Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow

Hitler Youth: Growing up in Hitler's Shadow

Author	Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Language	English
Genre	Nonfiction
Publisher	Scholastic Nonfiction
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]

Members featured

The twelve former Hitler Youth members mainly featured in this book are:

• Alfons Heck
• Helmuth Günther Guddat Hübener
• Dagobert "Bert" Lewyn
• Melita Maschmann
• Henry Friedrich Carl Metelmann
• Herbert Norkus
• Karl-Heinz Schnibbe
• Elisabeth Vetter
• Rudolf "Rudi" Gustav Wobbe
• Inge Scholl
• Hans Fritz Scholl
• Sophie Magdalena Scholl

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

1. "Some top 2006 awards conferred". The Christian Science Monitor . January 31, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
2. "The Boy Who Dared". Scholastic.com . Retrieved February 2, 2015.
3. "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.
4. Rochman, Hazel (February 15, 2007). Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow . Retrieved 2021-09-19– via Booklist.
5. Newbery Honor Books: 2006. January 23, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19– via Booklist.
6. "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
7. Sibert Honor Books: 2006. January 22, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19– via Booklist.
8. "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. October 19, 2009. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
9. Notable Children's Books: 2006. March 1, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19– via Booklist.
10. Best Books for Young Adults: 2006. March 1, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19– via Booklist.
11. "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. March 28, 2010. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
12. Top of the List: 2005. January 1, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19– via Booklist.
13. "2005 booklist's top of the list | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. October 4, 2009. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
14. Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2005. January 1, 2006. Retrieved 2021-09-19– via Booklist.

See also

• Children's literature portal