| The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler Contributor(s): Hendrix, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 141973265X ISBN-13: 9781419732652 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Religious (see Also Religious - Christian - Bio - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017032171 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 197623 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of German pastor and Nazi resistor Dietrich Bonhoeffer comes to life in this award-winning graphic novel from John Hendrix A YALSA Nonfiction Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist Adolf Hitler's Nazi party is gaining strength and becoming more menacing every day. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor upset by the complacency of the German church toward the suffering around it, forms a breakaway church to speak out against the established political and religious authorities. When the Nazis outlaw the church, he escapes as a fugitive. Struggling to reconcile his faith and the teachings of the Bible with the Nazi Party's evil agenda, Bonhoeffer decides that Hitler must be stopped by any means possible In his signature style of interwoven handwritten text and art, John Hendrix tells the true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor who makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to help free the German people from oppression during World War II. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hendrix, John: - John Hendrix is the illustrator of Nurse, Soldier, Spy and author/illustrator of Shootingat theStars, among others. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri. |