Based on the Pigeon Post entry for October 28, 2007.
This selection of books tries to identify those books that relate the specifics and experiences of American citizen soldiers in a way that highlights the service, nobility and self-sacrifice related to war without glorifying war itself.
Please let us know additional titles you think ought to be on this list by adding a comment with the name of the book and title.
This selection of books tries to identify those books that relate the specifics and experiences of American citizen soldiers in a way that highlights the service, nobility and self-sacrifice related to war without glorifying war itself.
Please let us know additional titles you think ought to be on this list by adding a comment with the name of the book and title.
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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Across the Blue Pacific by Louise Borden and illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker Suggested |
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The Story Of The H.L. Hunley And Queenie's Coin by Fran Hawk and illustrated by Dan Nance Recommended |
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The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln and illustrated by Michael McCurdy Highly Recommended |
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Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon and illustrated by Henri Sorensen Suggested |
Casey Over There by Staton Rabin and illustrated by Greg Shed Recommended Out of Print
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Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and illustrated by Ted Rand Highly Recommended |
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The Last Brother by Trinka Hakes Noble and illustrated by Robert Papp Suggested |
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America's White Table by Margot Theis Raven and illustrated by Mike Benny Recommended |
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They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne F. Rockwell and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler Suggested |
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H Is for Honor by Devin Scillian and illustrated by Victor Juhasz Recommended |
All Those Secrets of the World by Jane Yolen Highly Recommended Out of Print
Independent Reader
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Turn Homeward Hannalee by Patricia Beatty Suggested |
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House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert De Jong Suggested |
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Annie Between the States by L.M. Elliott Suggested |
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April Morning by Howard Fast Suggested |
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Bull Run by Paul Fleischman and illustrated by David Frampton Suggested |
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Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes and illustrated by Lynd Ward Recommended |
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Thunder at Gettysburg by Patricia Lee Gauch and illustrated by Stephen Gammell Suggested |
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Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt Suggested |
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Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith Suggested |
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Best Little Stories from World War II by C. Brian Kelley Suggested |
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Best Little Stories of the Blue and Gray by C. Brian Kelley Suggested |
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There Come a Soldier by Peggy Mercer and illustrated by Ron Mazellan Recommended |
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On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck Suggested |
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Magic Treehouse Civil War on Sunday by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Sal Murdocca Suggested |
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Magic Treehouse Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Sal Murdocca Suggested |
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson and illustrated by Donna Diamond Recommended |
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The Perilous Road by William O. Steele and Jean Fritz Suggested |
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Clara Barton Founder of the American Red Cross by Augusta Stevenson Suggested |
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Molly Pitcher Young Patriot by Augusta Stevenson Suggested |
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Mr. Lincoln's Drummer by G. Clifton Wisler Suggested |
Young Adult
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Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose Recommended |
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Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley and Ron Powers Recommended |
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Flyboys by James Bradley Suggested |
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The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill Recommended |
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The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane Recommended |
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Into the Valley by John Hersey and Donald Dickson Recommended |
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Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer Highly Recommended |
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The Longest Winter by Alex Kershaw Suggested |
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Goodbye Darkness by William Manchester Recommended |
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We Were Soldiers Once...and Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway Highly Recommened |
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With the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge Highly Recommended |
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