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Hitler Youth, Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow

Hitler Youth, Growing Up In Hitler's Shadow


by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

In this eye-opening, award-winning history for middle-schoolers, Bartoletti shows the growth of Nazi power and the Hitler Youth movement through profiles of 12 individuals. (GER180, $21.99)

Kid's German Picture Dictionary

Kid's German Picture Dictionary


by Inc. Berlitz International

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

1000 words central to a child's everyday life teach even the youngest readers German. (GER128, $12.95)

When the Wall Came Down, The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Communism

When the Wall Came Down, The Berlin Wall and the Fall of Communism


by Serge Schmemann

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An eyewitness account of the reunification of Germany and collapse of the Eastern Bloc by the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist. Geared for ages 9-12. (GER179, $10.95)

Betsy and the Great World

Betsy and the Great World


by Maud Hart Lovelace

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 321 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS
  • OUT OF PRINT

Irrepressible Betsy Ray -- would-be novelist and romantic idealist with two left feet -- is 21 years old and bound for Europe in this delightful installment in the "Betsy-Tacy" series. (EUR116, $6.95)

The Star of Kazan

The Star of Kazan


by Eva Ibbotson | Kevin Hawkes

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A delightful young adult adventure that twists and turns through fin-de-siecle Vienna. Annika, a foundling taken in by a household of eccentric professors and kind hearted servants, is enchanted by the spectacle of Vienna and the simple pleasures of domestic chores. Her life is turned upside-down when her aristocratic mother unexpectedly reappears in her life and sweeps her off to live in a castle in Germany. (CEU24, $8.99)

The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm

The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm


by Lore Segal | Maurice Sendak

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES
  • FAMILY

A new edition of a revered classic (hard-bound with dust jacket and built-in bookmark), distinguished by the choice of tales, sharp translation and, of course, Sendak's haunting illustrations. (GER144, $28.00)

 

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