Resistance

1930 – 1945

During World War II, resistance movements across Europe fought Nazi occupation through sabotage, espionage, and uprisings. Groups like the French Resistance and Jewish resistance efforts challenged Nazi control at great personal risk.

Picture books

The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark

WWII legend about Danish protection of their Jewish population

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Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue

True story of a French nun who helped Jewish children escape Paris

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Chapter books and novels

Making Bombs for Hitler

Story of a Ukrainian girl sabotaging Nazi bombs

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Shadow on the Mountain

Story of a Norwegian boy resisting Nazi rule

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Catherine’s War

Graphic novel about a Jewish French girl hiding under a fake name

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Hunger Winter

Story of a boy helping his family survive the Dutch famine

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Resistance

Story of a Jewish Polish girl who joins a resistance cell

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Non-fiction books

We Will Not Be Silent

True story of former Hitler Youth members who resisted the Nazi government within Germany

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Courage & Defiance

Stories of Danish resistance fighters

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Vive la France

Introduction to life in Nazi-occupied France and the French resistance movement

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Women Heroes of World War II

Stories of 32 resistance fighters during WWII

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Beyond Courage

Powerful stories of Jewish resistance in the Nazi era

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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler

Award-winning true story of the boys who sparked the Danish resistance

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