war Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/war/ Kids' Books. Culture. Christ. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:52:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redeemedreader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png war Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/war/ 32 32 Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate https://redeemedreader.com/pocket-bear-by-katherine-applegate/ https://redeemedreader.com/pocket-bear-by-katherine-applegate/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:52:52 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44999 Toys come to life in Pocket Bear, featuring a tough-talking cat and a World War I mascot.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/pocket-bear-by-katherine-applegate/feed/ 0 *The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri https://redeemedreader.com/the-teacher-of-nomad-land-by-daniel-nayeri/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-teacher-of-nomad-land-by-daniel-nayeri/#respond Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:08:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44916 Balak valiantly takes up his father's mantle to be the teacher of nomad land; along the way, he himself is taught much.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-teacher-of-nomad-land-by-daniel-nayeri/feed/ 0 *Varenka by Bernadette Watts https://redeemedreader.com/varenka-by-bernadette-watts/ https://redeemedreader.com/varenka-by-bernadette-watts/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:05:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=40738 Varenka is a lovely picture book about a widow whose fears and struggles with faith are mingled with loving her neighbor and trusting the God who does not disappoint. *Varenka by Bernadette Watts, NorthSouth Books. 32 pages. Varenka is a widow who lives comfortably in her cottage in Russia until the day her fleeing neighbors…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/varenka-by-bernadette-watts/feed/ 0 Allies by Alan Gratz https://redeemedreader.com/allies-by-alan-gratz/ https://redeemedreader.com/allies-by-alan-gratz/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:46:47 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=27142 Allies is a fast, riveting read that communicates the urgency, complexity, and drama of D-Day, the turning point of World War II.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/allies-by-alan-gratz/feed/ 2 Lovely War by Julie Berry https://redeemedreader.com/lovely-war-by-julie-berry/ https://redeemedreader.com/lovely-war-by-julie-berry/#respond Tue, 07 May 2019 14:02:04 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=24896 Lovely War is a satisfying romance that will leave readers with much to think about.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lovely-war-by-julie-berry/feed/ 0 *Bamboo People by Mitali Perkins https://redeemedreader.com/bamboo-people-by-mitali-perkins/ https://redeemedreader.com/bamboo-people-by-mitali-perkins/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:03:14 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=24748 Chiko and Tu Reh learn to face challenges and love their enemies in modern day, war-torn Burma in this realistic fiction novel for teens. Starred review.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bamboo-people-by-mitali-perkins/feed/ 2 The American Revolution by Ben Thompson https://redeemedreader.com/the-american-revolution-by-ben-thompson/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-american-revolution-by-ben-thompson/#respond Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:24:21 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22812 The latest addition to the “Guts and Glory” series is a readable and engaging history of the American Revolution for middle graders.  Ages 10-15 The American Revolution (Guts and Glory #4) by Ben Thompson, illustrations by C. M. Butzer.  Little Brown, 2017, 320 pages including appendix Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-15…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-american-revolution-by-ben-thompson/feed/ 0 Refugee by Alan Gratz https://redeemedreader.com/refugee-alan-gratz/ https://redeemedreader.com/refugee-alan-gratz/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:19:33 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22126 Refugee weaves the stories of three children fleeing intolerable situations in their home countries, from 1939 to the present. Refugee by Alan Gratz.  Scholastic, 2017, 317 pages Reading level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 12-15 Berlin, 1939: Josef Landau’s father continued to give legal advice after he was forbidden, as a Jew, to…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/refugee-alan-gratz/feed/ 0 *The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose https://redeemedreader.com/the-boys-who-challenged-hitler-by-phillip-hoose/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-boys-who-challenged-hitler-by-phillip-hoose/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:00:36 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16174 *The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015. 