Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow
Author | Susan Campbell Bartoletti |
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Language | English |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Publisher | |
Publication date | April 1, 2005 |
ISBN | 9780439353793 |
Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler's Shadow is a non-fiction children's book written by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, and published in 2005. It received the Newbery Honor medal in 2006.[1]
The book is a study of the Hitler Youth, a paramilitary organization of children and young people dedicated to furthering the aims of the Third Reich, and was organized around interviews with 12 former members and their experiences in the organization.
One episode of the book is fleshed out into her novel The Boy Who Dared, about Helmuth Hübener, the youngest person to be sentenced to death by the Nazis during World War II.[2]
Reception[]
Hitler Youth received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly[3] and Booklist.[4] The book also received the following accolades:
- Newbery Medal Nominee (2006)[5][6]
- Sibert Medal Nominee (2006)[7][8]
- NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book (2006)
- Notable Children's Books (2006)[9]
- American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults (2006)[10][11]
- Booklist's Top of the List (2005)[12][13]
- Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth (2005)[14]
References[]
- ^ "Some top 2006 awards conferred". The Christian Science Monitor. January 31, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ "The Boy Who Dared". Scholastic.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Author". Publishers Weekly. 2005-05-23. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Rochman, Hazel (February 15, 2007). "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow". Booklist. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Newbery Honor Books: 2006". Booklist. January 23, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sibert Honor Books: 2006". Booklist. January 22, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. October 19, 2009. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Notable Children's Books: 2006". Booklist. March 1, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Best Books for Young Adults: 2006". Booklist. March 1, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. March 28, 2010. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Top of the List: 2005". Booklist. January 1, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2005 booklist's top of the list | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. October 4, 2009. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2005". Booklist. January 1, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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Categories:
- Newbery Honor-winning works
- Hitler Youth
- 2005 children's books
- Children's history books
- American children's books
- History books about Nazi Germany
- Children's book stubs
- History book stubs
- German history book stubs
- Nazi Germany stubs
- Europe political book stubs