Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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This non-fiction book tells the story of how Hitler created the largest youth group in history. The Hitler Youth started out as a voluntary organization to support Hitler, but over the course of WWII it became a form of youth indoctrination and a small army. This book includes interviews from surviving Hitler Youth members, as well as tells the story of the brave youths that attempted to resist the Nazi movement.


Photo Essay

-very much like a documentary film or issue of National Geographic

-contains a photograph on nearly every page

-personalizes the info making it more emotionally involving and documents the truth of the text with photographs

-is a “junior” coffee table book

-gives an overview of the topic and uses visual representations to supplement our text-based knowledge

Bartoletti, S. (2005). Hitler youth. NY: Scholastic.

 -Ms. J