Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Adolf Hitler not only saw youth as Germany’s future but knew they could play... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2005
Word Count 31,785
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1050L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 87191, 6.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- 20th century
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--Juvenile literature
- Hitler-Jugend
- Hitler-Jugend--Juvenile literature
- National socialism and youth--Juvenile literature
- Jewish children in the Holocaust
- Jewish youth
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Juvenile literature
- History
- Germany
- National socialism and youth
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Europe
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Jewish youth--Germany--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Nonfiction, 9-10
- World War II, 6-12
- Holocaust Literature
- World History
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 2
Interview with Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Interview with Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from Susan Lynch
Created by Susan Lynch
Lesson Plan from Anna Burbridge
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Kathrin Kana
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Awards & Distinctions 8
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2022
Honor, 2006
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2006
John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Honor, 2006
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2022
Selection, 2006
Horn Book Fanfare, 2001 - 2021
Selection, 2005
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2005
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