Faces of Courage: Young Heroes of World War II - Softcover

Rogow, Sally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894694201 ISBN 13: 9781894694209

Publisher: Granville Island Pub, 2003

Synopsis

Faces of Courage: Young Heroes of World War II is an inspiring compilation of twelve stories of courageous teenagers from all across Europe who resisted the Nazis.

There is Kirsten, a Danish girl who helped save a group of Jewish children from the Nazis. Jacob, a young Pole, survived the Holocaust by concealing his Jewish identity and working in a German armament factory. Jacques Lusseyran, a blind French boy, organized a student resistance group called the Volunteers of Liberty. The Edelweiss Pirates were a group of German teenagers who opposed The Hitler Youth and aided homeless runaways from reform schools and labor camps.

All of these young people displayed enormous courage in the face of adversity and risked their lives to stand up for what they believed in.

About this title

About the Author:

Sally Rogow has a keen interest in stories of heroism. Her experience working with children with disabilities gave her many opportunities to witness the courage of young people facing adversity. She has written books and articles on language development, literacy, play and social development as well as books for children and adolescents, such as "Lillian Wald: The Nurse In Blue" and "Rosa Minoka Hill, Native Woman Physician." Sally has a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, an M.A. from Columbia University, an M.A. from Michigan State and an Ed.D. from the University of British Columbia. She is a native of New York, but now makes her home in Vancouver, B.C.

From Booklist:

Gr. 5-9. These 12 fictionalized accounts of teenage rescuers, resistance fighters, and survivors under Nazi occupation in Europe are based on true accounts of young people who fought back, not only Jews this time but also others whose stories are not often told, including descriptions of German Edelweiss Pirates who resisted Hitler, young Mormons in Hamburg, and a teenage girl in the Greek resistance. There are also several stories of disabled individuals: some escaped, many were murdered, and some, including a blind leader in the French Resistance, rescued others. Rogow supplies a brief bibliography of sources on which the stories are based, but the blurring of fact and fiction doesn't always work, especially when the author imagines inner experience ("Despair welled up inside her. . . . He could see the sorrow in her eyes"). The personal histories are the drama here. Rogow never denies the history of the millions who did not survive as she brings readers close to the astonishing individual stories of young people who made a difference. Many readers will want to go on from here to find out more. Hazel Rochman
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About this edition

• Publisher: Granville Island Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1894694201
• ISBN 13: 9781894694209
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162