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75 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 Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust Ruelle, Karen Gray 2009 40 p. Ages: 8-13 |
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- Result of research into the role of Muslims in Paris, under the Vichy government, who provided sanctuary for those opposing Hitler’s forces and being sought they them. Soft oil paintings accompany the text, which is fairly detailed, so most suitable for older children. Provides new information on rescue activities during this time by Muslims.
| 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: The New Paradigm for the Ethics of Peace and War (3rd ed.) Stassen, Glen 2008 224 p. Ages: 18-Adult ISBN: 082981793X |
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- Just Peacemaking is the product of 23 scholars across various denominations who have collaborated annually since 1992 to specify the 10 practical steps and develop the undergirding principles of this critical approach:
1. Support nonviolent direct action
2. Take independent initiatives to reduce threat
3. Use cooperative conflict resolution
4. Acknowledge responsibility for conflict and injustice and seek repentance and forgiveness
5. Advanced democracy, human rights, and religious liberty
6. Foster just and sustainable economic development
7. Work with emerging cooperative forces in the international system
8. Strengthen the United Nations and international efforts for cooperation and human rights
9. Reduce offensive weapons and weapons trade
10. Encourage grassroots peacemaking groups and voluntary associations
Originally published in 1998 and revised in 2004, this new 2008 edition contains a new introduction and conclusion, as well as updated contents.
| 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 Moon Bridge 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.
| 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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