Holocaust Books for Middle Grade Readers

Cover of 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the MS St. Louis, 1939

37 Days at Sea: Aboard the MS St. Louis, 1939

Barbara Krasner

Cover of A Boy Is Not a Bird

A Boy Is Not a Bird

Edeet Ravel, Pam Comeau (illus.)

Cover of Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

Susan Hood, Greg Dawson

Cover of Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place

Behind the Bookcase: Miep Gies, Anne Frank, and the Hiding Place

Barbara Lowell, Valentina Toro (illus.)

Cover of Boy From Buchenwald

Boy From Buchenwald

Robbie Waisman, Susan McClelland

Cover of Broken Strings

Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer

Cover of Call Across the Sea

Call Across the Sea

Cover of Catherine's War

Catherine's War

Julia Billet, Claire Fauvel (illustrator), Ivanka Hahnenberger (translator)

Cover of Chance: Escape from the Holocaust

Chance: Escape from the Holocaust

Cover of Don’t Tell the Nazis

Don’t Tell the Nazis

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Cover of Francesco Tirelli’s Ice Cream Shop

Francesco Tirelli’s Ice Cream Shop

Tamar Meir (author), Yael Albert (illus.), Noga Applebaum (trans.)

Cover of I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944: The Graphic Novel

I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944: The Graphic Novel

Lauren Tarshis, Álvaro Sarraseca (Illustrator)

Cover of Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

Lia Levi; Jess Mason, illus.; Sylvia Notini, trans. 

Cover of Lisa of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Music and Survival During World War II

Lisa of Willesden Lane: A True Story of Music and Survival During World War II

Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen, Sarah J. Robbins (Adapter),Olga and Aleksey Ivanov (Illustrator)

Cover of Long Summer Nights

Long Summer Nights

Aharon Appelfeld (auth.), Vali Mintzi, (illus.), Jeffrey Green, (trans.)

Cover of Louder Than Words

Louder Than Words

Cover of Masters of Silence

Masters of Silence

Cover of Maurice and His Dictionary

Maurice and His Dictionary

Cary Fagan, Enzo Lord Mariano (illus.)

Cover of Miep and the Most Famous Diary: The Woman Who Rescued Anne Frank’s Diary

Miep and the Most Famous Diary: The Woman Who Rescued Anne Frank’s Diary

Meeg Pincus, Jordi Solano 

Cover of My Survival: A Girl on Schindler’s List

My Survival: A Girl on Schindler’s List

Rina Finder, with Joshua M. Greene

Cover of Room for One More: A Modern-Day Fairy Tale

Room for One More: A Modern-Day Fairy Tale

Sheryl Prenzlau; Adi Katz, illus.

Cover of Saving Hanno: The Story of a Refugee Dog

Saving Hanno: The Story of a Refugee Dog

Miriam Halahmy 

Cover of Searching for Lottie

Searching for Lottie

Cover of Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust

Renee Hartman with Joshua M. Greene

Cover of Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children

Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children

Kath Shackleton (ed.), Zane Whittingham (illus.)

Cover of The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero

The Brave Cyclist: The True Story of a Holocaust Hero

Amalia Hoffman, Chiara Fedele (illus.)

Cover of The Brave Princess and Me

The Brave Princess and Me

Cover of The City of Light

The City of Light

Theodore Bikel, Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, Noah Phillips (illus.)  

Cover of The Enemy Above: A Novel of World War II

The Enemy Above: A Novel of World War II

Michael P. Spradlin

Cover of The Light of Days Young Readers' Edition: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos

The Light of Days Young Readers' Edition: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos

Cover of The Shelter and the Fence: When 982 Holocaust Refugees Found Safe Haven in America

The Shelter and the Fence: When 982 Holocaust Refugees Found Safe Haven in America

Norman H. Finkelstein

Cover of Village of Scoundrels

Village of Scoundrels

Cover of We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport

We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport

Deborah Hopkinson

Cover of We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance

We Must Not Forget: Holocaust Stories of Survival and Resistance

Deborah Hopkinson

Cover of When the World Was Ours

When the World Was Ours

Cover of White Bird: A Wonder Story

White Bird: A Wonder Story

Cover of A Boy in War

Cover of A Friend Called Anne

A Friend Called Anne

Jacqueline Van Maarsen; Carol Ann Lee

Cover of A Time to Be Brave

A Time to Be Brave

Joan Betty Stuchner; Cynthia Nugent, illus.

