Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues

Once, elephants came in two colours: black or white.

Third and final instalment of this critically acclaimed young adult alternative historical series that began with Front Lines and Silver StarsIt's 1944, and it feels to everyone like the war will never end.

The powerful and heart-wrenching new novel from Lisa Heathfield, award-winning author of Seed and Paper Butterflies.

Featured on the New Zealand Listener's 50 best children's books 2013 Something in the water, a hundred yards or so away.

WINNER OF THE JUNIOR FICTION AWARD AND CHILDREN'S CHOICE JUNIOR FICTION AWARDNew Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2013 WINNER OF THE LIANZA LIBRARIANS' CHOICE AWARD 2013 STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOK AWARD 2013 IBBY HONOUR LIST 2014 '.

In the early stages of the Pacific War, General Douglas MacArthur was expected to prevent the Japanese from taking Australia.

History has shown that dictators often share similarities in the ways they come to power, hold power, and topple from power.

Inspired by a true story, The Little War Cat is a moving tale of hope amidst conflict, written by debut author Hiba Noor Khan and beautifully illustrated by the astonishing Laura Chamberlain.

The gripping new YA novel from Sue Divin, the acclaimed and Carnegie shortlisted author of Guard Your Heart.

Guard Your Heart is the Carnegie shortlisted debut novel from Sue Divin.

From the Costa Award-winning author Hilary McKay, comes a moving World War II story of family and friendship on opposite sides of a devastating conflict.

From National Poetry Day Ambassadors Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow and Roger Stevens comes an incredible anthology of poetry identifying ways we can Be the Change.

A breathtaking story of bravery, friendship and fighting for what you believe in, Umbrella Mouse to the Rescue is the eagerly anticipated sequel to Anna Fargher's bestselling and award-winning The Umbrella Mouse, based on the true stories of the heroic animals caught in the conflict of WWII.

Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully written story about the life of one family caught up in civil war by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird, shortlisted for the Scottish Teen Book Award and winner of the UKLA Book Award.

A House Without Walls is a powerful story of family, hope and redemption amidst the refugee crisis in Syria from the award-winning Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Lucy Eldridge.

Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman returns with a brilliantly realised and truly accessible retelling of the book described as Dickens' "e;most perfect"e; novel.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language.

Brighton is braced for war.

Shortlisted for the Peters Book of the Year.

Anna and the Swallow Man is a stunning, literary, and wholly original debut novel that tells a new WW2 story.

Sirens are blaring.

Jordan, 1970.

Kadija is the music-loving daughter of a guardian of the sacred manuscripts of the ancient city of Timbuktu, Mali.

He who pays the piper calls the tune.

1914: war has broken out across Europe and beyond.

Ash's dad has returned from war, close to a breakdown and lost in a world of imaginary threats.

Two monsters live on either side of a mountain.

Digging for peat in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it looks like she's been murdered.

The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day.

Eleven-year-old Arn is walking through the countryside in Cambodia.

Written by Lieutenant Colonel Christopher MacGregor and based on his own experiences of going away from home, this comforting, wise book helps to explain why parents sometimes have to go away and shows ways to help children cope.

Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war.

What if the only thing you had left were the stories in your head?

A gripping and powerful story of two boys from rival backgrounds, for fans of The Hate U Give and The Upper World.

The Luddites are rioting.

'You're out last hope, Bigglesworth,' said the Air Commodore, with something like despair in his voice.

Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.

The heroic, real-life personal account of Chris Ryan's most famous mission, The One That Got Away, is now reworked for a new generation.

A true story of two brothers and the war that changed everything.

A compelling, heartbreaking and hopeful book for fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Jennifer Niven and Holly Jackson.

A new edition of a contemporary classic about war, survival and hope - and what happened to one young girl when an atomic bomb was dropped on her city.

From award-winning and beloved children's author Elizabeth Laird comes a stunning edition of Oranges in No Man's Land.

A heartfelt and honest story, and an introduction to the Palestinian struggle for readers between nine and eleven years-old, set on the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

From bestselling author of the Shatter Me series and the National Book Award-nominated A Very Large Expanse of Sea, Tahereh Mafi, comes a stunning novel about love and loneliness, navigating dual-identity as a Muslim teenager in America, and reclaiming your right to joy.

A heartwarming novelisation of the sequel to one of the most beloved British family films of all time, The Railway Children.

A thrilling, resonant and inspiring novel about justice, privilege and the power of the young to strive for change.

Between Shades of Gray is a haunting and powerful Second World War novel by Ruta SepetysThat morning, my brother's life was worth a pocket watch .

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK IS 'A MONUMENT TO THE HUMAN SPIRIT'One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank.

From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling with stunning illustrations by award-winning author and illustrator Jon Klassen.

Her words have become some of the most important in modern history: discover the incredible life story of Anne Frank, whose bravery has inspired so many.