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Annotated Peace Resource List 72 matches found, viewing page 2 of 4, goto page < 1 2 3 4 > next page Search Again
The Fighting Ground
Avi 1984 157 p. Ages: 11-14
ISBN: 0064401855 | | |
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- During one day in the life of Jonathan, a Revolutionary War 13-year-old, his view of war changes.
Forty-Third War
Moeri, Louise 1989 208 p. Ages: 12-15
ISBN: 0395669553 | | |
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- The unending series of civil wars in Central America are described through the eyes of a 12-year-old's experiences as an unwilling conscript.
Freedom Crossing
Clark, Margaret Goff 1991 Ages: 9-12
ISBN: 0590445693 | | |
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- When Laura Eastman comes home from a vacation with relatives in the South, her loyalties are challenged by abolitionist ideals. Her own father and brother are helping runaway slaves escape. Shows the complexities and dangers of issues during the Civil War. Very engaging for young readers.
Friends and Enemies
Gaeddert, Louann 1999 192 p. Ages: 10-15
ISBN: 0689828225 | | |
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- In Kansas in 1941, America is entering WWII and 14-yr-old Will finds himself alienated from his friend Jim, a Mennonite, who does not believe in fighting for any reason. Gaeddert deftly handles complex issues: What does it mean to be a good Christian? How can harmony exist in a community of people with conflicting beliefs? Is pacifism a viable option in the face of evil? These are questions we need to continue addressing with our children.
The Great War
Lutz, Normal Jean 1998 144 p. Ages: 9-12
ISBN: 1577484118 | | |
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- Fictional account of a Minnesota family of German descent during WWI, when anything German was rejected. Teenager Carl and his family try to figure out how to respond to mistreatment since they are Christians. Carl spends some time in the country where plain Mennonites live and he feels connected. He learns that, since they believe Christians shouldn't go to war, they are mistreated even more than his family. He eventually is able to warn them when drunk men come to do them harm.
Henry's Red Sea
Smucker, Barbara 1955 108 p. Ages: 9-14
ISBN: 0836113721 | | |
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- Stories from the actual experience of refugees from Russia after WWII, full of suspense, involving American soldiers, Russians officers and a midnight train ride.
How the Children Stopped the Wars
Wahl, Jan 1969 95 p. Ages: 7-10
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- A shepherd boy sets out to stop wars and persuades hundreds of children to follow his banner.
How Christians Made Peace With War
Driver, John 1988 94 p. Ages: 10-Adult
ISBN: 0836134613 | | |
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- Follows Christianity from 90AD to 313AD while it opposed war, and what happened then. (Peace & Justice Series #2)
The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559 Mirror Lake Internment Camp
Denenberg, Barry 1999 156 p. Ages: 12-Adult
ISBN: 0590485318 | | |
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- Twelve-year-old Ben Uchida keeps a journal of hisexperiences as a prisoner in a Japanese internment camp in Mirror Lake, CA, during WWII. (My Name Is America series)
Journey Home
Uchida, Yoshcko 1992 128 p. Ages: 9-12
ISBN: 0689716419 | | |
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- During WWII Yuki's family is forced to leave their home in California and enter the concentration camp, Topaz. What will happen then?
Just Peacemaking: Transforming Initiatives for Justice and Peace
Stassen, Glen 1992 292 p. Ages: 18-Adult
ISBN: 0664252982 | | |
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- Stasson interprets and applies the teaching of Jesus to every day life, showing how Jesus’ teachings don't trap people, but rather set them free to break away from the patterns of sin and pain. "He exegetes like a biblical scholar while making applications which only a leading Christian ethicist like he could. Just Peacemaking shows that 'just war theory' can lead to peace while restraining war, and that pacifism is an extremely ACTIVE practice." (Matt Cromwell on Amazon)
Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed: The Story of the Village of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There
Hallie, Philip 1979 300 p. Ages: 13-Adult
ISBN: 0060925175 | | |
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- During the terrible years of WWII, the French village of Le Chambon, led by pastor Andre Trocme, organized tosave thousands of Jews.
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
Winter, Jeanette 2005 26 p. Ages: 4-8
ISBN 0152054456 | | |
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- The invasion of Iraq reached Basra on april 6, 2003. With the help of freinds and neighbors, Alia Muhammed Baker, chief librarian of Basra's Central Library, managed to rescue seventy percent of the library's collection before the library burned nine days later. This is that story with bright acrylic illustrations.
Making War and Making Peace: Why Some Christians Fight and Some Don't
Byler, Dennis 1989 97 p. Ages: 10-15
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- How Christian thought shifted in history to allow for participation in warfare, and what it would look like for Christians to once again use "the full armor of God." (Peace & Justice Series #8)
The Missing Peace: The Search for Nonviolent Alternatives in the United States.
Juhnke, Jim, and Carol Hunter. 2001 322 p. Ages: 18-Adult
ISBN: 1894710134 | | |
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- This book explores costs of war and it’s alternatives and reviews little-known facts about nonviolent examples in U.S. history, such as a plan for independence that would have avoided the Revolutionary War, but that lost by one vote (to avoid aspects that came about anyway, even with the war). The book portrays overlooked "original peacemakers," from Native American traditions; those involved in the anti-slavery movement, Civil War, reconstruction, and women’s rights struggles; as well as efforts during the wars (including the ones "to end all wars" and "to make the world safe for democracy") in the 1900s.
The Moonbridge
Savin, Marcia Ages: 10-14
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- Ruthie is in 5th grade during WWII. Mitzi, a Japanese girl, joins the class, then all of a sudden is taken away to an internment camp. WIll Ruthie be able to stay in touch?
My Brother Sam is Dead
Lincoln, James 1974 216 p. Ages: 9-14
ISBN: 059042792X | | |
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- Set during the American Revolution and based on facts of the time.
Nobody Wants a Nuclear War
Vigna, Judith 1986 40 p. Ages: 5-8
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- When a mother discovers her small daughter and son have built a shelter to protect them from nuclear attack, she explains how grown ups all over the world are working to make the world a safer place.
North to Freedom
Holm, Anne 1963 190 p. Ages: 10-14
ISBN: 0152575537 | | |
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- David, 12, has spent most of his life in an East European prison camp and is now given a chance to escape. He is only told to find his way to Denmark.
Number the Stars
Lowry, Lois 1989 137 p. Ages: 11-14
ISBN: 0440227534 | | |
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- In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, 10-year-old Annemarie learns about courage when she helps shelter her Jewish friend.
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