Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (1947) narrates the brave experiences of its author, a talented Jewish teenager, as she and her family go into hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Tragically, Anne later perished in a German concentration camp.

Authored by James Jones, From Here to Eternity (1951) tells the tale of Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt, a young American soldier who defies the rigid structure of military life in Pearl Harbor during World War II.

The Kindness of Women (1991) by J. G. Ballard continues the narrative begun in Empire of the Sun. This sequel delves into Jim's life in England following the war.

Published in 1958, Night is Elie Wiesel's semi-autobiographical account of a teenager's harrowing experience in a Nazi concentration camp.