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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile materials Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Susan Campbell Bartoletti |
| ISBN: | 0439353793 9780439353793 |
| OCLC Number: | 55682369 |
| Awards: | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2006. Newbery Honor Book, 2006. |
| Description: | 176 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | The bloody handprint: The murder of Herbert Norkus -- "For the flag we are ready to die": Hitler's rise to power -- "The brown pest": Organizing the Hitler youth -- "Where one burns books": A Nazi education -- "This thing about the Jews": Nazi persecution of the Jews -- "Muscle-tearing hard work": Preparing for war -- "Body and soul": The German war machine -- "Serving a mass murderer": The Holocaust begins -- "Long live freedom!": Hitler youth and resistance -- "Fanatical fighters": Hitler's boy soldiers, 1943-1945 -- "I could not help but cry." -- Conclusion -- Time line of the Hitler youth -- Author's note -- About the photographs -- Quote sources -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Susan Campbell Bartoletti. |
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"Bartoletti (Kids on Strike!) offers a unique and riveting perspective on WWII by focusing on the young people who followed Hitler from 1933-1945....Bartoletti's portrait of individuals within the Hitler Youth who failed to realize that they served "a mass murderer" is convincing, and while it does not excuse the atrocities, it certainly will allow readers to comprehend the circumstances that led to the formation of Hitler's youngest zealots."<br>--Publishers Weekly, May 23, 2005<br>*starred review* <br>"Case studies of actual participants root the work in specifics, and clear prose, thorough documentation and an attractive format with well-chosen archival photographs make this nonfiction writing at its best....Superb." <br>--Kirkus Reviews, April 1st, 2005<br>*starred review* <br>"Hitler's plans for the future of Germany relied significantly on its young people, and this excellent history shows how he attempted to carry out his mission with the establishment of the Hitler Youth....Bartoletti lets many of the subjects' words, emotions, and deeds speak for themselves, bringing them together clearly to tell this story unlike anyone else has."<br>--School Library Journal, June 2005<br>*starred review* <br>The handsome book design, with stirring black-and-white historical photos on every double-page spread, will bring in readers and help spark deep discussion..."<br>--Booklist, April 15th, 2005<br>*starred review* <br>"With clarity and apt quotation (scrupulously sourced), Bartoletti takes readers from the prewar beginnings of Hitler Youth, through its significant role in gaining Hitler the government, to its ultimate position as a feeder for the German war machine....The power of the account is matched by the many period candid and propaganda photographs, well-married to the text by strong captions and placement and an unobtrusive but period-evocative Art Deco page design."<br>--The Horn Book, May / June 2005<br>*starred review* <br>"This solid offeringp Read more...
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