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Un-Forgettable Friday: Hitler Youth, Growing Up In Hitler’s Shadow by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. by Kyle Rush www.flickr.com
*Nonfiction historical young adult book
*Features members of Hitler Youth and their stories
*Rating: Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow is at times gut-wrenching and sad, but Bartoletti does a great job of showing teens (the intended audience) what it was like to [...]

October 17, 2009 in Bartoletti, High School Teachers, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Hitler Youth, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, World War II, writing summaries, young adult nonfiction | No Comments »

Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
Older Middle grade (might even be TWEEN) novel, historical fiction
Eleven-year-old boy as main character
Rating: This book is one of the funniest older middle-grade (or TWEEN) readers I have ever picked up. If you love Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, you’ll love Harris and Me in a different way.
Short, short summary: [...]

March 31, 2009 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Paulsen, Gary
Tags: cousins, farm life, Gary Paulsen, Harris and Me, middle grade novels for boys, tween novels for boys, World War II | 1 Comment »