198 pages including appendices Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12Recommended for: ages 10-14 Bottom Line: The story of how a handful of schoolboys sparked the Danish Resistance makes thrilling reading for middle-graders interested in WWII history. In…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-boys-who-challenged-hitler-by-phillip-hoose/feed/ 2 Guts & Glory: The American Civil War by Ben Thompson https://redeemedreader.com/guts-glory-the-american-civil-war-by-ben-thompson/ https://redeemedreader.com/guts-glory-the-american-civil-war-by-ben-thompson/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:55:37 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15339 Guts & Glory: The American Civil War by Ben Thompson. Little, Brown, 2014. 317 pages, including index. Reading Level: Middle Grades,  ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 (especially boys) Bottom Line: The Guts & Glory overview of the Civil War is as readable and as “not boring” as promised, though the casual slangy style may be…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/guts-glory-the-american-civil-war-by-ben-thompson/feed/ 0 *The Green Ember by S. D. Smith https://redeemedreader.com/the-green-ember-by-s-d-smith/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-green-ember-by-s-d-smith/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2015 22:00:07 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14121 The Green Ember is animal fantasy at its best, filled with gripping action and heartwarming rabbits, all deeply informed by the Christian worldview of its author. *The Green Ember by S. D. Smith, illustrated by Zach Franzen.  Story Warren Books, 2014.  368 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 9-12 Recommended for: ages 9 and up…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-green-ember-by-s-d-smith/feed/ 10 The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney https://redeemedreader.com/the-red-pencil-by-andrea-davis-pinkney/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-red-pencil-by-andrea-davis-pinkney/#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:00:38 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13975 The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Shane Evans. Little, Brown, 2014. 319 pages, including notes and glossary. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Maturity Level: 4 (ages 10-12) and up Bottom Line: Though it deals with the tragic recent history of Darfur, Sudan, The Red Pencil makes an alien culture and distant…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-red-pencil-by-andrea-davis-pinkney/feed/ 0 If You’re Reading This by Trent Reedy https://redeemedreader.com/if-youre-reading-this-by-trent-reedy/ https://redeemedreader.com/if-youre-reading-this-by-trent-reedy/#respond Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:37:30 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13300 If You’re Reading This, by Trent Reedy. Scholastic, 2014. 296 pages. Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 12-15 Maturity Level: 6 (ages 15-18) One-line Summary: If You’re Reading This is a moving YA novel about a father establishing a relationship with his son after the father’s death in Afghanistan. For Michael Wilson, life is an endless…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/if-youre-reading-this-by-trent-reedy/feed/ 0 My Friend the Enemy by (our very own) J. B. Cheaney https://redeemedreader.com/my-friend-the-enemy-by-j-b-cheaney/ https://redeemedreader.com/my-friend-the-enemy-by-j-b-cheaney/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:55:56 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13057 My Friend the Enemy by J. B. Cheaney. Yearling, 2007 (reprint edition). 272 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades 8-12) Recommended for: Ages 8-12 If another nation bombs the U.S. on your birthday and catapults your nation into war, abruptly changing your community, you’d be mad, too. When this happens to 12-year-old Hazel Anderson, she channels her…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/my-friend-the-enemy-by-j-b-cheaney/feed/ 1 Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (25th Anniversary) https://redeemedreader.com/number-the-stars-by-lois-lowry-25th-anniversary/ https://redeemedreader.com/number-the-stars-by-lois-lowry-25th-anniversary/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:12:10 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13037 Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2011 (reissue of 1989 copy). 156 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10Recommended for: Ages 8-10 Number the Stars is one of those books that carries many awards and accolades: Newbery Award (1990), National Jewish Book Award (1990), Rebecca Caudill Award (1992), and others. It has appeared on…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/number-the-stars-by-lois-lowry-25th-anniversary/feed/ 0 World War I: An Interactive History Adventure by Gwenyth Swain https://redeemedreader.com/world-war-i-an-interactive-history-adventure-by-gwenyth-swain/ https://redeemedreader.com/world-war-i-an-interactive-history-adventure-by-gwenyth-swain/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:22:25 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12917 World War I: an Interactive History Adventure by Gwenyth Swain. (You Choose Books), Capstone, 2012. 112 pages including timeline, index, etc. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Maturity Level: 4 (ages 11-12) As in all the “You Choose” history series books, readers have three main paths to travel: as a nursing student in Belgium, a…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/world-war-i-an-interactive-history-adventure-by-gwenyth-swain/feed/ 3 Stay Where You Are And Then Leave by John Boyne https://redeemedreader.com/stay-where-you-are-and-then-leave-by-john-boyne/ https://redeemedreader.com/stay-where-you-are-and-then-leave-by-john-boyne/#respond Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:13:16 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12935 Stay Where You Are And Then Leave by John Boyne. Henry Holt, 2014. 