Author's note
1. What is the full name, birthday, and birthplace of the author of your novel?
Susan Campbell Bartoletti was born on November 18, 1958 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2. What other works have been published by this author and when were they written?
Growing up in coal country-1996
Kids on strike!-1999black potatoes: the story of the great irishfamine-2001
Hitler youth: growing up in Hitler’s shadow-2005
They call themselves K.K.K.: The birthplace of and American terrorist group-2010
No man’s land: a young soldier’s story-1999
A coal miner’s bride: the diary of Anetka Kaminska-2000
Silver at night-19994
Dancing with dziaziu-1997
The Christmas promise-2001
Nobody nosier than a cat-2003
The flag maker: a story of the star spangled banner-2004
Nobody’s digger than a dog-2005
Haaman and the ark at night-2011
3. What accomplishments can you tell us about the author?
She wrote many novels for all sorts of ages.
4. Why or how did the author come up with this novel idea?
She had previously written a novel about the Hitler youth. And she thought that it would be a good idea to go into more depth based on the experience that kids part of the Hitler youth had to go through.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti was born on November 18, 1958 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
2. What other works have been published by this author and when were they written?
Growing up in coal country-1996
Kids on strike!-1999black potatoes: the story of the great irishfamine-2001
Hitler youth: growing up in Hitler’s shadow-2005
They call themselves K.K.K.: The birthplace of and American terrorist group-2010
No man’s land: a young soldier’s story-1999
A coal miner’s bride: the diary of Anetka Kaminska-2000
Silver at night-19994
Dancing with dziaziu-1997
The Christmas promise-2001
Nobody nosier than a cat-2003
The flag maker: a story of the star spangled banner-2004
Nobody’s digger than a dog-2005
Haaman and the ark at night-2011
3. What accomplishments can you tell us about the author?
She wrote many novels for all sorts of ages.
4. Why or how did the author come up with this novel idea?
She had previously written a novel about the Hitler youth. And she thought that it would be a good idea to go into more depth based on the experience that kids part of the Hitler youth had to go through.