Cover of Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story

Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story

Cover of Anne Frank: Young Diarist

Anne Frank: Young Diarist

Cover of Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust

Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust

Doreen Rappaport

Cover of Bjorn's Gift

Cover of Black Radishes

Susan Lynn Meyer

Cover of Emil and Karl

Yankev Glatshteyn; Jeffrey Shandler, trans.

Cover of Escape From Berlin

Escape From Berlin

Cover of Escaping Into the Night

Escaping Into the Night

D. Dina Friedman

Cover of Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport

Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport

Emma Carlson Berne

Cover of Fania's Heart

Anne Renaud; Richard Rudnicki, illus.

Cover of Greenhorn

Anna Olswanger; Miriam Nerlove, illus.

Cover of Hana’s Suitcase: Anniversary Album

Hana’s Suitcase: Anniversary Album

Karen Levine; Archbishop Emeritus Demsond Tutu, fwd.

Cover of Hitler's Canary

Hitler's Canary

Cover of Honey Cake

Joan Betty Stuchner; Cynthia Nugent, illus.

Cover of Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage

Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage

Tillar Mazzeo; adapted by Mary Cronk Farrell

Cover of Kanada

Cover of Like Finding My Twin: How an Eighth-Grade Class Reunited Two Holocaust Refugees

Like Finding My Twin: How an Eighth-Grade Class Reunited Two Holocaust Refugees

Fern Schumer Chapman

Cover of Now

Morris Gleitzman

Cover of Number the Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition

Number the Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition

Cover of Numbers

David A. Poulsen

Cover of Odette’s Secrets

Odette’s Secrets

Maryann Macdonald

Cover of Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear

Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear

Cover of Prisoner B-3087

Prisoner B-3087

Cover of Seeking Refuge

Irene N. Watts; Kathryn E. Shoemaker, illus.

Cover of Someone Named Eva

Someone Named Eva

Cover of Somewhere There Is Still a Sun: A Memoir of the Holocaust

Somewhere There Is Still a Sun: A Memoir of the Holocaust

Michael Gruenbaum with Todd Hasak-Lowy

Cover of Spaghetti Rain

Joan Trotter Srager

Cover of Stones on a Grave

Stones on a Grave

Cover of Stumbling on History: An Art Project Compels a Small German Town to Face Its Past

Stumbling on History: An Art Project Compels a Small German Town to Face Its Past

Fern Schumer Chapman

Cover of Survivors Club

Michael Bornstein and Debbie Bornstein Holinstat

Cover of T4: A Novel in Verse

T4: A Novel in Verse

Ann Clare Lezotte

Cover of The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible on Schindler's List

The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible on Schindler's List

Cover of The Dollmaker of Krakow

The Dollmaker of Krakow

Cover of The End of the Line

The End of the Line

Sharon E. McKay

Cover of The Entertainer and the Dybbuk

The Entertainer and the Dybbuk

Cover of The Lily Pond

Annika Thor; Linda Schenck, trans.

Cover of The Midnight Zoo

The Midnight Zoo

Sonya Hartnett; Andrea Offerman, illus.

Cover of The Mozart Question

The Mozart Question

Michael Morpurgo; Michael Foreman, illus.

Cover of The Righteous Smuggler

The Righteous Smuggler

Cover of The Tattered Prayer Book

The Tattered Prayer Book

Ellen Bari; Avi Katz, illus.

Cover of Tuky: The Story of a Hidden Child

Tuky: The Story of a Hidden Child

Shterni Rosenfeld, Jacky Yahri, illus.

Cover of Viktor Frankl: A Life Worth Living

Viktor Frankl: A Life Worth Living

Cover of What the Night Sings

What the Night Sings

Cover of Whispers from the Camps

Whispers from the Camps

Kathy Kacer and Sharon E. McKay

Cover of Whispers from the Ghettos

Whispers from the Ghettos

Kathy Kacer and Sharon MacKay

Cover of Wordwings (Essential Prose)

Wordwings (Essential Prose)

Cover of Would You Salute? One Child's Story of the Holocaust

Would You Salute? One Child's Story of the Holocaust

D. Kelley Steele; Becky Hyatt Rickenbaker, illus.