Hitler Youth

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

This non-fiction book is not written to tell about Hitler, but rather the thousands, upon thousands, of youth that followed him.  It features stories from former Hitler Youth members and others who resisted the Nazis.  The plot begins at the beginning of the movement and makes its way to the end.  Along the way, these young people are shaped and brainwashed to serve Hitler at all costs, including mass murder.  The author uses photographs, from that time period, with extensive captions telling the truths about this time period.  The use of voice can be heard from people who lived and endured all of the pain. The beginning of the book gives you a glimpse into the lives of the featured youth and the end tells you what became of the youth in the book.  The photographs are powerful in the fact that they put faces to names of people who lived through this horrific war on life.