4.5
The Girl Who Said No to the Nazis
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A true story of incredible courage about how a young student and her friends stood up to fascism in Nazi Germany - part of the True Adventures series
In 1942, a young woman named Sophie Scholl arrives in Munich to begin her studies at university. Reunited with her beloved brother Hans, a medical student, she finds new friends in a group of young Germans united in their passion for jazz music, dancing, art and philosophy - all things that the Nazi regime regards with deep suspicion.
In her lectures, Sophie hears whispers of a mysterious group called The White Rose who dare to defy the Nazis. Incendiary leaflets begin to appear, protesting the betrayals and atrocities of the fascist regime and calling on others to act. At the same time, Sophie discovers that her new friends, including her brother, are united by more than just their love of art and music. Soon, she will become another petal of The White Rose and be drawn into a world of rebellion and subterfuge, compelled to carry out acts of great danger and courage.
In 1942, a young woman named Sophie Scholl arrives in Munich to begin her studies at university. Reunited with her beloved brother Hans, a medical student, she finds new friends in a group of young Germans united in their passion for jazz music, dancing, art and philosophy - all things that the Nazi regime regards with deep suspicion.
In her lectures, Sophie hears whispers of a mysterious group called The White Rose who dare to defy the Nazis. Incendiary leaflets begin to appear, protesting the betrayals and atrocities of the fascist regime and calling on others to act. At the same time, Sophie discovers that her new friends, including her brother, are united by more than just their love of art and music. Soon, she will become another petal of The White Rose and be drawn into a world of rebellion and subterfuge, compelled to carry out acts of great danger and courage.
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4.5
“Thank you so much to Pushkin Press/Pushkin Children’s Books and NetGalley for the ebook to read and review.
When she was only 20 years old, Sophie Scholl courageously joined her brother in the the White Rose, a non-violent Nazi resistance movement in Germany.
So often, we try and shield our children from the mere knowledge and scale of such crimes against humanity. In truth, more often than not, the adults in our communities aren't the ones who resist those atrocities:
They're the ones committing them.
In the 1950s and 60s, many leaders of the US Civil Rights were barely into their twenties. When John Lewis spoke at the 1963 March on Washington, he Lewis was 23 and all only 25, when Alabama State Troopers beat him and fractured his skull on Bloody Sunday in Selma.
In 1943, 23-year-old Mordechai Anielewicz led the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a resistance largely comprised of children, teenagers, and young adults. Like the overwhelming majority of those in the Warsaw Ghetto, he perished at Nazi hands.
In "The Girl Who Said No to the Nazis," Haydn Kaye masterfully recounts Sophie Scholl's courageous stand against the brazen inhumanity of the Nazi regime. Without sacrificing historical accuracy or Scholl's suffering at Nazi hands, Kaye builds an age-appropriate narrative for a younger audience.
I highly recommend this piece. It's a nuanced and haunting recounting of one of the worst horrors this world has ever seen.”
“Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for letting me review this book. Even though the White Rose Society was made up mostly of university students; that didn’t stop them from taking a stand against the injustices they saw happening around them. One person can make a difference. Even whilst being interrogated; they still held firm to their beliefs and didn’t back down in the face of death. Because of their courage and bravery; they are still remembered to this day.”
About Haydn Kaye
Haydn Kaye has loved history since he was very young. His mother helped to spark his interest by telling him what it was like to be a child during World War Two, and ever since then he’s often wondered how he might have acted if he’d lived in Germany under the Nazis. He went on to study history at Oxford University, before teaching and writing about historical subjects ranging from the pyramids to the Olympics, and from Queen Elizabeth I to writer Roald Dahl. His latest books for younger readers have been the life stories of Emmeline Pankhurst and Albert Einstein.
Amerigo Pinelli lives in the heart of the city of Naples, Italy, among narrow streets and old churches. A long time ago, when he was a child, he met a pencil, and from that moment on he started to play, joke, fight, and make peace with it. He studied in the Art School of Naples and the Comic School of his hometown. He thinks making a living from doing the thing he enjoys the most is a great gift and he considers himself very lucky.
Amerigo Pinelli lives in the heart of the city of Naples, Italy, among narrow streets and old churches. A long time ago, when he was a child, he met a pencil, and from that moment on he started to play, joke, fight, and make peace with it. He studied in the Art School of Naples and the Comic School of his hometown. He thinks making a living from doing the thing he enjoys the most is a great gift and he considers himself very lucky.
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