Book Review: White Rose by Kip Wilson

 Super Heroes come in all shapes, sizes and eras. In this historical fiction, novel in verse, you will meet Sophie Scholl and her family and friends. These new adults banded together to resist the Nazis in Germany during World War II  - this is the story of White Rose - this is their story.

Sophie and some of her family and friends created  White Rose, a group that resisted the Nazis in Germany during WWII. They used their words to fight, spreading anti-Nazi sentiments and truths through leaflets. Nazi Germany only allowed one story to be told - their propaganda - White Rose worked to make sure there that there was a counter argument to this propaganda.

Why do I recommend this book?

First -  It begs the question - What would you do? What would you be willing to sacrifice if you saw the world around you turning into a place that you don't agree with - where people are getting killed, where people are judged by their religion and their heritage rather than their humanity. 

Second - It offers an in between perspective - where two opposite things are true and there isn't a satisfactory resolution. Sophie's boy friend is fighting in the German Army and she fears that he will be harmed. AND Sophie doesn't want the Nazis to win because of their atrocities. - This provides such conflict. 

The story of Sophie and the White Rose does not end well. BUT Germany did lose the war. However, it can be said that we all lost in something precious in WWII.

For more information on Sophie and White Rose check out this website: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/sophie-scholl-and-white-rose

This book is owned by our Nashua South library as well as NPL.