Books about France/WWII for pre-teens

When I was in the sixth grade in school, I read the book "We were there at the Normandy Invasion", published in the early 1960s. Those "We were there .." books were written for boys and girls. A school Library might have that book. And, any of the Asterix books are fun. Asterix is a fictional cahracter who lived in Gaul in France during the ancient Roman occupation. Those books have hilarious cartoons. They were printed in the French language, and translated into English. And the Asterix theme park, located near the Charles Degaul airport, is a good place for young people to learn about the history of FRANCE. I do not know that park's schedule in the winter.

Hi Jan,

Look for Twenty and ten by Claire Bishop. Children at a Catholic school help hide some Jewish children. I remember reading that one as a child.

Though not France, I remember really liking a couple of books set in a Scandinavian country during WW2. Possibly one was Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan (published again recently, but I have not read it to see if it is the one in my memory).

Searching Amazon for these titles I saw some others that I have seen at the library, but I have not read them myself to offer any information. So whether you check the book store or library, you should find more possibilities. Cheers.

My 11 yr old liked "Hiding Edith" by Kathy Kacer, it is a remarkable true story of a young jewish girl who is hidden from the Nazis in a small French village. The whole village is aware that some of the children in the village boarding school are Jewish, but they all conspire to hide them anyways..
Edith survives the war to tell her story, which involves fleeing from their home in Vienna, attending the French school, and hiding in the countryside from the Nazis..

Google it,, it is meant for 9-11 yr olds, and it is gently done, but does touch on the fear and horrors without horrible shocking for young readers. My dd loved it enough to ask to go to the Shoah( Holocaust) Museum in Paris,, which she also enjoyed.

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry takes place mainly in Denmark during WWII and Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff takes place in the U.S. during WWII, but both are very popular with girls in that age group.

Thanks so much to everyone who responded! I really appreciate your guidance.

You might also tell her the remarkable story of Susan Heald Hibbert, witness to the surrender, who died on February 2nd.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/4682450/Susan-Hibbert.html