The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

Written by John Boyne

An orphaned boy is drawn into Hitler's inner circle, facing a world of secrets and betrayal.

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262 pages· 970L

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In 1935, orphaned Pierrot leaves Paris to live with his aunt in a grand Austrian home, unaware it's Hitler's residence. As he becomes entangled in the dictator's world, Pierrot faces a perilous journey through secrets and betrayal. Can he escape the shadow of evil, or will he be consumed by it? Discover the gripping tale of innocence caught in the storm of World War II.

From the publisher

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne, the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, is another extraordinary historical fiction about World War II and innocence in the face of evil. When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy Austrian household. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Pierrot is quickly taken under Hitler’s wing and thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets, and betrayal from which he may never be able to escape. This title has Common Core connections.

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