The diary of a young girl by anne frank, number the stars by lois lowry, the book thief by markus zusak. At the start of the war, carrie, then 11 and her younger brother nick, 9. Sam angus, author of soldier dog and a horse called hero, picks her favourite novels and diaries from the two world wars. Carries war by nina bewden chapter summeries for carries war in the page below i will summirize some of the chapter that are in the novel carries war written by nina bewden. In the us, childrens publishing entered a period of growth after the american civil war in 1865. Best world war 1 books for kids k8 the best childrens books. Discover the best childrens military fiction in best sellers. This page lists some of the best world war 1 books for childrencovering topics ranging from the causes of the war to life on the battlefield to civilian stories of. Carrie and nick spend much of their time at druids bottom a mysterious house where hepzibah, the housekeeper, tells them strange stories about skulls and curses. Best childrens books involving war 212 books goodreads. Carrie and her younger brother nick are evacuated to wales to spend the war years with the dour mr. Sam anguss top 10 war books childrens books the guardian. Carrie and her younger brother nick are evacuated to wales to spend the war years with the dour mr evans and his sister auntie lou.
Carrie s war received the 1993 phoenix award and has. Listen to nina bawdens classic world war 2 story of children evacuated from london to wales. Audio nina bawdens classic world war 2 story of children evacuated from london to wales. Carrie s war is a 1973 english children s novel by nina bawden set during the second world war. One of several books to be inspired by the evacuation of hundreds of london children during the blitz, carries war appears at first glance to be the experiences of carrie willow and her younger brother, nick, during the long separation from their mother and father in the navy. Boys book writer oliver optic published over 100 books. Haunted by adolescent guiltnina bawdens 1973 ya story is related with the ring of an authentic wwii memory. War is a very complex topic and many of the facts that go with military history are anything but kid friendly. They make their way to a village in wales, striving to create a life for themselves despite the precarity of their refuge. Carries war 1973, a childrens novel by english author nina bawden, follows two young siblings, carrie and nick willow, who are forced to evacuate from london in the midst of world war ii. To help you find the right books for you and your young reader, weve compiled a list of the best kids books about war. It follows two young london evacuees, carrie and her younger brother nick, into a welsh village.