| Description |
1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : late 1942 -- 1932-1938 -- 1939-1942 -- 1942-1943 -- 1943-1944 -- Fall 1944 -- 1944-1945 -- 1945-2019 -- A note on the "Navajos". |
| Indexed In: |
Booklist, 11/15/2019 |
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Horn Book Guide, 4/2020 |
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Kirkus Reviews Starred, 10/15/2019 |
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Publishers Weekly, 11/11/2019 |
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School Library Connection, 1/2020 |
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School Library Journal Starred, 1/2020 |
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Voice of Youth Advocates, 12/2019 |
| Summary |
Explores the true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, following German teenagers like Fritz, Gertrude, and Jean in the 1930s and through World War II as they refused to conform to the Nazi Party and the Hitler Youth. By the end of the war, Jean, Gertrude, and Fritz and others of the Edelweiss Pirates joined in sabotage and armed resistance, risking their lives. |
| Audience |
6.8. |
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7-12. |
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950 Lexile. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS UG 6.8 11.0 507237. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on book record. |
| Subject |
Edelweisspiraten (Resistance groups) -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Germany.
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Holocaust, 1939-1945.
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Teenagers -- Germany -- History.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
True story of the Edelweiss Pirates, teenagers who resisted the Nazis |
| ISBN |
9780525555421 |
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