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The Boy Who Dared: A Novel Based on the True Story of a Hitler Youth

By Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Publisher Arthur A. Levine Imprint Arthur A. Levine ISBN

9780439680134

Awards and Honors 2009 Notable Books for a Global Society; 2008 Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth; Book Sense Children’s Picks – Spring 2008 | Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth; 2009 ALA Best Books for Young Adults; NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2009, World History and Culture

The Boy Who Dared: A Novel Based on the True Story of a Hitler Youth

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Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Violence: Mild Violence

"To break the Radio Law would be a selfish act. It could endanger our family," Helmuth Hübener's brother tells Helmuth. Defying his brother, his Nazi stepfather, and German law, Helmuth, a teenager, listens to Allied radio stations. He is infuriated to learn that the Nazis are distorting the facts about the war and is determined to let his fellow Germans know the truth, even if it means risking his life. Based on real events. Time line of the Naziregime. Bibliography. Suggestions for further reading. Photographs.
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