Kids Celebrating National Veterans and Military Families Month!

Updated October 24, 2025
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Truce the day the soldiers stopped fighting
Murphy, Jim, 1947-
Paper Book
Two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy writes a stunning nonfiction masterpiece about a Christmas miracle on the Western Front during World War I.On July 29th 1914, the world's peace was shattered as the artillery of the Austria-Hungary Empire began shelling the troops of the country to...
I'll pass for your comrade women soldiers in the Civil War
Silvey, Anita.
Paper Book
The Civil War has been studied, written about, even sun about for generations. Most people know that it was a conflict between North and South, Unionists and rebels, blue and gray. We recognize the names of Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee. Many people know about Clara Barton,...
Choosing courage : inspiring true stories of what it means to be a hero /
Collier, Peter
Paper Book
Riveting real-life accounts of heroism from Medal of Honor recipients, including Clinton Romesha (author of Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor) and exceptional civilians like schoolteacher Jencie Fagan How does an ordinary person become a hero?...
Shooting at the stars the Christmas truce of 1914
Hendrix, John, 1976- author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Discover the incredible true story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 in this award-winning picture book from author and illustrator John Hendrix.   Shooting at the Stars is the moving story of a young British soldier on the front lines during World War...
Finding Winnie : the true story of the world's most famous bear /
Mattick, Lindsay
Paper Book
The remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh During World War I, Captain Harry Colebourn, a Canadian veterinarian on his way to serve with cavalry units in Europe, rescued a bear cub in White River, Ontario. He named the bear Winnie, after his hometown of...
Dogs of war. [graphic novel]
Keenan, Sheila
Paper Book
Sheila Keenan's captivating stories paired with Nathan Fox's stunning art bring the heroic military actions of man's best friend to life!Some war heroes heard wind whistling over a hidden trip wire.Some war heroes sniffed out a sniper 1,000 yards away.Some war heroes stood tall . . . on four legs...
The Saturday boy
Fleming, David, 1971-
Paper Book
If there's one thing I've learned from comic books, it's that everybody has a weakness--something that can totally ruin their day without fail. For the wolfman it's a silver bullet. For Superman it's Kryptonite. For me it was a letter. With one letter, my dad was...

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