Category Archive for "History"



History & Memoir & Newbery Honor & Non-fiction & Siegal, Aranka & World War II & Young Adult rpikk on 10 Feb 2008

Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944 by Aranka Siegal

SieUpon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood in Hungary 1939-1944gal writes powerfully of her experiences as a Jewish child in Hungary as Hitler came to power. The horror of the Nazi regime, and the power of love and family come to life.

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Bartoletti, Susan Campbell & History & Non-fiction rpikk on 02 Mar 2006

Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow

Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler\'s Shadow12 young people’s stories are intertwined in this overview of the Hitler Youth. Hitler’s skill in manipulating teenagers and their parents is chilling, as are the atrocities that “children” were willing to commit. These atrocities stand in sharp contrast to the acts of heroism and bravery, also commited by teenagers who had everything to lose. My one complaint about the book is that with 12 different stories being told simultaneously, it is difficult to keep everyone straight.

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