by Markus Zusak (2005)
Narrated by Death, this unforgettable story follows nine-year-old Liesel Meminger living with a foster family outside Munich during World War II, who discovers solace and resistance by stealing books and sharing them with a hidden Jewish fist-fighter.
Elliott Roosevelt
On the trail of the killer of one of her aides, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is shocked to discover a German spy ring working inside the White House, just as America is poised on the brink of World War II.
Anthony Doerr
Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo. In a German mining town, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up enchanted by a crude radio he finds that brings him news and stories from far off places.
Kristin Hannah
Two sisters in France embark on their own dangerous paths toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France, celebrating the resilience of women during World War II.
Cherie Bennett
In one moment Nicole Burns's life changes forever. The sound of gunfire at an Anne Frank exhibit, the panic, the crowd, and Nicole is no longer Nicole. Whiplashed through time and space, she wakes to find herself a privileged Jewish girl living in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II. No more Internet diaries and boy troubles for Nicole-now she's a carefree Jewish girl, with wonderful friends and a charming boyfriend. But when the Nazi death grip tightens over France, Nicole is forced into hiding, and begins a struggle for survival that brings her face to face with Anne Frank. "This is a powerful and affecting story." (KLIATT)