What do you do when your best friend becomes the enemy? Growing up
in Newark, NJ, in the 1930s, Tommy Anspach and Benjy Puterman have
always done everything together. It never mattered that Benjy was
Jewish and Tommy was of German descent. But as Adolph Hitler and
his Nazi party comes to power in Germany and war brews in Europe,
everything changes. Tommy is sent to Camp Nordland, a Nazi youth
camp for German Americans, where he quickly learns that Jews are
the enemy. Heartbroken by the loss of his friend, Benjy forms a
teen version of the Newark Minutemen, an anti-Nazi vigilante group,
all the while hoping that Tommy will abandon his extremist
beliefs. Will Benjy and Tommy be able to overcome their
differences and be friends again? Based on real-life events and
groups like the Newark Minutemen and the pro-Nazi German American
Bund, this daring novel-in-verse reveals the long history of
American right-wing extremism, and its impact on the lives of two
ordinary teens.
General
Imprint: |
Minedition (imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc)
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Barbara Krasner
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-66268-025-0 |
Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
LSN: |
1-66268-025-2 |
Barcode: |
9781662680250 |
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