A powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany who dares to expose the truth about Hitler, written by the Newbery Honor-winning author of the nonfiction book Hitler Youth.
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..
But when he tries to expose the truth with leaflets, he\'s tried for treason.
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.
Susan Campbell Bartoletti has taken one episode from her Newbery Honor Book, Hitler Youth , and fleshed it out into a thought-provoking nonfiction novel.
A powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany who dares to the truth about Hitler, written by a Newbery Honor Book author.
A powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany who dares to expose the truth about Hitler, written by the Newbery Honor-winning author of the nonfiction book Hitler Youth
