Theme: Germany

Hitler Youth: Growing Up In Hitler’s Shadow

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

“I begin with the young. We older ones are used up . . . But my magnificent youngsters! Look at these men and boys! What material! With them, I can create a new world.” –Adolf Hitler, Nuremberg 1933 By the time Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 3.5 million children belonged to the Hitler [...]

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The Twelve Dancing Princesses

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A magic cloak. A hidden passage. A secret underground world beyond imagining. Night after night, the princesses mysteriously wear out their shoes. But how are they doing it? The baffled king promises a great reward to any man who can solve the mystery. From the colorful flurry of the princesses’ dressing room to a captivating [...]

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Traitor

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: July 7, 2007

During the closing months of World War II, a fifteen-year-old German girl must decide whether or not to help an escaped Russian prisoner of war, despite the serious consequences if she does so. See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 4

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The Center Of The World

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: June 19, 2007

As he works through his often difficult relationships with his single mother, distant twin sister, his first boyfriend, and an odd assortment of friends, a teenage boy learns about the wounds and healing brought by love.

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