The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler by John Hendrix
This true story is centered around the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor distressed by the complacency of the German church towards the suffering of Jews under the Nazi Regime. Once church becomes outlawed, he becomes a fugitive, struggling between faith and plans to stop Hitler’s agenda. Characters along the way reveal to Dietrich the importance of protecting others, no matter their difference in beliefs or ethnicity. Dietrich ends up making sacrifice after sacrifice to free people from under Nazi power during World War II.
This story is told is graphic novel format and is absolutely packed with historical information. Between the images and blocks of text, it makes for a passionate and heartbreaking tale.
John Hendrix is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator as well as a Professor of Art at the Sam Fox School of Art and Design. He lives in St. Louis with his wife, two kids, a dog named Pepper and two cats, Kit-Kat and Luna.
