White Rose

Reach for this book when your teenager is beginning to question authority or struggling with the weight of social responsibility in an uncertain world. It is an essential choice for the young person who feels deeply about injustice and needs a roadmap for how to channel that passion into principled action. This verse novel chronicles the true story of Sophie Scholl and her fellow students in Nazi Germany as they formed the White Rose resistance group to distribute anti-Nazi leaflets. Through beautiful and sparse poetry, the book explores themes of bravery, moral integrity, and the high cost of standing up for what is right. While the historical outcome is somber, the story serves as a powerful model of courage and conviction for mature readers aged twelve and up who are navigating their own identities as citizens and activists.