Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis

The true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, working-class teenagers who fought the Nazis by whatever means they...
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Author: K. R. Gaddy
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Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis by Gaddy, K. R.

Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis

BD$28.61

Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis

BD$28.61
Author: K. R. Gaddy
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, working-class teenagers who fought the Nazis by whatever means they could.

Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean were classic outsiders: their clothes were different, their music was rebellious, and they weren't afraid to fight. But they were also Germans living under Hitler, and any nonconformity could get them arrested or worse. As children in 1933, they saw their world change. Their earliest memories were of the Nazi rise to power and of their parents fighting Brownshirts in the streets, being sent to prison, or just disappearing.

As Hitler's grip tightened, these three found themselves trapped in a nation whose government contradicted everything they believed in. And by the time they were teenagers, the Nazis expected them to be part of the war machine. Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean and hundreds like them said no. They grew bolder, painting anti-Nazi graffiti, distributing anti-war leaflets, and helping those persecuted by the Nazis. Their actions were always dangerous. The Gestapo pursued and arrested hundreds of Edelweiss Pirates. In World War II's desperate final year, some Pirates joined in sabotage and armed resistance, risking the Third Reich's ultimate punishment. This is their story.

Author: K. R. Gaddy
Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/07/2020
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780525555414
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.8
Point Value: 11
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 507237 / Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2019 pg. 113
Publishers Weekly 11/11/2019
Booklist 11/15/2019 pg. 40
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2019 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 98
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2020 pg. 102
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
K. R. Gaddy is a freelance writer and historian. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Bitch Magazine, Narratively, Proximity, Atlas Obscura, and OZY, among other publications. She received a Robert W. Deutsch Foundation Rubys Artist Grant for her writing and research.

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