The Boy Who Dared

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Synopsis
A Newbery Honor Book author has written a powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany who tells the truth about Hitler Bartoletti has taken one episode from her Newbery Honor Book, HITLER YOUTH, and fleshed it out into thought-provoking novel. When 16-year-old Helmut Hubner listens to the BBC news on an illegal short-wave radio, he quickly discovers Germany is lying to the people. But when he tries to expose the truth with leaflets, he's tried for treason. Sentenced to death and waiting in a jail cell, Helmut's story emerges in a series of flashbacks that show his growth from a naive child caught up in the patriotism of the times , to a sensitive and mature young man who thinks for himself.
Copyright:
2008

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
208 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781338214314
Related ISBNs:
9780439680134
Publisher:
Scholastic Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Susan Campbell Bartoletti.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction
Grade Levels:
Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
Reading Age:
9–12
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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