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Gr 6–8—Though the story of the White Rose student resistance in Nazi Germany has been told elsewhere, Freedman's focus on the youth of the participants will resonate with readers. Hans Scholl, a free-spirited teen who became disillusioned by the enforced conformity of his Hitler Youth group, joined a banned rival group that discussed forbidden books, and there were no uniforms or marching. Younger sister Sophie got in trouble for reading a book by a Jewish...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Freedman's latest photohistory is an excellent overview of the White Rose resistance movement, a group of university students who, beginning in June 1942 in Munich, Germany, risked their lives to write and distribute leaflets denouncing the Nazi regime. Focusing mainly on siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, Freedman cogently describes Hitler's increasing repressiveness; the Scholl family's growing alienation from Nazism; the forming of the White Rose r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Freedman's latest photohistory is an excellent overview of the White Rose resistance movement, a group of university students who, beg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More