Best Children's Books Involving War

1.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,042 ratings
2.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,415 ratings
3.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,157 ratings
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Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,451 ratings
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War Horse (War Horse, #1)
War Horse (War Horse, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 57,737 ratings
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Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,020 ratings
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The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia 4.04 avg rating — 7,107 ratings
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Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful 4.15 avg rating — 30,495 ratings
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Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1)
Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 17,689 ratings
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Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
Chains (Seeds of America, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 58,194 ratings
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Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 3.93 avg rating — 10,553 ratings
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 4.14 avg rating — 28,853 ratings
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Remembrance
Remembrance 3.98 avg rating — 1,143 ratings
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The Upstairs Room
The Upstairs Room 3.84 avg rating — 12,069 ratings
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A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor (Adam Pelko, #1)
A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor (Adam Pelko, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 2,031 ratings
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Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt
Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt 3.80 avg rating — 993 ratings
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Uncle Hitler: A Child's Traumatic Journey Through Nazi Hell to the Safety of Britain
Uncle Hitler: A Child's Traumatic Journey Through Nazi Hell to the Safety of Britain 3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Forge (Seeds of America, #2)
Forge (Seeds of America, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 17,291 ratings
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The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 111,812 ratings
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The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,686 ratings
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10,000 Days of Thunder: A History of the Vietnam War
10,000 Days of Thunder: A History of the Vietnam War 3.85 avg rating — 208 ratings
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 94,193 ratings
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From Anna
From Anna 4.20 avg rating — 1,291 ratings
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Brothers Far from Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates
Brothers Far from Home: The World War I Diary of Eliza Bates 3.95 avg rating — 1,092 ratings
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Off to War: Voices of Soldiers' Children
Off to War: Voices of Soldiers' Children 3.72 avg rating — 97 ratings
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The Sherwood Ring
The Sherwood Ring 4.14 avg rating — 4,362 ratings
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, #1)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 933,578 ratings
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Meet Molly: An American Girl (American Girls: Molly, #1)
Meet Molly: An American Girl (American Girls: Molly, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 10,581 ratings
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The Good Fight: How World War II Was Won
The Good Fight: How World War II Was Won 4.16 avg rating — 218 ratings
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Chittagong Summer of 1930
Chittagong Summer of 1930 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings
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The Boy on the Wooden Box
The Boy on the Wooden Box 4.38 avg rating — 29,039 ratings
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A Rose for the ANZAC Boys
A Rose for the ANZAC Boys 4.03 avg rating — 2,224 ratings
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Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 41,051 ratings
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Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
Goliath (Leviathan, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 33,620 ratings
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Hidden on the Mountain: Stories of Children Sheltered from the Nazis in Le Chambon
Hidden on the Mountain: Stories of Children Sheltered from the Nazis in Le Chambon 4.29 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Last Chance Bay
Last Chance Bay 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings
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In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae
In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae 4.28 avg rating — 280 ratings
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Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment 3.71 avg rating — 19,530 ratings
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Back Home
Back Home 4.17 avg rating — 2,641 ratings
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Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel
Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel 3.60 avg rating — 393 ratings
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The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson
The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson 3.87 avg rating — 527 ratings
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The Reb and the Redcoats
The Reb and the Redcoats 4.25 avg rating — 477 ratings
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Christmas in the Trenches
Christmas in the Trenches 4.27 avg rating — 572 ratings
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The River Between Us
The River Between Us 3.78 avg rating — 5,250 ratings
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Pax (Pax, #1)
Pax (Pax, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 62,757 ratings
46.
Once
Once 4.24 avg rating — 27,369 ratings
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War Game
War Game 4.32 avg rating — 224 ratings
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In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae
In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae 4.28 avg rating — 280 ratings
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Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2)
Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 32,613 ratings
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Meet Molly: An American Girl
Meet Molly: An American Girl 3.95 avg rating — 10,581 ratings
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The Royal Rajputs: Strange Tales and Stranger Truths
The Royal Rajputs: Strange Tales and Stranger Truths 3.71 avg rating — 76 ratings
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 4.16 avg rating — 192,414 ratings
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Children of War
Children of War 4.06 avg rating — 306 ratings
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Waiting for Anya
Waiting for Anya 3.98 avg rating — 2,241 ratings
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The Lights Go On Again (The Guests of War Trilogy, #3)
The Lights Go On Again (The Guests of War Trilogy, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 1,804 ratings
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The Silver Donkey: A Novel for Children
The Silver Donkey: A Novel for Children 3.80 avg rating — 2,060 ratings
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The Sky Is Falling (The Guests of War Trilogy, #1)
The Sky Is Falling (The Guests of War Trilogy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 3,878 ratings
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Heart of a Shepherd
Heart of a Shepherd 3.83 avg rating — 1,496 ratings
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Hattie Big Sky (Hattie, #1)
Hattie Big Sky (Hattie, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 19,340 ratings
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World War II
World War II 4.10 avg rating — 398 ratings
61.
