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This gripping, accessible novel by celebrated Ukrainian Canadian author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch follows two sisters as they struggle to survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

This timely and powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge. Josef is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world. Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America. Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe.

Three classic wartime tales of identity, revelation and love that capture the power and scope of the human spirit. WAR HORSE At the outbreak of World War 1, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He's soon caught up in enemy fire and fate takes him on...

The Eye of the Viking God: Norway, 793 CE. Fleece was snatched by Viking warriors when she was a young girl. Now she must work for a bullying farmer and his family, looking after their sheep. She longs to return to the country where she was born, but how will she ever make that journey back across the sea? The Battle for the Viking Gold: Whitby, Northern England, 867 CE. Edwin and Luke are young boys training to be monks. It's a quiet life until suddenly the Vikings invade.

Lily has lots of worries. She's struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, worse, she's losing her gran to Alzheimer's. But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather's diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery help her reconnect with her gran and even give her the inspiration she needs to push through and win?

With the war behind her, only one thing was left undone—getting her papa back. Never in her wildest dreams did Mercy imagine that the road which began in Lexington would lead her into the heart of the British empire. Clinging to the hope of a single letter, will faith be enough to guide her heart through the labyrinth of London to find answers and, if he was still out there, her papa?

It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, nine, aren't terribly upset by the death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care of them since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in the dark days of World War II London, those are in short supply, especially if they hope to stay together. Could the mass wartime evacuation of children from London to the countryside be the answer? 

Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli. Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipped. By November 1915 they know that that...

Sara Blum lives an idyllic life. But her world comes crashing down when the Nazi occupation arrives in her small French town, separating her from her parents and forcing the young Jewish girl into hiding. Sara's classmate Julien and his family will risk everything to ensure her survival, and together, Sara and Julien manage to find beauty in a secret world of their creation.

Jack can't wait for the school trip to the D-Day landing beaches. It's his chance to learn more about the war heroes he has always admired – brave men like his dad, who is a reserve soldier. But when his dad is called up to action and things at home spiral out of control, everything Jack believes about war is thrown into question. Finding comfort only in the presence of his loyal dog, Finn, Jack is drawn to the heart-wrenching true story of one particular D-Day paratrooper.

The War Game: Flanders, 1914. The German and British soldiers in the trenches make an unofficial Christmas truce, with carols and a football match. But the officers aren't happy... The Bomber Balloon: November 1916 – the war on the Home Front. A German Zeppelin crashes during a raid on Essex. Can a constable and a schoolgirl round up the armed air crew?

When twelve-year-old Billie is out exploring with her pet chicken, she sees a plane crash into a field and is left wondering if the pilot even survived. Determined to find out more, Billie finds a way into the ATA – a group of amazing pilots who defy the odds to get planes from the factories to the front lines – and her life changes forever. Some of the pilots are men who are too old, or too injured for the air force. But many more are women. Intrepid, inspiring women who show Billie what she might grow up to become.

The Bike Escape: Northampton, 1939. A young tearaway unwillingly evacuated to the countryside is unjustly accused of theft. He decides to make his way back home, never mind the Blitz – but he'll need to steal a bike to do it... The Apple Spy: Scotland, 1940. A pair of children realise that the odd strangers they see in their tiny village are German spies. Can they alert the authorities or will the ruthless spies find them first?

A brave heart is louder than any noise! Meet Little Ben, a tiny boy with a big wish: to join the marching soldiers! Ben might be too small for a rifle, and his uniform might be too big, but he has the most important job of all he is the Drummer Boy! When Ben and his best friend, General Snoots the dog, travel with the Brave Marchers, they face a very loud and confusing time called the Great Noisy Day in Gettysburg. Can Ben’s small drum cut through the clatter and the chaos? What happens when his heart is thump-thumping with fear?

It's 1780 and the struggle for American independence is raging. In New York, twelve-year-old Aiden Blaise is sure that the British will win soon. How can a few rebel colonies hold out against the might of the British crown? And anyway he's more concerned with somehow managing to rise above his lot in life and make his fortune. But New York is a powder keg of soldiers and spies, and soon Aiden will be drawn into the fight for freedom in a way he could never have predicted.

Join the Youngs in another year of twists and turns as they endure the battles of Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, Yorktown, and more. Together they must fight to keep the flame of freedom, and themselves, alive during this exciting 7th year of the American Revolutionary War!

War has been declared, and the lives of three sisters – Lydia, Peggy and Teddy – are about to be turned upside down. As bombs rain down on London, the girls will lose their homes, their things, their loved ones... but they will find lost kittens, friendships with fellow rebels, the need for art, the strength to carry on and a greater sense of family than ever. And with each other's help and the radical changes that war brings, the sisters will discover the essence of who they truly are. 1939.

Uncle Sam, a cavalry horse, travels to Louisiana in the months before America enters World War II. Sam and his best friend, Sergeant Ed, take part in the Louisiana Army Maneuvers, a mock battle featuring infantry, tanks, jeeps, and traditional cavalry units. As the battles end and Pearl Harbor nears, Uncle Sam and his friends escape into the piney woods of western Louisiana where they become the forerunners of the famous Fort Polk wild horse herd.

A coming-of-age story inspired by true events in Australia in World War I that explores the things that separate us and those that bring us together, from an award-winning author. Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. - William...

In a southern Virginia coal-mining town in December 1942, Bone Phillips is learning to control her Gift: seeing the history of a significant object when she touches it. But one object is off limits: Uncle Ash's World War I dog tags, which hold memories of terror. When a body identified as Uncle Ash turns up inside the mines, Bone will need every ounce of courage she can summon to not only find her beloved uncle through the dog tags but prove that he isn't the thief the mine supervisor claims he is.