Hello I'm looking for books originally published between 1900 - 1989 which has a child as the main protagonist (and preferably narrator, but doesn't matter).
I'm looking for something to compare with "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer for my AS Lit coursework next year. To give you some ideas, the book is mainly in the POV of a child who loses his father in 9/11. It deals with him finding a key that belonged to his father and searching the 162 million locks of new york to find what it opens. Obviously the main themes are death and trauma, with paralells between his and his grandmother's story. Something about losing a friend/family member in a war or other terrorist attack would be perfect.
Thanks ever so much. And if you have any other ideas for a comparison coursework between two novels (one must be post-1990, one must be pre-1990 & post-1900) then please let me know! I'm just trying to fill my brain with books over this summer!