245 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Maturity Level: 5 (ages 12-14) and up Alfie Summerfield is five when the war starts—July 18, 1914, his birthday. Too young to know that his cozy London neighborhood is about to change forever, but…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/stay-where-you-are-and-then-leave-by-john-boyne/feed/ 0 The Pilot and the Little Prince by Peter Sis https://redeemedreader.com/the-pilot-and-the-little-prince-by-peter-sis/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-pilot-and-the-little-prince-by-peter-sis/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:59:05 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12815 The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry by Peter Sis. Farrar, Straux, and Giroux, 2014. 48 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8Recommended for: Ages 4-12 Part picture book biography of the man who wrote The Little Prince and part history of early flight, this is a stunning book to read on…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-pilot-and-the-little-prince-by-peter-sis/feed/ 0 On All Fronts: New Nonfiction of World War II https://redeemedreader.com/on-all-fronts-new-nonfiction-of-world-war-ii/ https://redeemedreader.com/on-all-fronts-new-nonfiction-of-world-war-ii/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:23:17 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=7588 My sister, who serves at a docent at a prisoner-of-war museum in Texas, says that her most eager listeners are pre-teen and teenage boys.  When she talks about the War in Europe, they know exactly what she’s talking about because they’ve landed on Normandy or outfoxed Rommel in their video games.  The big battles and…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/on-all-fronts-new-nonfiction-of-world-war-ii/feed/ 2 Burdens of the Past https://redeemedreader.com/burdens-of-the-past/ https://redeemedreader.com/burdens-of-the-past/#respond Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:50:23 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=6619 Seventy-three years ago, on September 1, German tanks rolled across the border of Poland and the conflict that soon became known as World War II officially began.  The literature is vast, even for children.  The weight is vast, too, with a level of destruction and death that we find hard to imagine.  War stories aren’t…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/burdens-of-the-past/feed/ 0 Covenanters: Then and Now https://redeemedreader.com/covenanters-then-and-now/ https://redeemedreader.com/covenanters-then-and-now/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:32:23 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=1298 Duncan’s War, by Douglas Bond (Crown and Covenant #1).  P&R Publishing, 2002. 270 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-12 and up Bottom Line: Duncan’s War, first in the Crown and Covenant Series, introduces middle-graders to a little-known chapter of Scottish and Reformation history. Duncan M’Kethe, age 14, shepherds his family’s flock…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/covenanters-then-and-now/feed/ 4 The Leviathan Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld https://redeemedreader.com/the-leviathan-trilogy-by-scott-westerfeld/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-leviathan-trilogy-by-scott-westerfeld/#respond Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:40:42 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13895 Leviathan, by Scott Westerfield, illustrations by Keith Thompson.  Simon Pulse, 2009, 434 pages plus historical note. Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 12-14 and up One-line Summary: Leviathan and its two sequels take middle grade and YA readers on a thrill ride to an alternative 1914 Europe in a bid to stop…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-leviathan-trilogy-by-scott-westerfeld/feed/ 0 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis https://redeemedreader.com/90-miles-to-havana-by-enrique-flores-galbis/ https://redeemedreader.com/90-miles-to-havana-by-enrique-flores-galbis/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:04:19 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13526 An 11-year-old boy flees revolutionary Cuba with his brothers and learns American enterprise in this vivid, fast-paced middle-grade historical novel. 90 Miles to Havana, by Enrique Flores-Galbis.  Roaring Brook Press, 2010, 292 pages.  Reading level: Middle Grades, 10-12 Recommended for: Ages 12-14 People are chanting and dancing on a carpet of paintings, curtains, and clothing. …

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/90-miles-to-havana-by-enrique-flores-galbis/feed/ 0 Escaping the Tiger by Laura Manivong https://redeemedreader.com/living-like-a-refugee/ https://redeemedreader.com/living-like-a-refugee/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:26:03 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=541 Escaping the Tiger by Laura Manivong. HarperCollins, 2010. 210 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 12-14 Recommended for: Ages 15-18 Bottom line: The experience of southeast Asian refugees escaping Communism in the 1980s comes to life in this historical novel for middle grades. After the fall of South Vietnam, the domino theory played itself out…

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