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Hitler Youth: Growing up in
Hitler's Shadow Susan Campbell Bartoletti Scholastic, Inc. © 2005 |
I think that Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti was an extremely good book. The Hitler Youth was somewhat like boy and girl scouts except that all kids learned were things about war and how to be a good soldier. According to what age you were, kids learned different things like how to ride motorcycles, shoot guns, throw grenades, dig trenches, and fly airplanes. Personally, I think the youth got out of hand. There were kids so dedicated to the program that, even if one of their parents said something bad about Hitler, their children would turn them in and the parents would either be sent to jail or even get the death penalty. Some parts of this book were kind of weird, like right at the beginning this kid who was in the Youth was killed. But, besides that and some other awkward thinks, this book was really educational and exciting. Also, I liked the book because it told a lot of cool stories about kids who rise up and go against the Nazis and try to convince others to do the same. Overall, this is a very great book and it is worth getting. Not only is it educational and action packed but it has a nice hard and nice looking cover. Hitler Youth was a very good book and I am glad I took the time to read and you should read it too.
~ Joe Carothers, grade 8, Boardman Center Middle School