Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by booklistqueen

World War I Book
Pick out a book that is set during the First World War. It's so much messier than WWII, but it's still such an important historical event.
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Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale by Nathan Hale

Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4

Nathan Hale

124 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction graphic novel history middle grade informative medium-paced
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by Hester Fox

The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

Hester Fox

331 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction historical mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore

15 hours, 53 minutes • audio • 2016

nonfiction biography history science emotional informative sad medium-paced
Sergeant Stubby: How a Stray Dog and His Best Friend Helped Win World War I and Stole the Heart of a Nation by Ann Bausum

Sergeant Stubby: How a Stray Dog and His Best Friend Helped Win World War I and Stole the Heart of a Nation

Ann Bausum

240 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction biography history emotional slow-paced
The Shadow of Water by Jacquelyn Benson

The Shadow of Water

The London Charismatics #2

Jacquelyn Benson

390 pages • digital • 2021

fiction fantasy historical mystery adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The War Bride by Pamela Hart

The War Bride

Pamela Hart

368 pages • 2016

fiction historical romance emotional reflective slow-paced
The Witch's Lens by Luanne G. Smith

The Witch's Lens

The Order of the Seven Stars #1

Luanne G. Smith

255 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • paperback • 1943

fiction classics literary young adult emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
A Bitter Truth by Charles Todd

A Bitter Truth

Bess Crawford #3

Charles Todd

352 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction historical mystery mysterious slow-paced
As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner

As Bright as Heaven

Susan Meissner

400 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced