THE BOOKWORM
CONSTANCE KEREMES
YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN
“The Greatest Generation” is slipping away. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs estimates that there are now 66,000 surviving WWII veterans.
By the 2040s, they will have all passed away. But this is not an article about dying, it is instead one of how they lived — and oh, how nobly did they live.
The Greatest Generation were indeed “Great.” They were the children of the Great Depression, enduring a time of unending want. Yet from this era of abject poverty arose a generation of adults possessed of the courage and fortitude to triumph magnificently during World War II — The Greatest Generation.
Today when all the world seems to have lost its way, our moral compass spinning wildly, many youngsters are drawn to stories about the Greatest Generation and World War II. They are intrigued by battles of good versus evil, and compelled by courage against all odds. Perhaps they, too, will be inspired to be the next “Greatest Generation.”
Check out these books about World War II from our library.
Eyes Of The Emperor, by Graham Salisbury
Determined to serve his country, Eddy Okubo lies about his age so he can enlist in his hometown of Honolulu. But then the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. Now Americans, including the U.S. Army regard him as the enemy.
Eddy and his fellow Japanese American soldiers are sent on a secret mission. Their assignment? Training attack dogs while using themselves as bait? Will they survive?
Friend or Foe, by Michael Morpurgo Londoners David and Tucky have just settled into their new home in the English countryside when the unthinkable happens — a German bomber crashes in the forest near their home. The boys feel that they should hate the German airmen, but how can you hate someone who saves your life?
Grenade, by Alan Gratz
Wildly popular author Gratz has crafted another edge-of-your-seat adventure.
The world is rocked by war in 1945. On the island of Okinawa, Hideki has been drafted into the Japanese Army. His instructions are simple yet searing: “Do not return until you have killed an American soldier.”
Meanwhile, American Marine Ray has landed on the island. Ray and Hideki fight each other ruthlessly across the island from afar — until the fateful day they collide. What will they do?
Under a War-Torn Sky, by L.M. Elliott
During a bombing run, American pilot Henry is shot down behind enemy lines in France. Thus begins a perilous journey as Henry tries desperately to reach freedom.
French Freedom Fighters operated undercover to help Henry in his seemingly insurmountable quest. Death is just around the corner every inch of the way. Does Henry have the strength and spirit to survive?
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