Ayres, Katherine Voices
at Whisper Bend
(History Mystery series) 1999.
Warren Arthur Miller Branch - Call
number - jfic HISTORY #4
Sterling Heights Public Library -
Call number - jPB A
Fifteen copies at other libraries
In their Pennsylvania town in
1942 twelve-year-old Charlotte and her classmates collect scrap
metal for the war effort only to have it disappear from the school basement."
Banim, Lisa American dreams
1993.
Sterling Heights Public Library -
Call number - jfic Banim
"Developments in World War II force
Amy Mochida and her family to move from Hollywood to
an internment camp with other Japanese Americans, changing
Amy's friendship with eleven-year-old Jeannie."
Banks, Sara Under the shadow of wings
1997.
Six libraries own copies of this book
"During 1944, life in rural Alabama
brings changes for eleven-year-old Tattnall as she
realizes that she cannot always protect her older, brain-damaged
cousin."
Bat-Ami, Miriam Two suns in the sky
1999.
Sterling Heights Public Library -
Call number - YA Fic Bat-Ami
"Star-crossed lovers are the stuff
of romantic dreams, but the author pursues this theme in
an unlikely setting: the grim refugee camp at Oswego, New York,
during World War II. Chris Cook, 15,is fascinated by the exotic
strangers living so close by. She and her friends sneak into
the camp where she meets Adam, a Yugoslavian Jew." (Paraphrased
- Amazon.com review)
Burch, Robert Hut School and the
wartime home-front heroes 1974.
Sterling Heights Public Library -
Call number - jfic Burch
"Describes the reactions of a sixth
grade class in Georgia to World War II and its effect on
their lives."
Duey, Kathleen Josie Poe : Palouse,
Washington, 1943 / 1999
(American Diaries #13)
Warren Arthur Miller Branch - Call
number - AD #13 also,
Warren Dorothy Busch Branch, Warren
Walt Whitman Branch
Sterling Heights Public Library -
Call number - j PB D
Copies at many other branches
"Josie lives in the little farming
town of Palouse, Washington, during World War II. She is ashamed
of her older brother, Tom, who hasn't enlisted in the
armed services. When a robbery seems to involve Tom, Josie has to find
out the truth about her brother."
Ferry, Charles O Zebron Falls!
1977.
Sterling Heights Public Library -
Call number - jfic FERRY
Three other libraries own copies.
"An unresolved conflict with her
father, imminent high school graduation, and World War II complicate
a young girl's struggle to shape her life."
Gaeddert, Lou Ann Bigge Friends and
enemies 1999.
Two libraries own copies
"In 1941 in Kansas, as America
enters World War II, fourteen-year -old William
finds himself alienated from his friend Jim, a Mennonite who
does not believe in fighting for any reason, as they argue about
the war."
Giff, Patricia Reilly Lily's crossing
1997.
Warren Arthur Miller - Call number
- jfic GIFF
Warren Edgar Guest Branch, Warren
Walt Whitman Branch,
Warren Maybelle Burnette -same
Sterling Heights Public Library -
Call number - jfic Giff
Fifteen copies at other libraries
"During a summer spent at Rockaway
Beach in 1944, Lily's friendship with a young Hungarian
refugee causes her to see the war and her own world differently."
Greene, Bette. Summer of my German
soldier 1973.
Warren Arthur Miller Branch - Call
number - jfic GREENE
Copies in numerous libraries in various
editions
"Sheltering an escaped prisoner
of war is the beginning of some shattering experiences for a twelve-year-old
girl in Arkansas."
Hall, Donald The farm summer, 1942
1994.
Sterling Heights Public Library -
Call number - jfic Hall
Troy Public Library - Call number
- JF H
"A young boy spends the summer
on his grandparents' farm in New Hampshire while his mother
works in the war effort in New York and his father serves
on a destroyer in the Pacific."
Hinman, Bonnie The Homefront (American
Adventure #47) 1999.
Warren Arthur Miller Branch - On
order *
Roseville Public Library - Call number
- j pbk A
"During World War II, the Harrington's
find themselves faced with various hardships, including food
shortages, as well as trying to keep Mr. Harrington's work confidential,
as he is now employed at Boeing where the B-29 is still
top secret."
Holmes, Mary Z. Dear Dad
1992.
Sterling Heights Public Library -
Call number - jfic Holmes
Macomb County Library - Call number
- j H
In 1942 in Florida, junior high
school student Max does his bit to help the war effort at home
while his father is fighting overseas for their fellow Jews."
Hoobler, Dorothy The 1940's : secrets
2001
Warren Arthur Miller Branch - Not
Yet Released 1/26/01 isbn 0761316043
"In 1944 Gabriella, Esther, and
other young people see the impact of World War II on
their lives in the United States."
Jones, Vera Boyd Coming Home (American
Adventure #48) 1999
Warren Arthur Miller Branch - On
order *
"Polio strikes
one of the Harrington children, while everyone awaits the
news of an older brother, hoping he will return safely after the
war." (Description in Dynix cataloging)
Lisle, Janet The art of keeping cool
2000.
Warren Arthur Miller Branch - On
order *
Warren Walt Whitman Branch - Call
number - jfic LISLE
Sterling Heights Public Library -
On order
Five copies in other libraries
"In 1942, Robert and his cousin
Elliot uncover long-hidden family secrets while staying in
their grandparents' Rhode Island town, where they also become involved
with a German artist who is suspected of being a spy."