Start with high-confidence 21st century us ya books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The War Outside
Monica Hesse
Under the Blood-red Sun
Graham Salisbury
Eyes of the Emperor
Dash (dogs of World War II)
Kirby Larson
When My Name Was Keoko
Linda Sue Park
Pearl: a Graphic Novel
Sherri L. Smith, Christine Norrie
Beneath the Wide Silk Sky
Emily Inouye Huey
Four-four-two
Dean Hughes
Uncertain Soldier
Karen Bass
