Resistance

Rebecca Donner All the Frequent  Troubles of Our times 

Adult 

 

An informative text about the German resistance. It provides references to and examples of archival material.   

Morris Gleitzman Now 

late Key Stage 2 /  early  Key Stage 3



Now is the third in a series of children's novels about Felix, a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust, from Australian author Morris Gleitzman

Morris Gleitzman After 

late Key Stage 2 /  early  Key Stage 3 

 

After is the fourth in a series of children's novels about Felix, a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust, from Australian author Morris Gleitzman - author of Bumface and Two Weeks with the Queen. This story takes place in the last few weeks of World War II.   

 

Morris Gleitzman Soon 

late Key Stage 2 /  early  Key Stage 3 

 

The Second World War has officially ended, but the streets are still a battleground - for food, for shelter, for protection . . .
Felix is in hiding to stay safe, but finds he has been left holding the baby - literally. An orphaned infant has been left in his care and he will do everything he can to protect the child, in the way a few incredible people did for him during the Holocaust.

Morris Gleitzman Then  

late Key Stage 2 /  early  Key Stage 3 

 Then is the second in a series of children's novels about Felix, a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust, from Australian author Morris Gleitzman.

Fredrik Nath  Francesca Pascal  

Adult / new adult 

Inspired by a true story, Francesca Pascal is a compelling World War II adventure from the bestselling author of Farewell Bergerac, The Cyclist and Galdir: A Slave's Tale.
The Cyclist was the Historical Novels Society editor's choice; and Galdir is "highly commended" by the Yeovil Literary Prize.

Read an interview with the author here.  

 

Helena P. Schrader An Obsolete Honor  

Adult 

Various character resist the Nazi regime, some more subtly than others. There is areference here to th te Valkyrie Plan. 

 

Robin Scott-Elliot Hide and Seek 

Teen, YA 

  

The story of a young Jewish girl who works for the Resistance, the SOE (Special Operations Executive) and who helps rescue children form a Jewish orphanage.