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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Well-Written Holocaust Books
953 books — 3,154 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrAtonement by Ian McEwan
World War II Fiction
1,510 books — 2,308 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
WWII Historic Fiction
1,541 books — 1,677 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakBeneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. SullivanLilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Best WWII Historical Fiction
594 books — 705 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Winds of War by Herman WoukThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
426 books — 471 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
899 books — 452 voters

May 1940 by Michael E WillsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankDaughter's War Understanding the History Better by Manjunath MullangiThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
WW2: Many Perspectives
542 books — 273 voters
The Duke of Windsor Conspiracy by David PhilipsThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrBeneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. SullivanThe Alice Network by Kate Quinn
WW2: The Resistance - Fiction & Non-Fiction
420 books — 269 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Fiction Set During WWII
492 books — 263 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Constant Princess by Philippa GregoryThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryNefertiti by Michelle Moran
Royal Fiction
532 books — 245 voters

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterThe Great Weather Diviner by Rob LongIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
All Creatures Great and Small
1,396 books — 240 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrBand of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
World War 2 books
393 books — 210 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakFatherland by Robert HarrisThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Nazi Germany in fiction
130 books — 161 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCode Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinBetween Shades of Gray by Ruta SepetysRose Under Fire by Elizabeth WeinSalt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
YA Fiction set in the 1940s
252 books — 149 voters

A Town Like Alice by Nevil ShuteThe Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanPicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
509 books — 133 voters
Johann Sebastian Bach by Christoph WolffLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Every Man, Woman and Child
1,753 books — 117 voters

Johann Sebastian Bach by Christoph WolffHidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyA Guide to Running Your First Marathon by Doug LimbrickKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
Non-Fiction read in 2017
487 books — 112 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Help by Kathryn StockettTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Domestic Service - Help Wanted!
230 books — 108 voters

Towards Blue Skies by Adele Minnar Towards Blue S...Blackout by Connie WillisThe Raiders and the Cross by Patrick LarsimontAll Clear by Connie WillisThe English Agent by Clare Harvey
The Blitz: Fiction & Non-Fiction
198 books — 102 voters
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssThe Last Chance by Cheryl ThomasPandora by Joshua Grant
Fictitious Shipwrecks
171 books — 86 voters

Black Hawk Down by Mark BowdenA Higher Call by Adam MakosMasters of the Air by Donald L. MillerStuka Pilot by Hans-Ulrich RudelChickenhawk by Robert Mason
Nonfiction Military Aviation
223 books — 85 voters
The Collector of Burned Books by Roseanna M. WhiteA Distant Melody by Sarah SundinBlue Skies Tomorrow by Sarah SundinWith Every Letter by Sarah SundinA Memory Between Us by Sarah Sundin
WW2 - Based Love Stories
86 books — 85 voters

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneA Separate Peace by John KnowlesThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Ride by Kostya Kennedy
Authors With A Last Name Starting With "K"
707 books — 65 voters
Insight Out by Vann Joines PH DViva Lofton by Lonnie LazarTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Godfather by Mario PuzoThe Shining by Stephen King
Father
146 books — 65 voters

The Trigger by Tim ButcherCase Closed by Gerald PosnerDestiny of the Republic by Candice MillardHellhound on His Trail by Hampton SidesI Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Assassination
167 books — 58 voters
Bombing Chicago by Jerry JohnsonCRUISE by Jerry JohnsonSEVEN by Jerry JohnsonSix by Jerry JohnsonOne Heartbeat by Jerry Johnson
Just Between You and Me
289 books — 54 voters

Suite Française by Irène NémirovskyAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrNight Soldiers by Alan FurstThe French Baker's War by Michael WhatlingMarcel's Letters by Carolyn Porter
Domestic France in WWII
96 books — 51 voters
Captain America by Ed BrubakerCaptain America by Ed BrubakerThe Death of Captain America, Vol. 1 by Ed BrubakerCivil War by Ed BrubakerThe Death of Captain America, Vol. 2 by Ed Brubaker
Best of Captain America
130 books — 46 voters

The Alice Network by Kate QuinnLilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyThe Things We Cannot Say by Kelly RimmerThe Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather MorrisLost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
wartime women looking away
165 books — 42 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettI Capture the Castle by Dodie SmithThe Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Help by Kathryn StockettJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
What took me so long?
127 books — 37 voters

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