Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow. New York: Scholastic, 2005.

Could you imagine being a teenager during Hitler’s term in office? Did you know that German teenagers where required to become a part of Hitler Youth by the year 1939? Using a wide range of resources like diaries and letters, Bartoletti will share stories of teenagers who were a part of Hitler’s Youth and what their life was like through the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. From experiences like wrecking Jewish homes to Herbert Norkus being killed on a public street, readers will be amazed with the lives these children lived. The black and white historical pictures provided will also help readers visualize what life was like during Hitler’s reign. This book is a great addition to classrooms all over who are studying the Holocaust, and will help students understand what it was like for children their own age.