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 4.10 avg rating — 2,819 ratings
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Hana's Suitcase
Hana's Suitcase 4.20 avg rating — 9,968 ratings
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Escape from Warsaw
Escape from Warsaw 4.02 avg rating — 9,178 ratings
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World War I
World War I 4.07 avg rating — 338 ratings
65.
Then
Then 4.40 avg rating — 13,536 ratings
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Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac
Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac
by: Avi
3.79 avg rating — 1,755 ratings
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Listen for the Singing
Listen for the Singing 4.25 avg rating — 291 ratings
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The Little Ships: The Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II
The Little Ships: The Heroic Rescue at Dunkirk in World War II 4.11 avg rating — 277 ratings
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Half a Man
Half a Man 4.18 avg rating — 614 ratings
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Cannons at Dawn: The Second Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1779
Cannons at Dawn: The Second Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1779 4.08 avg rating — 1,418 ratings
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Only Remembered
Only Remembered
by: Ian Beck
4.10 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941
Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941 3.85 avg rating — 3,897 ratings
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The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559 Mirror Lake Internment Camp, California, 1942
The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559 Mirror Lake Internment Camp, California, 1942 3.76 avg rating — 889 ratings
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Boy Overboard
Boy Overboard 3.75 avg rating — 3,697 ratings
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: The Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty, Boston, Massachusetts, 1968
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?: The Diary of Molly MacKenzie Flaherty, Boston, Massachusetts, 1968 3.83 avg rating — 2,212 ratings
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Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi
Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi 3.95 avg rating — 424 ratings
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When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864 3.60 avg rating — 4,881 ratings
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The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941
The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 4.06 avg rating — 2,250 ratings
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Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein
Turned Away: The World War II Diary of Devorah Bernstein 3.89 avg rating — 797 ratings
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The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777
The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 3.93 avg rating — 9,056 ratings
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Exiles from the War: The War Guest Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss
Exiles from the War: The War Guest Diary of Charlotte Mary Twiss 3.94 avg rating — 479 ratings
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Five Children on the Western Front
Five Children on the Western Front 3.95 avg rating — 1,469 ratings
83.
All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #4)
All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 6,508 ratings
84.
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips 4.05 avg rating — 7,519 ratings
85.
Liberty or Death: The American Revolution: 1763-1783
Liberty or Death: The American Revolution: 1763-1783 4.13 avg rating — 100 ratings
86.
The Day My Father Became a Bush
The Day My Father Became a Bush 3.88 avg rating — 309 ratings
87.
My Brother Sam Is Dead
My Brother Sam Is Dead 3.44 avg rating — 19,140 ratings
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Letters from Wolfie
Letters from Wolfie 4.07 avg rating — 547 ratings
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Chittagong: Eye of the Tiger (Chittagong: Summer of 1930 sequel)
Chittagong: Eye of the Tiger (Chittagong: Summer of 1930 sequel) 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference
Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference 3.99 avg rating — 430 ratings
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Retreat from Gettysburg (White Mane Kids, #10)
Retreat from Gettysburg (White Mane Kids, #10) 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom
Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom 3.44 avg rating — 236 ratings
93.
The Lion and the Unicorn
The Lion and the Unicorn 4.14 avg rating — 249 ratings
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Carrie's War
Carrie's War 3.92 avg rating — 9,056 ratings
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Civil War on Sunday (Magic Tree House, #21)
Civil War on Sunday (Magic Tree House, #21) 3.99 avg rating — 10,216 ratings
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Toro! Toro!
Toro! Toro! 3.67 avg rating — 1,909 ratings
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Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House, #22)
Revolutionary War on Wednesday (Magic Tree House, #22) 3.94 avg rating — 9,574 ratings
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Bull Rider
Bull Rider 4.05 avg rating — 593 ratings
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Valentine Joe (Rose #1)
Valentine Joe (Rose #1) 3.94 avg rating — 429 ratings
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Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting
Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting 4.01 avg rating — 1,166 ratings
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