The+Boy+Who+Dared

__The Boy Who Dared__ by Susan Campbell Bartoletti ISBN: 978-0-545-11879-8 c2008 165 pages

items in italics on pages 3, 5, 10-11
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Helmuth is a young boy in Germany at the time that Hitler takes reign. At first he and his family rejoice thinking Hitler will be a fantastic leader. As the days, months, (and later, years) roll on, Helmuth realizes that Hitler isn’t all that great. Because his stepfather has strong beliefs, Helmuth has to keep everything inside. He does manage to get hold of a radio that one of his older brothers stored away in a locked closet. Helmuth and his friends listen to the ‘real story’ almost every night on the radio. This is very dangerous and can get him and his friends in deep trouble if caught. They know what Hitler is doing to the Jews even though the story on the street is that they are just being sent away to work. Helmuth hopes he can secretly inform the German people that what Hitler and his ‘army’ are doing is wrong. But...can he do it without getting caught and persecuted? A fictional story with real facts/photos in it!
 * Summary:**

YA Fiction--historical fiction; war; World War II; Nazis; Hitler; Germany

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