Title: The Boy Who DaredAuthor: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Genre: Historic Fiction
The story begins on day 264 of Helmuth’s imprisonment by the Nazis. In a cold prison cell he reflects on his past while waiting to find out if he has a future. In his cell Helmuth remembers his mother (Mutti) and older half-brothers (Hans and Gerhard). He also looks back with fondness on his special closeness with his grandparents Oma and Opa, who care for Helmuth and his brothers while Mutti, a single mother, works nights.
Life is not easy for his family or for the German people after losing the Great War (World War I).
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