The Boy Who Dared

Written by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

A teen in Nazi Germany risks all to reveal the truth.

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208 pages· 32,129 words· Est. 3.5 hour read· 760L

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Bookroo's summary

In Nazi Germany, 16-year-old Helmut Hubner uncovers government lies through forbidden radio broadcasts. As he bravely spreads the truth with leaflets, he faces a treason trial and a death sentence. Helmut's journey from naive patriotism to courageous defiance unfolds in gripping flashbacks, revealing a young man determined to think for himself. Will his sacrifice inspire others to see beyond the propaganda?

From the publisher

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.Susan Campbell Bartoletti has taken one episode from her Newbery Honor Book, Hitler Youth, and fleshed it out into a thought-provoking nonfiction 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.

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