The Rose of Treason: A Fictional Dramatization Based on the True Story of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

by James DeVita

Dramatizes the life of a twenty-one year-old German university student, Sophie Scholl, who was put to death during World War II for her anti-Nazi activities with the underground resistance group called the White Rose.

Genres: Plays

81 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

James DeVita, a native of Long Island, NY, is an author and playwright. Along with his novels, The Silenced, A Winsome Murder and Blue, he has also written more than sixteen plays and adaptations of classics for young audiences. He is the resident playwright for First Stage Theater for Youth. His plays have been awarded the Distinguished Play Award by the American Alliance of Theater and Education; the Intellectual Freedom Award by the Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts; and he is a recipient of a Literature Fellowship for Fiction by the National Endowment for the Arts. James lives in Spring Green, Wisconsin with his wife and two children.

Reviews

[Zachary Pareizs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heavy as all get out, but very compelling.