Books like Soldier boy by Keely Hutton

During World War II, a foster girl in Nazi Germany steals books to share with neighbors and a hidden Jewish man, proving literature’s power to nourish the soul amid darkness.

In 1943 Copenhagen, ten‑year‑old Annemarie Johansen helps her Jewish friend Ellen Rosen escape Nazi persecution, learning courage and resilience while navigating war‑time hardships.

A 1930s wartime tale of a blind French girl and a German boy whose lives intersect in occupied France, weaving themes of survival, friendship, and the moral choices people make amid World War II.

A collection of linked short stories that follows a platoon of American soldiers and their experiences, thoughts, and burdens during the Vietnam War.

A nine‑year‑old girl named Ada escapes her abusive home amid World War II, joining her brother in London’s evacuation; she learns to ride a pony, reads, and finds a new family with Susan Smith while watching for German spies.

In 1941 Lithuania, fifteen‑year‑old Lina and her family are deported by the Soviets to a Siberian labor camp; through art and resilience they endure brutal conditions and strive to survive the long journey ahead.

A horse on the front lines of World War I bears witness to the brutal reality of trench warfare from both sides, revealing the stark human-animal bond in conflict.

A 1943 British fighter pilot crash-lands in Nazi‑occupied France and recounts her daring escape, espionage, and friendship to a young French woman while concealing her true mission.

Thomas, a fourteen‑year‑old boy from a single‑parent family, enlists in the British Army during World War I to prove himself, support his brother, and win back his childhood love, Molly.

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After graduating high school in Harlem, 17‑year‑old Richie Perry joins the Army in 1967, only to confront the hardships of a year spent fighting in Vietnam.

Young Samuel, 13, lives in a remote frontier colony and must trek into enemy-held New York City to rescue his kidnapped parents during the early American Revolution.

A true story of a girl bear named Winnie, rescued by a World War I veterinarian, journeying from Canada to England and the London Zoo, where she befriended Christopher Robin and inspired the famous Winnie‑the‑Pooh.

Cambodian child soldier recounts his survival against the Khmer Rouge regime.

A coming‑of‑age story about fifteen‑year‑old Charley, whose eagerness to enlist turns into a stark realization of the physical horrors and mental toll of the Civil War.

A young Roman army medical officer arrives in Britain during the decline of Roman control, where he befriends a relative and together they find themselves embroiled in intrigue, exile, and covert actions with the elusive Lost Ninth Legion.

A young Saxon thane, Wulf, and his best friend Beorn wage daring battles for their king, seizing castles, rescuing shipwrecked sailors, repelling Viking raiders, and confronting the Battle of Hastings in 11th‑century Britain.

A vivid, child‑friendly retelling of Civil War drummer boy John Lincoln Clem, who fled Ohio to serve, captured in 1863, held briefly at Andersonville, and later exchanged.

Rudi, drafted into the U.S. Marines for the Vietnam War, navigates combat and loyalty while his three closest friends struggle behind the front lines; letters between them reveal how he transforms into a soldier who follows orders no matter the cost.

Seventeen‑year‑old Danny Watts discovers his grandfather, a former SAS explosives expert and traitor, is alive and under an assumed name in the UK. He sets out on a revenge‑driven quest that leads both men on a hostile run from those who want them dead.

When the Soviet Union invades its tiny neighbor Finland in November 1939, Marko volunteers to help the war effort. Even though his leg was weakened by polio, he can ski well, and he becomes a messenger on the front line, skiing in white camouflage through the forests at night. The dark forest is terrifying, and so are the odds against the Finns: the Russians have 4 times as many soldiers and 30 times as many planes. They have 3000 tanks, while the Finns have 30. But a tank is no help in the snowy forest--a boy on skis is. And the Russians don't know winter the way the Finns do, or what tough guerrilla warriors the Finns are. Marko teams up with another messenger, Karl. Gradually Marko learns that Karl's whole family was killed by the Russians. And Karl has a secret--he's really Kaari, a girl who joined up to get revenge for her family's deaths.From the Hardcover edition.

A handsome poet in seventeenth-century France falls in love with a beautiful cousin but struggles to make his feelings known due to his physical appearance.