently. Bette Greene Summer of My German Soldier Sheltering an escaped prisoner of war is the beginning of some shattering experiences for a twelve-year-old girl in Arkansas. James Heneghan Wish Me Luck Based on the true story of the sinking of a passenger liner by a German U-boat during World War II. Janet Taylor Lisle The Art of Keeping Cool In 1942, Robert and his cousin Elliot uncover long-hidden family secrets while staying in their grandparent's Rhode Island town, where they also become involved with a German artist who is suspected of being a spy. Harry Mazer A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor While fishing with his friends off Honolulu on December 7, 1941, teenaged Adam is caught in the midst of the Japanese attack and through the chaos of the subsequent days tries to find his father, a naval officer who was serving on the U.S.S. Arizona when the bombs fell. Harry Mazer The Last Mission In 1944 a 15-year-old Jewish boy tells his family he will travel in the West but instead, enlists in the United States Air Corps and is subsequently taken prisoner by the Germans. Donna Jo Napoli Stones in Water After being taken by German soldiers from a local movie theater along with other Italian boys including his Jewish friend, Roberto is forced to work in Germany, escapes into the Ukranian winter, before desperately trying to make his way back home to Venice. Graham Salisbury Under the Blood Red Sun Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

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