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The authors have adapted their 1998 play of the same title into this easy-to-read novel where Nicole Burns, a contemporary 10th-grade student who questions why they have to read The Diary of Anne Frank, is mysteriously transported in time into the person of Nicole Bernhardt, a 15-year-old Jewish girl living in occupied France. Nicole meets Anne Frank who helps her see the value of studying the Holocaust as she returns as Nicole Burns.

Anne Frank and Me

Cherie Bennett, Jeff Gottesfeld

Age Level:

YA

Genre:

Fiction, Historical Fiction

Published:

2001

Dragon: Hound of Honor

Emma Walton Hamilton

Age Level:

Middle Grade

Genre:

Historical Fiction, Mystery / Crime

Published:

2004

Image and text combine in a unique presentation to tell the story of an orphan boy who lives between the walls of a Paris train station and repairs its clocks. Monochromatic illustrations change perspective and move in and out, and alternate with text to tell this mysterious, breathtaking, and riveting tale. Winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick

Age Level:

Middle Grade

Genre:

Fiction, Mystery / Crime

Published:

2007

Sepia-toned illustration of WWII fighter pilot running across field in France with a child and bomber plane overhead

Although Henry Forester a.k.a. Hank is an older teenager at 19, he’s still in the teens in terms of the number of bombings he’s participated in as an American pilot during World War II. His luck runs out when he is shot down and parachutes into German-occupied territory. With the help of the French Resistance, he overcomes a number of perils and learns many lessons as he seeks safety in England.

Under a War Torn Sky

L.M. Elliott

Age Level:

Middle Grade, YA

Genre:

Historical Fiction

Published:

2003

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