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The Boy Who Dared
Contributor(s): Bartoletti, Susan Campbell (Author)

ISBN: 0439680131 ISBN-13: 9780439680134
Publisher: Scholastic Press

OUR PRICE: $16.14

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2008
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Annotation: Bartoletti has taken one episode from her Newbery Honor Book "Hitler Youth" and fleshed it out into thought-provoking novel, telling the story of a 16-year-old German youth who dared to stand up against the Nazis.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - Europe
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 2007014166

Age Level: 9-12

Grade Level: 4-7

Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.78" W x 8.52" L (0.77 lbs) 208 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1940's
- Cultural Region - Germany

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2011
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2011
Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2011
Golden Sower Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2011
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2009
Iowa Teen Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2011
Tayshas Reading, Commended, Young Adult, 2010
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2009
Sydney Taylor Book Award, Notable, Older Readers, 2009
Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Young Adult, 2010
William Allen White Childens Book Award, Winner, Grades 6-8, 2011
Land of Enchantment Book Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2012
Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, Intermediate, 2011
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Young Adult, 2012
Carolyn W. Field Award, Winner, Children's, 2009
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2011

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2008 pg. 89
Publishers Weekly 02/11/2008 pg. 70
Booklist 02/15/2008 pg. 81
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2008 pg. 41 - Recommended - Readable
School Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 119
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 360 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2009 pg. 13
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2009 pg. 12

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 121004
Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
A Newbery Honor Book author has written a powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany who tells the truth about Hitler.

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