I Am Defiance: A Novel of WWII

Author

Jenni L Walsh

Publication Date

February 02, 2021

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 6^th − 8^th

Language

English

Hardcover

Only 5 copies currently available

Description

Jenni L. Walsh delivers a gripping story about a real-life youth resistance group in World War II Germany, and about the power of thinking for yourself in the fight against hatred.

Brigitte tries not to ask questions. They don't seem very welcome at her League of German Girls meetings, where she and her friends learn about their duties to Hitler's war effort.

But she can't help asking questions when a mysterious pamphlet appears in her mailbox: a pamphlet full of words like resistance and freedom, from a group that calls itself the White Rose. Brigitte's father and older sister, Angelika, seem to agree with the forbidden papers -- an opinion that is dangerous even to whisper at home. And when Angelika becomes involved with secret resistance efforts, Brigitte's questions only bloom.

Could Angelika be connected to the White Rose? Is Brigitte's family in danger of being arrested? And if she chooses a side, will Brigitte be able to take a stand?

Publication date

February 02, 2021

Genre

Fiction

ISBN-13

9781338630763

Publisher

Scholastic Press

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

History
World War, 1939-1945
Historical fiction
Germany
1933-1945
Underground movements
Munich (Germany)
Weisse Rose (Resistance group)
Bund Deutscher Meadel
White Rose (Resistance group)

Jenni L Walsh

Jenni L. Walsh's passion lies in transporting readers to another world, be it in historical or contemporary settings. She is a proud graduate of Villanova University, and lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with her husband, daughter, son, and newfypoo. She also writes historical fiction for adults and children. Learn more about Jenni and her books at jennilwalsh.com.

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