Hitler Youth

Bartoletti, S.C. (2005). Hitler Youth: growing up in Hitler's shadow. New York, NY: Scholastic Nonfiction.
  "This is not a book about Hitler", as stated by Bartoletti in her opening line.  This is a book about the children who grew up in Nazi Germany.  The children who were drawn to an organization that promised games, camping trips, and fun physical activities.  In a time when boys and girls were rarely treated equally, Hitler youth groups encouraged all to join.
  Once the games and camping ended the children had grown into Hitler followers.  Followers who had grown into young adults ready to follow The Nazi way of life without question.  Those who did become disillusioned and spoke out against the atrocities  were often fatally silenced.
  Hitler Youth  makes use of wonder primary sources such as photos and first hand interviews from those who lived the Hitler youth way of life.  The accuracy of the thoughts and experiences of a generation affected by World War I and excited by a charismatic leader will leave readers thinking those lost and those who had to live with the impacts of their decisions long after the last page is turned.