Military & Wars

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692420683Author Seth KastleFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Tall Tale PressPublisher Tall Tale Press

Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Golden Archer Award (Intermediate) 2015.Book InformationISBN 9780545459389Author Lauren TarshisFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Scholastic USPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Christopher Book Awards 2020 and Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award 2021 and Rocky Mountain Book Award 2021.Book InformationISBN 9780735264427Author Mireille...

Eleven-year-old Arn is walking through the countryside in Cambodia. His whole town is walking with him. They're walking into one of the most tragic moments of history: the Killing Fields.Music will save him. Hope, luck and kindness will save him. This is...

A classic picture book about family life, set in post-war London, from the best-loved and award-winning Shirley Hughes now available in paperback."The observation and draughtsmanship are Hughes in her prime, with scenes of street parties and bustling...

Brighton is braced for war. It's a time in history that never happened, and England's coast has become the front line of the Second World War. Rolls of barbed wire line Brighton Beach, soldiers scan the horizon, people wait nervously for an attack. When...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338317381Author Lauren TarshisFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm) 185mm * 132mm *...

Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are determined to save the Big Hill but what can they do? A plan is needed, and fast. Could the ghost of...

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Iceberg, Jennifer A. Nielsen inspires readers with a brand-new thriller based on the remarkable true story of a young Polish girl who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620355053Author Aaron ShepardFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Skyhook PressPublisher Skyhook PressWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 2mm

"Filled with kindness and hope...Heartbreaking...Necessary." -Booklist (starred review) Nadia's family is forced to flee their home in Aleppo, Syria, when the Arab Spring sparks a civil war in this timely, "harrowing" (Publishers Weekly) coming-of-age...

'A beautifully haunting and thought-provoking story of friendship that lingers long after the last page' Ruta Sepetys, Author of Salt to the Sea'A small wonder, and for once a book worthy of the hype' The Times'A chilling, stylishly written and utterly...

Exclusive Front Lines story, Dead of Night to be 2017 World Book Day book. Just when you thought Michael Grant's GONE series had taken us to the darkest limits of his imagination, the evil genius of young adult...

"Fantasy at its best." The Daily Telegraph"With echoes of Susan Cooper, this has all the feel of a classic." Sarah Baker"A masterfully written story surging with powerful energy." Sinead O'HartAn enchanting magical adventure set in the wild moors of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Caldecott Medal 2016. Commended for Charlotte Zolotow Award 2016.Book InformationISBN 9780316324908Author Lindsay MattickFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689808272Author Louise BordenFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Margaret K. McElderry BooksPublisher Margaret K. McElderry BooksWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781595985200Author Terri ArthurFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Henschelhaus Publishing, Inc.Publisher Henschelhaus Publishing, Inc.Weight(grams)...

A heart-lifting story of hope and courage in a time of war, set in the South of France 'The storytelling is, as always, irresistible and the characters clasp your heart' Sunday Times, Children's Book of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782701620Author Robert SwindellsFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Award Publications LtdPublisher Award Publications LtdWeight(grams)...

Nicholas Highgate, separated from his parents during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, is smuggled to the mainland by his Chinese nurse and disguised as a Chinese boy. As he grows to manhood he witnesses the atrocities and deprivations of the Japanese...

From the bestselling, award-winning author of SKELLIG comes a vivid and moving story, beautifully illustrated, which commemorates the hundred-year anniversary of the end of the First World War. "I am just a child," says John. "How can I be at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338620955Author Jennifer A NielsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 188mm *...

An exceptional and moving novel about the power of the imagination from a New York Times bestselling author, illustrated by the winner of the Kate Greenaway medal.Described by Michael Morpurgo as "a remarkable book": December 1941; Britain is at war...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683371380Author Kirby LarsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint American Girl Publishing IncPublisher American Girl Publishing IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780545206983Author Lauren TarshisFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 188mm * 130mm *...

The year is 1927, and in America, England and Russia, three young girls share the dream of becoming pilots. Against the odds, these ambitious young trailblazers follow their hearts, enrolling in pilot school (some in secret) and eventually flying for...

Jennifer A. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures ... if they are...

"This page-turning true-life adventure is filled with rich and riveting details and a timeless understanding of the things that matter most."-Dashka Slater, author of The 57 Bus "Brilliantly told in verse, readers will love Ken Sparks." -Patricia Reilly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Golden Archer Award (Intermediate) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780545459365Author Lauren TarshisFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Scholastic USPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781420516944Author Ruta SepetysFormat HardbackImprint Youth Large PrintPublisher Youth Large PrintWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 28mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546179382Author Alan GratzFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Scholastic PressPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 149mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631639371Author Catherine L. OsornioFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Jolly Fish PressPublisher Jolly Fish PressWeight(grams) 154g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631639364Author Catherine L. OsornioFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Jolly Fish PressPublisher Jolly Fish PressWeight(grams) 259g

An explosive new novel about the friendship and courage of a group of young boys living through the Second World War, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson.There's a war going on out there, and I'm missing it.When war comes to London in 1939, Ronnie...

Back in print A longtime favorite of several generations of Tar Heels, Taffy of Torpedo Junction is the thrilling adventure story of thirteen-year-old Taffy Willis, who, with the help of her pony and dog, exposes a ring of Nazi spies operating from a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735271807Author Michael MorpurgoFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Penguin Random House IndiaPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781271940Author Chapman MaryFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Ransom PublishingPublisher Ransom PublishingWeight(grams) 82g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593527542Author Ruta SepetysFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Viking Books for Young ReadersPublisher Penguin USAWeight(grams) 505gDimensions(mm)...

Werner Franz is eager to start life as a cabin boy aboard the grandest airship of its time, the Hindenburg. He doesn't realise this will be the floating marvel's last-ever flight. Inspired by true events, witness the bravery of a young boy facing the...