Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

1940s and World War II
1940 - 1949

WWII: 1939 – 1945
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The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

The Whalebone Theatre

Joanna Quinn

548 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac

Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two

Joseph Bruchac

5 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

fiction historical young adult emotional informative slow-paced
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking #1

Astrid Lindgren

128 pages • first pub 1945 (editions)

fiction childrens classics adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Leksikon om lys og mørke by Simon Stranger

Leksikon om lys og mørke

Simon Stranger

396 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion

Fannie Flagg

368 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical funny reflective medium-paced
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity #2

Elizabeth Wein

452 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical young adult adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar

The Flight Girls

Noelle Salazar

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

137 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction classics historical middle grade emotional sad fast-paced
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

Sarah's Key

Tatiana de Rosnay

294 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Dinner with Churchill by Robin Hawdon

Dinner with Churchill

Robin Hawdon

292 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction historical