Voices from the Second World War - ESSENTIAL

Voices from the Second World War: Stories of War as Told to Children of Today by multiple authors.  NON-FICTION Candlewick Press, 2016.  $25.  

Content: Language: PG-13 (13 swears); Mature Content: PG-13; Violence: PG-13 

BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – ESSENTIAL  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE  

Different children throughout Europe and the United States interviewed survivors from World War II.  This book is a compilation of all the interviews and stories that were shared.  A wide range of topics are covered including, but not limited to, the British Home Front, Women at War, Bombing of Germany, the Holocaust and VE Day.  Each interview includes a picture and runs from 1-4 pages in length.  

What a fantastic resource for those studying World War II.  This would work great in a classroom, where the different perspectives could be compared and each student could take a different interview to study.  I enjoyed all the stories shared and I appreciated how many experiences were represented.  The content includes war deaths, digging own graves, bombings, beatings and shootings.  

Reviewer, C. Peterson.