The Girl Who Said No to the Nazis

Sophie Scholl and the Plot Against Hitler

Author  Haydn Kaye Illustrated by  Amerigo Pinelli
The Girl Who Said No to the Nazis

A true story of incredible courage about how a young student and her friends stood up to fascism in Nazi Germany - part of the True Adventures series

In 1942, a young woman named Sophie Scholl arrives in Munich to begin her studies at university. Reunited with her beloved brother Hans, a medical student, she finds new friends in a group of young Germans united in their passion for jazz music, dancing, art and philosophy - all things that the Nazi regime regards with deep suspicion.
In her lectures, Sophie hears whispers of a mysterious group called The White Rose who dare to defy the Nazis. Incendiary leaflets begin to appear, protesting the betrayals and atrocities of the fascist regime and calling…