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Original Title: | The Boy Who Dared |
ISBN: | 0439680131 (ISBN13: 9780439680134) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://www.scbartoletti.com/ |
Characters: | Karl-Heinz Schnibbe, Rudi Wobbe, Helmuth Hübener |
Setting: | Hamburg(Germany) |
Literary Awards: | Iowa Teen Award Nominee (2011), William Allen White Children's Book Award (2011), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2011) |
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Hardcover | Pages: 202 pages Rating: 4.01 | 13263 Users | 1937 Reviews
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Title | : | The Boy Who Dared |
Author | : | Susan Campbell Bartoletti |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 202 pages |
Published | : | February 1st 2008 by Scholastic Press |
Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. World War II. Holocaust. War |
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A youth in Nazi Germany tells the truth about Hitler.Bartoletti has taken one episode from her Newbery Honor Book, Hitler Youth, and fleshed it out into a full 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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Ratings: 4.01 From 13263 Users | 1937 ReviewsCommentary About Books The Boy Who Dared
Wow. Let that be the first word of this review. Wow. This was absolutely beautiful - every moment of it was gripping and gut-wrenching. It's the type of story that has you on the edge of your seat at all times, constantly wondering what the outcome will be. I didn't want the story to end because I dreaded what the ending may bring, it was so well written and researched. The author's note was fantastic to listen to, giving a lot of detail about the research process and the true history behind theWhat does Fahrenheit 451, The Gulag Archipelago, 1984, and The Hiding Place or perhaps you have heard of these people: Anne Frank, Corrie Ten Boom, Dietrich Bonnehoffer, and Martin Niemoeller have in common w/The Boy Who Dared. These books and people, all deal with theTheme of good people in controlling societies or government taking a stand against evil. Ms. Bartoletti brings to life the true story of a young Hitler youth who dared to take a stand against the NAZI Government of Germany.The
This story resonates so much because it's based on a true account of a young man named Helmuth during World War II. He is a patriotic German and can see why Hitler could be good for the country. Just like many others he gets sweeped up with the hysteria of a new hope for the broken down Germany. Slowly but surely though he comes to see what the whole regime is really about.The book flips perspectives from the present to memories Helmuth has leading up to why he is in jail. The voice of the
A good YA book based on a true story of a German boy who spoke out against Nazi propaganda, was branded a traitor and was executed. The author did a nice job of showing what it was like living in Germany in the 1930s while Hitler was coming to power. The book is a good introduction to World War II, and I think it would be useful reading for history students.
It just. tells you information?it's not good by any stretch of the imagination, and by the end of the book, I felt really no sadness at the (spoilers ahead) main characters death.
Very interesting take on what it was like to be an unsupportive German in WWII, and to learn that its based on a true story! Remarkable.
I really love the way Bartoletti used flashbacks and present day to tell this story, definitely kept me guessing as to how he ended up in his current position. Would be great for anyone looking to understand life for a German boy during WWII. I think many people would be surprised to learn that not all Germans felt the same way.
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